I feasted on corn snow at Sugarbush today!
Friday, April 22, 2011 at 07:11 PM
After a delicious lunch stop at the The Mad Taco in Waitsfield, I headed up to Sugarbush for an afternoon of sunny spring skiing. I feasted on corn snow — that super soft, granular snow that we get to enjoy in the spring.
I tackled lots of bumps on runs such as Organgrinder, Paradise and Murphy's Glades. The moguls were like heaping spoonfuls of mashed potatoes.
The only thing that threw me was some unexpected ice while descending Paradise, an expert trail off the Heaven's Gate Triple. This run doesn't have snowmaking so there were bare patches to avoid. I looked to the shady right side of the run to ski around a bare area and figured out quickly that this shady area had not melted. I slid on my butt a couple of feet until I hit a mogul. Live and learn.
I enjoyed some big, cruising turns on Snowball and — appropriately enough — Spring Fling. Views today included a long Lake Champlain, blue skies, and a white Mt. Washington.
Sugarbush has two lifts open through Sunday: the Super Bravo high-speed quad and the Heaven's Gate triple to the top of Lincoln Peak. When you ski on the slopes where there was snowmaking, there is still a whole lot of snow!
Great skiing as we head toward May!
Filed in: Alpine / downhill skiing, Food, coffee & après ski, Spring skiing, Sugarbush
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1. Nicole Ballinger | Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 02:41 PM
Wow -- there's a LOT of snow on the Presidentials shown in your photo. It looks like it could be a great May for skiers that want to hike and "earn their turns" in NH.
Speaking of hiking up... Bolton trails with snow making were still ski able yesterday, but it is melting quickly.
2. Boot Dryer | Wednesday, May 25, 2011 at 01:36 PM
I've never heard of "Corn Snow" before, but that pictures explains everything, it is strange for May to still have so much snow, definitely fun for the skiers! Awesome picture!!!