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vonski
02-16-2010, 11:37 AM
Just wondering why this trail is closed. Anyone have any knowledge. Nothing on the snow report.

summitchallenger
02-16-2010, 11:41 AM
Have you seen the trail? It is practically bare. On Saturday I rode up the lift with very vocal patron who expressed her displeasure with the thin cover to the liftie and topped it off with, "they should close that trail." A few minutes later it was closed. Apparently, despite the "thin cover" signs, she took her friends on the trail and they skied over the thin cover causing some damage to their skis.

Hawk
02-16-2010, 11:42 AM
Based totally on my own personnal observations, it looks like the thing was totally covered with ice edge to edge and all the snow blew off.

vonski
02-16-2010, 12:19 PM
No, I had not seen the trail as I am not there. Coming up end of week. But that is what i figured it tends to get windswept. Nothing like someone to complain after going by thin cover sign though. But that trail is usually sketch and icey at the end of it.

summitchallenger
02-16-2010, 01:10 PM
Based totally on my own personnal observations, it looks like the thing was totally covered with ice edge to edge and all the snow blew off.

I could see grass and dirt mixed in there.

vonski
02-16-2010, 01:32 PM
I always wonder why they don't pull the hoses up at the bottom of it by the chair lift. Even in the best years. there is usually a crazy ride at the end of it. lets hope the new snowfall makes it and gets it going again.

summitchallenger
02-16-2010, 01:49 PM
I always wonder why they don't pull the hoses up at the bottom of it by the chair lift. Even in the best years. there is usually a crazy ride at the end of it. lets hope the new snowfall makes it and gets it going again.

IIRC they have before. The line for Rim Run is just on the other side of the stream and narrow band of trees.

vonski
02-16-2010, 02:29 PM
I always wonder why they don't pull the hoses up at the bottom of it by the chair lift. Even in the best years. there is usually a crazy ride at the end of it. lets hope the new snowfall makes it and gets it going again.

IIRC they have before. The line for Rim Run is just on the other side of the stream and narrow band of trees.

exactly that is why i wonder this!

summitchallenger
02-16-2010, 02:30 PM
I always wonder why they don't pull the hoses up at the bottom of it by the chair lift. Even in the best years. there is usually a crazy ride at the end of it. lets hope the new snowfall makes it and gets it going again.

IIRC they have before. The line for Rim Run is just on the other side of the stream and narrow band of trees.

exactly that is why i wonder this!

I think that they should. It is a nice option to the wide Rim Run boulevard and in the spring has some soft snow. I wonder if this was the original Rim Run trail?

summitchallenger
02-16-2010, 02:42 PM
Well I did a little research on BMM's site and it appears that the trail that Upper Lookin' Good occupies has been on the map for some time...since at least 1980. Look very closely:

http://sugarbushhistory.com/1980-1981.jpg

The 1991 Niehaus map really shows that Rim Run and Upper Lookin Good are separated by a knoll, but we don't see the name "Upper" mentioned:

http://sugarbushhistory.com/1991-1992.jpg

It does appear as a separate named trail in 1992-1993:

http://sugarbushhistory.com/1992-1993.jpg

You can really see it in this unique 1994-1995 map:

http://sugarbushhistory.com/1994-1995.jpg

I was bored...can't you tell? :wink:

win
02-16-2010, 09:43 PM
Not a priority for snowmaking since middle Rim Run takes you to the best part of Looking Good under the Summit Lift. After all. you want to be "looking good" when people can hoot and holler from the lift! No one sees you on Upper LG!

vonski
03-01-2010, 12:01 PM
no lack of coverage on this trail anymore!