k2Trav's Sugarloaf Blog

Not the best start to the season

2011-12-22T11:11:00.000-08:00

This hasn't exactly been the best start to the season, but at least we're still skiing. we had another rain event last yesterday so now things are a bit firmed up, but luckily snowmaking should restart this afternoon and everything should good again for christmas. We could also see 2-4 inches of new snow in the next few days.

Wind Hold

2011-12-16T20:06:00.000-08:00

The wind rolled in last night and it kept the superquad closed for the day, there was skiing still to be had on the Landing and Birches though. Some rain today, it may be a little firm tomorrow. Snowmaking today on Narrow Gauge, and Comp Hill. The new Skyline quad opens tomorrow at noon

Some wet precip

2011-12-15T20:48:00.000-08:00

Woke up today to drizzle and rain, we got a dusting of snow, probably a little more on the mtn, today started on wind hold but the quad opened mid morning, tomorrow looks windy, but the weather should calm down and Saturday's Skyline opening should be a great day

Dec skiing

2011-12-10T08:20:00.001-08:00

Friday was a decent day of skiing, The right side of hayburner was in great shape with a lot of chopped up natural and man made powder and bumps, the middle of the trail was icy and hard packed and the very edge of the left side was powdery and bumped. Candyside was fast. Tote Road had some great snow, some wet guns, but chicken pitch under the guns was amazing first thing in the morning. Snowmaking going strong on Kings Landing, Lower Comp, Upper Gauge and on Tote Road. Kings Landing is now open

5-7 inches of new snow

2011-12-08T07:35:00.001-08:00

It snowed last night, we got 5-7 inches but today Sugarloaf is closed for wind. Hopefully the wind dies enought to open today. Snowmaking restarted last night and hopefully they'll get Kings Landing open by the weekend.

Spring like and foggy

2011-12-08T07:32:00.001-08:00

Yesterday conditions were quite spring like, but very foggy. Hayburner had decent coverage, candyside wasn't bad but is very thin. Tote Road had some great snow, but not a lot of coverage in some areas. No snowmaking but it did snow.

2011-11-17T16:27:00.001-08:00

Snowguns are online, mostly SR7's and Ringers(they actually make snow) and only a few HKD's on Hayburner, Tote Road and Candyside. Opening is soon, but probably not tomorrow.

Opening day is Soon

2011-11-17T10:54:00.001-08:00

Doesn't look like opening will be tomorrow the 18th, snowmakers made snow last weekend but it warmed up, they should resume snowmaking later this afternoon.

Snowmaking has started

2011-11-14T15:39:00.001-08:00

The First Gun Fires up