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  1. Thread: 2016 game on

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    Sweet day on the slopes. Rising above the clouds...

    Sweet day on the slopes. Rising above the clouds this morning was a special treat.I'm so happy I got up early. Softening nicely on the lower mountain and the kids were loving Gate House laps.
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  2. Thread: 2016 game on

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    Yeah holy crap is there a live snow cam at...

    Yeah holy crap is there a live snow cam at Sugarbush I've been missing for years?!

    I spend a good deal of time lurking on ski forums and have never heard of that in the east.
  3. Thread: 2016 game on

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    Anyone ski today? Report says 4" of new snow but...

    Anyone ski today? Report says 4" of new snow but looking at the web cams you wouldn't be able to tell...was expecting nice snow covered trees and such on the Heavens Gate cam.

    That's gotta be the...
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    :lol: Nice and well played... should've left the...

    :lol: Nice and well played... should've left the Grinder Flats photo up. I'd love to see what that ice looked like after taking a tiller to it.

    Fantastic weekend. I think last weekend might have...
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    :lol: Nice and well played... should've left the...

    :lol: Nice and well played... should've left the Grinder Flats photo up. I'd love to see what that ice looked like after taking a tiller to it.
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    Fake IDs are nice things. And I'd agree with...

    Fake IDs are nice things.

    And I'd agree with you that they are playing on the upper middle class parents buying their kids passes...while in your 20s your parents hopefully aren't paying for much...
  7. Thread: 2016 game on

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    I was wondering if thats where that was...that...

    I was wondering if thats where that was...that sort of no mans land section.

    Not that it matters, it was just a funny change from that to a photo of Spring Fling.

    Going to be a sweet...
  8. Thread: 2016 game on

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    Anyone else checking the website get a look at...

    Anyone else checking the website get a look at the Photo of the Day this morning? It was pretty hilarious.

    I'm not sure if it was a joke or not, but the Photo of the Day was of basically a...
  9. Thread: 2016 game on

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    Awesome 7" new snow! Can't wait to ski tomorrow...

    Awesome 7" new snow! Can't wait to ski tomorrow now.

    Let's hear about those faceshots from the hill.
  10. Thread: 2016 game on

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    Just got off the hill, was better than expected! ...

    Just got off the hill, was better than expected! Nice creamy surface, however I got pretty iced up and soaked for "mostly frozen" precipitation ;). I guess this season freezing rain and sleet is a...
  11. Thread: 2016 game on

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    That's pretty impressive actually. I would've...

    That's pretty impressive actually. I would've assumed the warmth in December and only making snow like twice a week (because that's all temps allowed) during that atrocious month would've led to...
  12. Thread: 2016 game on

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    That makes sense, thanks for the answer! Really...

    That makes sense, thanks for the answer! Really appreciate it. I'm glad I found this forum as these are questions I'm sure others have but can't just ask management for the reason. Naturally every...
  13. Thread: 2016 game on

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    Win a quick question. Why does the snowmaking...

    Win a quick question. Why does the snowmaking team take mid-week days off and then blow snow all weekend? I noticed that pattern the past couple weeks. I usually read every snow report in New...
  14. Thread: 2016 game on

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    6" from mid-mountain down? The report says 19"...

    6" from mid-mountain down? The report says 19" in the past 72 hours at mid-mountain Could it really settle that fast?

    I skied before the big dump, and I thought it was pretty good all things...
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    I skied last weekend and have to say it was...

    I skied last weekend and have to say it was awesome all things considered with the weather this year. There were quite a few natural snow trails that were marginal at best but I also know that so...
  16. Thread: 2016 game on

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    I have noticed that John Atkinson seems to be...

    I have noticed that John Atkinson seems to be back to doing the snow report at least 4-5 days per week, which is definitely in our and SB's best interest. Not sure what happened to that "Tom Lyons"...
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    I'm thinking about heading up for Wednesday given...

    I'm thinking about heading up for Wednesday given the forecast for tonight and the next couple days...sounds sweet. My sister said the hike to Castlerock was well worth it to avoid the crowds and...
  18. Thread: 2016 game on

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    Win is literally picking up the pieces of what...

    Win is literally picking up the pieces of what ASC left behind. They ruined the mountain to some extent, as Sugarbush was quite far down their list of priorities when they were buying up every...
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    Haha scientific american. yeah could be a...

    Haha scientific american. yeah could be a meteorological journal or something as to how that happens. we've seen some big ranges this year. 3-9" between mid and summit...then there was the 1-6"...
  20. Thread: 2016 game on

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    What's with the snow report these days? 9"...

    What's with the snow report these days?

    9" summit 3" mid and 4" base? I'm no weatherman but something seems off. Summit has been getting like three times the rest of the mountain this season. ...
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    Looks like a day for South...judging by the web...

    Looks like a day for South...judging by the web cams at North not much more than a dusting fell. Amazing how different the two areas can be sometimes. Still wish you could get a decent snow report...
  22. It may have changed but I was in the industry...

    It may have changed but I was in the industry about 15 years back and there was always a hill use fee...even for the smallest racing programs. Renting the hill is like renting anything...price...
  23. There was almost certainly a financial...

    There was almost certainly a financial consideration. Even small high school programs have a budget for hill time. You rent hill space from the resort. It may not be much, but there was money...
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    Snow Report is saying 3" of new snow but in the...

    Snow Report is saying 3" of new snow but in the snow columns it says 0" Summii 0" MidMtn and 0" Base.

    Hard to tell from the webcams.
  25. Thread: 2016 game on

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    Thanks for the great info RideDelaware! Just...

    Thanks for the great info RideDelaware! Just googled upslope AND green mountains and there is a ton of info out therehaha. That makes more sense because I was trying to figure out how temperatures...
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