Sugarbush, USA - Vermont

Visitor reviews for Sugarbush

• February 19, 2006
  steve jensen from UNITED STATES
  

  I agree with the reviewers about the variety and excitement of skiing and the awesome views at Sugarbush. However, when natural snow is not abundant like this year, there are some drawbacks. The majority of the most unique and interesting trails, like Paradise, Spillsville, Moonshine, and all of Castlerock have no snowmaking or grooming so too often are not open or have poor conditions (like ice, crust and barespots). Sugarbush needs, more regularly, to groom the trails from the top of North like Ripcord and upper Organgrinder. Also, the Slidebrook Express only operates on the weekends, meaning that you have to drive between Sugarbush North and South. I don't like the location of the new massive residence under construction, it occupies much of the base of Sugarbush South. It should have been built to the side. One more thing. At the bottom of the main trail descending from the central mountain of South, is a large, ugly service center with groomers, trucks, etc. For a ski area that prides itself on aesthetics, I don't know why this eyesore isn't moved to a hidden location.

• December 25, 2005
  Tom Travis from UNITED STATES
  

  I omitted in my review the awesome skiing at Castlerock Peak. Castlerock is a throwback to early New England skiing with no snow-making, but it has long, uniquely interesting and challenging runs down a vertical of nearly 1800 feet from the summit to the base of the Castlerock lift. The upper and lower Castlerock run, with its twists and turns and sharp pitches, is one of my favorite trails in the northeast.

• December 21, 2005
  Libby Wral from UNITED STATES
  

  Sugarbush is the most exciting area in the NorthEast. Nothing compares.

• November 29, 2005
  tom travis from UNITED STATES
  

  Sugarbush is my favorite ski area in the northeast and has been my first choice for skiing for the last 40 years. It is very scenic, with sharp mountain contours, numerous peaks, and great views of the Adirondacks to the west, the Green Mountains to the north and south, and the White Mountains to the East from the summits of Mountain Ellen and Lincoln Peak. It has true vertical drops of 2650 feet from Mount Ellen, 2400 from Lincoln Peak, 2237 from Castlerock Peak, 1725 from Lynx Peak and 1575 from Gadd Peak. It has a wide variety of interesting and challenging trails that easily hold my interest for a week of skiing. I especially like the Organgrinder and Paradise from Lincoln Peak, the glades of Twist and Moonshine from Gadd's Peak, the combination of Sunrise and Sleeper from Lynx Peak, Rim Run and the Exterminator from Mout Ellen, and the wonderful, long cruisers of the Jester from Lincoln Peak and Snowball from Gadd's Peak. The Slide Brook Express takes one on a relaxing and scenic tour of the wild mountains between Sugarbush south and north, interconnecting these two areas. I enjoy staying at the quaint Sugarbush Inn, less than a mile away from the ski area.

• March 16, 2004
  John Power from UNITED STATES
  

  Sugarbush is one of the few remaining holdovers of traditional skiing and riding. Narrow trails combined with steep tarain and lots of natural snow cpmbine to create an experience the way nature intended it to be.