GolfingOwl
12-27-2006, 10:34 AM
Just got back from our first trip to Sugarbush (wife and two kids, five and eight). Despite shaky conditions, we all had a great time and are thinking about making a return trip this year maybe in February (Presidents' Weekend) when we can experience the whole mountain. The terrain looks great and I like the feel of two seperate mountains.
We were especially impressed with the ski school. My kids have been to several (including Vail, Bretton Woods, etc..) and this was their favorite, even though they were mostly stuck on the Welcome Mat for 3 days (though my daughter progressed past that level by day 3). Instructors and ski school heads were great and my kids, who are usually somewhat reluctant to go to ski school, couldn't wait to go back each day. In fact, we thought all of the moutain staff was great (as friendly as we've encountered anywhere).
What was open, I thought skied well. We were supposed to ski Saturday but bagged it because of the rain (though the kids did a half day of ski school). Wife and I skied ME Sunday morning and LP in the afternoon. X-Mas day, we skied LP in the morning and then both took private lessons in the afternoon. Skied 1/2 yesterday before driving back to Philly.
We stayed in the Glades condos which were very nice and convenient. We also really liked the MRV and had a couple of great meals at the Common Man and American Flatbread.
Just wanted to thank all you regular posters here as that is where I got most of my info and updates for our trip.
We are thinking President's Weekend for a return trip. I know that is usually a bad weekend to ski because of the crowds but my impression is that Sugarbush isn't nearly as bad as the Southern Vermont mountains. Can anyone tell what President's weekend would be like from a crowd standpoint? I imagine the two mountains helps spread things out a little.
We were especially impressed with the ski school. My kids have been to several (including Vail, Bretton Woods, etc..) and this was their favorite, even though they were mostly stuck on the Welcome Mat for 3 days (though my daughter progressed past that level by day 3). Instructors and ski school heads were great and my kids, who are usually somewhat reluctant to go to ski school, couldn't wait to go back each day. In fact, we thought all of the moutain staff was great (as friendly as we've encountered anywhere).
What was open, I thought skied well. We were supposed to ski Saturday but bagged it because of the rain (though the kids did a half day of ski school). Wife and I skied ME Sunday morning and LP in the afternoon. X-Mas day, we skied LP in the morning and then both took private lessons in the afternoon. Skied 1/2 yesterday before driving back to Philly.
We stayed in the Glades condos which were very nice and convenient. We also really liked the MRV and had a couple of great meals at the Common Man and American Flatbread.
Just wanted to thank all you regular posters here as that is where I got most of my info and updates for our trip.
We are thinking President's Weekend for a return trip. I know that is usually a bad weekend to ski because of the crowds but my impression is that Sugarbush isn't nearly as bad as the Southern Vermont mountains. Can anyone tell what President's weekend would be like from a crowd standpoint? I imagine the two mountains helps spread things out a little.