On Sep 8, 9:48*pm, "kevin" wrote:
I have skied three times in the Adirondacks; twice at Gore and once at
Whiteface. *Gore was solid ice both times, while Whiteface was beautifully
groomed snow. *However, I am told that I got really lucky at Whiteface; that
it is normally like what I had at Gore.

This winter we are thinking of driving an extra hour to go to Sugarbush
because it is reputed to have better conditions than the Adirondacks. *It is
a long drive and an expensive trip, so I would really like good conditions!!

I would appreciate comments (preferably informed...) about any of this.
Thanks.

There's a reason they call it iceface. Of all the times I've skied
the Adirondacks, I really only had one day that I would say had great
conditions. It was always icey every other time but on the plus side,
it made me a better skier.

Back in my college days, I skied Sugarbush quite a bit. As far as
conditions go, it's always hit or miss. About two thirds of the time
they were good to great and about one third of the time they were
terrible including some of the worst conditions I've ever skied. But
even in the worst conditions, Sugarbush had snowmaking and grooming
going full blast on at least one trail which was pretty good.

So I would spend the extra time and go to Sugarbush unless it hasn't
snowed in awhile and they are reporting 'packed powder' aka ice. Then
it's not worth driving the extra miles for the same conditions.
Fortunately these days you can check the web cams and get a good idea
of what's going on.