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...Sugarbush is really two areas, Sugarbush and Sugarbush North, connected only by a shuttle bus. The main area is one of the grandfathers of Vermont skiing. Trails such as "Stein's Run," named after Olympic racer Stein Erikson, are still among the most challenging in Vermont. Although skiers no longer sit on the deck of the Valley House Base Lodge and watch Stein ski his run, spectators will certainly see top-rate skiers and some show-offs who should have stayed on the intermediate trails. Without doubt, Sugarbush is for the serious skier...
...time when other mountains were starting to condominiumize, Sugarbush had already built the massive Sugarbush Village near its base. When development time came in the late 1970s, Sugarbush bought neighboring Glen Ellen and renamed it Sugarbush North. After spending a considerable sum to upgrade the northern partner, Sugarbush now has two areas each of which is major...
Arriving only a half-hour before the lifts closed, we quickly got on Sugarbush North's Mountain double chair and then descended the "Cliffs," a reasonably steep trail with the only real powder we'd seen all day. It was a run that doesn't happen every day; surrounded by the few other skiers who had gotten one of the last chairs up, we took our time, appreciating the scenery, the powder and how tired our legs were getting...
...Sugarbush, too, has implemented a college ski week program. Sponsored by Orangina and Merrill Lynch, the activities are pretty much the same as at the other mountains. Additionally, Sugarbush attracts many students from nearby colleges such as the University of Vermont...
Finishing our run at Sugarbush North we headed to the base lodge's bar where a group of college students was awaiting the snow volleyball award ceremonies. To the strains of Pink Floyd, the Grateful Dead and other blasts from the past, the fairly mellow students were sipping $1.50 beers and preparing for the parties that evening...