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Nam too..lol. I can’t load models for shit. .

Nam too..lol. I can’t load models for shit. .

My internet down and phone is slow as shit..anyone have latest 3k totals? .

My internet down and phone is slow as shit..anyone have latest 3k totals? .

My internet down and phone is slow as shit..anyone have latest 3k totals? .

Closing in on 13…It is surprisingly dry..not straight up champagne powder, but not wet slop either. Snowing well atm and accumulating nicely. Better than 10:1 right now .

Moderate snow. Looks like it wants to dump, then backs off. About 2” .

Moderate snow. Looks like it wants to dump, then backs off. About 2” .

Picking up now…wanna document the crap out of this one so we can compare..you have a spot around 1900’ on the mountain? .

Little underwhelming so far…don’t think I’ll clear yet .

You don’t think a ski resort in vt pulls 24 first to last flake? I don’t think jay is the winner, but someone is going to get it good. I’ll try and do frequent measurements so we can compare jay vs. Stowe for this one. I do agree with your sentiment that if 24 is forecast and 19 skis like 25 we’ll just call it two feet. TK is at 30 fyi..he’s been really good this year, but def skews higher .

We have very different views on skiing. I find it relaxing, exhilarating and an escape from the rat race of work, kids, and running a business. It is my escape and happy place whether by myself or with my family. I can still have a blast lapping 300 feet of vertical with my kids as I watch upper mountain lifts sit idle due to winds. It sucks, but I can't change it. So it's not so much defending them, as it is listening to their explanation, accepting that I can't change it, and looking toward the positive that there is about to be 2-3 feet of Snow coming and some of the best April conditions in several years. You are looking for an angry mob, which is fine; but it doesn't make my view wrong.

Na I get it..if it’s not historic or you’re not looking for a few more deep powder days to scratch the itch til next season, it’s nothing more than a stat padder that’s melted 6 hours after it falls. I’m just hoping for a memorable weekend to finish the powder days for the year. .

I think we’re in a good spot..maybe not Jp, but should be some really good late week turns. 18” would make for a really good first weekend of April. I just have to time the drive Tuesday. .

You’re saying there’s no appetite for you and me sharing pictures of thigh deep powder posing with a stray moose on an empty ski slope? .

So you’re saying a certain ski resort in the northern greens 5 miles from the Canadian border looks like a powder fest late week? Preach on, sir! .

Dude, I don’t work for sugarbush nor any ski resort. I’m just a guy who loves skiing and is trying to present a different perspective. Again, your dollar, your vote, but I think they presented several reasons why they chose to do this project when they did. They don’t have to explain, but they did…which is great. Could they have communicated sooner and better; sure. But I don’t think it’s some corporate greed scheme out to get you. They are still operating in April, which is a loss for any ski resort. Ellen always closes this time of year and ski resorts use tons of J-1 visa students to staff and if they aren’t there anymore, they can’t just go hire 30 people for 2 weeks. Ski resorts are complicated places to run with more moving parts, environmental issues, permitting issues, staff issues, weather issues than most other businesses. Sugarbush is spending money to replace a 40 year old lift and to improve the skier experience, with the cost to the skier being a loss of a few trails for what usually is about 2 weeks in April before conditions get iffy anyway. Im ok with sacrificing a few trails in April for that..you’re not. I wouldn’t put as much stock into “angry Facebook” as you. Facebook is a cesspool for people to bitch. I’d be shocked if most of those “never going to sugarbush again” Facebook comments aren’t back next year. It’s the same people who light up social media about wind holds, but have no clue what the winds are like at 3500’ not how to operate a ski lift in the northern greens. I’ll still ski sugarbush and you won’t. We have different views on this..and that’s ok. One perspective is not better than the other. .

https://blog.sugarbush.com/mountain/a-deeper-dive-into-the-heavens-gate-lift-replacement/ And here’s the answer…they really didn’t have to explain all this, but wow, nice write up! .

Im sure the plans for that lift replacement have been a few years in the making. There’s permitting issues, labor, and probably just fitting into the lift duopoly’s schedule. It’s April and they had no way of knowing there would be a monster storm coming. They are upgrading their infrastructure to improve the skier experience. Lifts are extremely expensive and the fact that they have determined that the lift was past its life and opened their pockets before it started having major issues is a good thing; not a bad thing. I’m told there is a waiting list for some lift replacements by doppylmeyer. And April/may is more killington and jays game. It’s your money so I applaud you for voting your displeasure with your wallet and the communication probably sucked, but I have a different take on it. .

Yep..that’s usually their goal. Last year they really had to piece it together, but made it. .

It looks like there’s a bunch of different ways next week turns into a powder fest. Going to be a nice base heading into April. Superstar was as high as I’ve ever seen it Monday with the piles well above the lift in a bunch of places. .

All in! It was the 4” an hour rates that got you. .

Na, you’re right. I didn’t read the report; just went by the numbers at the bottom, which don’t add up to the report either. I’m in nj this weekend, so didn’t measure anything…48 in the last week probably isn’t too far off though. 30 minute lines just to get into the resort today, which jay never has…and to be basically saying “parking full, don’t come here” is crazy. Debating Stratton, Kmart or sugarbush tnrw. .

Jay says 6-8 in the last 24 hours. 48 in the last week. They were saying 38 before this storm, so I’m assuming 10 total for the storm. It snowed Thursday night too, so maybe that’s in there.

Jay literally at capacity..what a day for vermont resorts up and down the state… .