Fantastic conditions this morning on freshly groomed packed powder. We still have a solid 18-24" packed base and only the Onion River road section of trail system is being groomed at this point in the season. Jake and I used our wooden skis with Extra Blue kick wax. Perfect.

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(Greg Fangel)

Was glad to have a chance to ski my beloved Sugarbush and Picnic loop in mid April after being absent for all of an epic March. Although grooming on anything but the Onion River Road has ceased for a week or so, it got cold and snowed which firmed up the deck and made for a nice slow classic ski, breaking trail through 2 inches of new snow. The trail was littered with tree debris and many downed trees obstructed the trail but all were easy to get around and only two were at the bottom of hills that required a snowplow stop. From Oberg trailhead, I skied around the Picnic loop, hogback and homestead and back. Took a long time but the fresh snow on the trees was beautiful and for April it was fantastic ski.

(Tim Nelson)

30° at 8:30 a. m on Oberg road. I skied to end of Onion River road, under tree. Classic tracks were deep and firm, though glazed over. To my surprise I had a decent grip with fish scales, glide was fast. On way out my outer boot kept grabbing track because of frosting/crusting. It was great on way back though after about 6 skiers going other way seemed to smooth it out, plus the warming up. Definitely spring skiing but it still was a fun ski. A few pine branches down from storm. I encountered about a dozen skiers out today.

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(Steve Langenbrunner)

Classic skied the Onion River Rd this morning, and the classic tracks are holding up quite well. Skate lane looked fairly nice also, maybe getting a bit chewed up here and there. A foggy day kept temps just a bit below freezing this morning so the tracks were pretty fast. Vauhti universal klister was superb for both kick and glide.

(Timothy Lederle, Pincushion Ski and Run Club)

I skied the Picnic Loop from Oberg lot. Amazing that it looked like the middle of winter still. I skied in about 1.5" of fresh snow in the tracks since last grooming. I had a good grip with waxless fish scales and a decent glide too. I did not encounter ice on this loop, it was about 33° and slightly sticky. There was a little less snow in pines coming back on connector loop and some minor ice in tracks. All in all, it was a very fun ski. I finished just before dark.

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(Steve Langenbrunner)

Started at the Oberg lot and headed out toward the Picnic loop. There was 1.5-2" of fresh snow on the tracks from yesterday (no new grooming Sunday night). The deck was a little crispy, but the snow on top was sticky and stayed in place. The ups and downs were all in great condition, though a few hills on the SW part of the black diamond stretch had some troughs (on ups and downs). The only stretch that seemed thin at all was on the connector near Leveaux Mountain. Nothing problematic, it was just a markedly different amount of snow than everywhere else. One of the uphills between I and J had a new tree down across the trail (that had come down this morning). Beautiful ski, with the snow caked on all the branches and so much depth on the deck. Crazy that it's April!

(Dan Boody)

So much snow! We stayed on the green part of the Oberg loop, and the wide track was pristine. Freshly groomed overnight and only getting slightly slushy. The south/west track was sticker and bette for climbing, and the north/east track was better for going down since it was a bit icier. Amazing to see so much snow and great late-season grooming.

(Dan Boody)

For those who like to have fun without the frostbite, get out to Sugarbush if you can. The snow is deep and there is no sign of spring burn out spots, even in the direct sun. If grooming can continue, there could be many more days to enjoy.

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(Jeff Pesta)

In 40 years of living up here this is the best April ski conditions that I have seen. I arrived at Sugarbush at noon with a temperature of 37 degrees. The trails were freshly groomed this morning. It looks like there is at least 2 feet of base snow on the trails still. I used my skin skis and had great grip and glide even on the big up hill climbs. Skin skis are really made for spring skiing and have really extended our season. I can't thank the Sugarbush Trail Association enough for continuing to groom these magnificent trails late into the season!

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(Gene Karwoski)

Absolutely beautiful skiing at Sugarbush this morning. Truly "mid-winter" conditions, but without the wind and bitter cold. Lots of snow in the woods and a deep, firm, clean base. We skate skied almost all segments, only skipping those which weren't groomed overnight (Moose Fence, trail down to Tofte and north end of Onion River Road). A snowmobile/ginzu did the grooming, and the classic tracks were not re-set, but were visible under 1.5 inches of powder in places and nicely skied-in elsewhere. Skate deck was silky smooth. We finished up just before noon, when the temperature was touching 32F and the sun was making its presence known. Lots of excellent off-trail crust skiing opportunities also. Amazing to have conditions like this in April.

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(Todd Campbell)