Lava Rock Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 It looks like Saddleback may have found a buyer and will reopen. https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/11/07/agreement-reached-on-sale-of-saddleback/Was just going to post this. Great news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreaves Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 4 hours ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: It looks like Saddleback may have found a buyer and will reopen. https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/11/07/agreement-reached-on-sale-of-saddleback/ 1 hour ago, Lava Rock said: 4 hours ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: It looks like Saddleback may have found a buyer and will reopen. https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/11/07/agreement-reached-on-sale-of-saddleback/ Was just going to post this. Great news Me too Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 On 11/3/2019 at 4:40 PM, bwt3650 said: Anyone know where Killington usually goes after Rime and Reason? Thinking of heading out next week and it looks like they will be blowing 24/7 with the upcoming temps. Just want to see if I'm looking at only those two or they have moved quickly to get terrain open in the past. Killington is making snow TTB through Snowdon right now. I would think it might open by Sunday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angus Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 7 hours ago, mreaves said: Me too You have to get up pretty early to beat Sugarloaf1989. The dog woke me up at 2:15 this morning to go out and when I came back in and checked my phone, the story popped up. I went to post but Sugarloaf1989 had beat me to it by about 40 minutes or so! Of course, I beat him to Sugarloaf by 7 years - Jan 1982, if moniker is indicative of his first time there. Saddleback is a great mountain. I've skied there when only the t-bar was running and had a great time. The Kennabago quad which was installed by the Barry's can be reached via a long traverse from the t-bar but the 'normal' customer wouldn't do it. The new chairlift which will replace to old double really makes the whole mountain easily accessible. I know the locals have been pruning and keeping at least some of the glades thinned out but suspect the glades will take some time to recover from 4 years of inattention. Great mountain, great for the W. Maine region and also provides an alternative to/and some competition to Sugarloaf which is good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 33 minutes ago, Angus said: You have to get up pretty early to beat Sugarloaf1989. The dog woke me up at 2:15 this morning to go out and when I came back in and checked my phone, the story popped up. I went to post but Sugarloaf1989 had beat me to it by about 40 minutes or so! Of course, I beat him to Sugarloaf by 7 years - Jan 1982, if moniker is indicative of his first time there. Saddleback is a great mountain. I've skied there when only the t-bar was running and had a great time. The Kennabago quad which was installed by the Barry's can be reached via a long traverse from the t-bar but the 'normal' customer wouldn't do it. The new chairlift which will replace to old double really makes the whole mountain easily accessible. I know the locals have been pruning and keeping at least some of the glades thinned out but suspect the glades will take some time to recover from 4 years of inattention. Great mountain, great for the W. Maine region and also provides an alternative to/and some competition to Sugarloaf which is good. When I was up in Rangeley in the summer of 2015, all of the locals were terrified that the mountain was not going to open the next year. (They were right...4 years running) They kept saying how important it was to the local economy. Glad to see they will be back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 2 hours ago, Angus said: You have to get up pretty early to beat Sugarloaf1989. The dog woke me up at 2:15 this morning to go out and when I came back in and checked my phone, the story popped up. I went to post but Sugarloaf1989 had beat me to it by about 40 minutes or so! Of course, I beat him to Sugarloaf by 7 years - Jan 1982, if moniker is indicative of his first time there. Saddleback is a great mountain. I've skied there when only the t-bar was running and had a great time. The Kennabago quad which was installed by the Barry's can be reached via a long traverse from the t-bar but the 'normal' customer wouldn't do it. The new chairlift which will replace to old double really makes the whole mountain easily accessible. I know the locals have been pruning and keeping at least some of the glades thinned out but suspect the glades will take some time to recover from 4 years of inattention. Great mountain, great for the W. Maine region and also provides an alternative to/and some competition to Sugarloaf which is good. I'm up late at night with pain from my PLS disease, so I post late when I can't sleep. My first time at Sugarloaf was 12/89, but I started skiing in 1983. I was at Saddleback on closing day on 4/18/15, I didn't think they would be closed for 5 years from that point. The major issue with Saddleback is the lack of lodging space during the Winter. Saddleback is a ski area located in a snowmobiling town. It's very difficult to get lodging in Rangely during the Winter. Sugarloaf has a huge bed capacity, Saddleback does not. Most of my days at Saddleback were in Spring, after snowmobiling was done, or as a day trip from Sugarloaf. I probably have about 40 days in at Saddleback. It's my son's favorite ski area in New England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 My son on Kennebago T-bar 4/07: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Closing day and Saddleback's last day of operations. 4/18/15 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 8, 2019 Share Posted November 8, 2019 Saddleback on 5/1/15, they were closed and we skied at Sugarloaf. We went past Saddleback on the way home. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 16 hours ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: It looks like Saddleback may have found a buyer and will reopen. https://www.sunjournal.com/2019/11/07/agreement-reached-on-sale-of-saddleback/ I was also going to post that! I'm so excited, such a gorgeous gem of a mtn! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#NoPoles Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I skied Saddle back right before Christmas in 2014...my first and only time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 Just bought tickets for Killington for Monday! My niece is so excited that she’s worried that she won’t sleep Sunday night lol. They plan on starting top to bottom tomorrow. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 I’ve never skied New Hampshire or Maine. Gotta get over there. Vermont keeps getting in the way. . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted November 9, 2019 Share Posted November 9, 2019 My son on Kennebago T-bar 4/07: Loved the tbar. About halfway up there was a steep section that would briefly tug hard. Some people would fall there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 2 hours ago, Lava Rock said: On 11/8/2019 at 5:48 PM, Sugarloaf1989 said: My son on Kennebago T-bar 4/07: Loved the tbar. About halfway up there was a steep section that would briefly tug hard. Some people would fall there The biggest problem was the windblown T-bar track at the Summit. Frequently there was nothing but ice at the summit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan76 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Thank god for T-Bars when the wind is ripping you can still get to the top.Copper MT in CO had one above tree line that reminded me of being on the moon. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lava Rock Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Thank god for T-Bars when the wind is ripping you can still get to the top.Copper MT in CO had one above tree line that reminded me of being on the moon.Been on that tbar too. Great fun . I like tbars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 I'm terrified of T bars lol. Even though I'm a decent skier I just hate them. They are tiring and I'm constantly thinking I'm gonna fall. Part of it is that growing up in Italy there were some pretty gnarly T Bars there. As a kid I was pretty scarred by them lol. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Saddleback is replacing the Cupsuptic T-bar with a new one. Personally I'd rather see a chairlift, but you can access the Summit via a cut across to the Kennebago Quad. I've done this lots of times during wind events. This is probably why they are keeping it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 The Cupsuptic T-bar isn't very steep and serves a nice collection of blue runs. Cupsuptic T-bar: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rimetree Posted November 10, 2019 Share Posted November 10, 2019 Spent several February vacations at Saddleback back in the 80s. Will always remember that t-bar to the summit. Used to joke it was like a black diamond t-bar. I fondly recall a day the conditions were pretty rough, like heavy squalls with temps in the teens and going up that t-bar with ski patrol. Most everyone else had called it a day by that point. Looking forward to getting back up there again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Killington was a blast today. Top to bottom. 10 trails. Good snow!! Light mood flakes all day!!. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Bretton Woods opening tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subdude Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Well after a steady run of 32 years skiing every season, I have no choice but to take this season off. I had TKR (Total Knee Replacement) surgery 5wks ago on 10/9. Fully aware I was going to miss this season. I am on the long road to recovery and by next season i'll be itching to get out there but I'm going to have to tone down my craziness when on the mountain which means no more jumps and bumps for this old kid. I hope you all have a great season, it appears to be off to a decent start with natural and pristine snow making conditions. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ORH_wxman Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 Just now, subdude said: Well after a steady run of 32 years skiing every season, I have no choice but to take this season off. I had TKR (Total Knee Replacement) surgery 5wks ago on 10/9. Fully aware I was going to miss this season. I am on the long road to recovery and by next season i'll be itching to get out there but I'm going to have to tone down my craziness when on the mountain which means no more jumps and bumps for this old kid. I hope you all have a great season, it appears to be off to a decent start with natural and pristine snow making conditions. I didn't get out last season. Was tough thinking about it. My oldest son will be turning 4 late this winter though so I'm gonna get him on skis for the first time later this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subdude Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 2 minutes ago, ORH_wxman said: I didn't get out last season. Was tough thinking about it. My oldest son will be turning 4 late this winter though so I'm gonna get him on skis for the first time later this season. My son was 4 when we took him out for the 1st time. Signed him up for the half day beginner kids program at Mt Snow. He loved it and is quite the skier now at 21. He even works in the industry at Park City. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarloaf1989 Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 I started out my son just before age 2 at Mowawk Mountain. He also took lessons at Killington and Sugarloaf. He loves skiing and is now much better than Dad. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
subdude Posted November 12, 2019 Share Posted November 12, 2019 21 minutes ago, Sugarloaf1989 said: I started out my son just before age 2 at Mowawk Mountain. He also took lessons at Killington and Sugarloaf. He loves skiing and is now much better than Dad. Ya I came to the realization that my son is a better skier than me about 4yrs ago. It was a sad day. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowgeek Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 Well after a steady run of 32 years skiing every season, I have no choice but to take this season off. I had TKR (Total Knee Replacement) surgery 5wks ago on 10/9. Fully aware I was going to miss this season. I am on the long road to recovery and by next season i'll be itching to get out there but I'm going to have to tone down my craziness when on the mountain which means no more jumps and bumps for this old kid. I hope you all have a great season, it appears to be off to a decent start with natural and pristine snow making conditions. Best of luck with your recovery! That sucks, but next season will come quicker than you think. It’s hard to tone it down lol. I’m 52 and was hitting the bumps and jumps like a kid yesterday at Killington. Took that one extra run and hit that last jump and next thing I I know I’m slamming into the ground into my right shoulder. Super sore today. I’m hoping I didn’t damage anything. I get over excited and forget to take it easy lol. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PowderBeard Posted November 13, 2019 Share Posted November 13, 2019 7 hours ago, subdude said: Well after a steady run of 32 years skiing every season, I have no choice but to take this season off. I had TKR (Total Knee Replacement) surgery 5wks ago on 10/9. Fully aware I was going to miss this season. I am on the long road to recovery and by next season i'll be itching to get out there but I'm going to have to tone down my craziness when on the mountain which means no more jumps and bumps for this old kid. I hope you all have a great season, it appears to be off to a decent start with natural and pristine snow making conditions. Best of luck! You'll be back! (I thought hip replacements were anti-bump surgery???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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