sugarloaf this weekend??

[skiadikt]

here's a foto from sugarloaf tuesday. looking pretty good up there. some trails look almost top-to-bottom. when are they going to perfect this beaming thing ...

[tyrolean_skier]

here's a foto from sugarloaf tuesday. looking pretty good up there. some trails look almost top-to-bottom. when are they going to perfect this beaming thing ...

Holy Cow!!! Look at all those ribbons. MtnMan where are you? Why can't it be closer to us. We definitely need the beaming thing/

[Big Bob]

3 hours from my house, how about yours? Will be in Norway, Me, 30 min south of da River, but snow looks to be gone there.

http://www.instacam.com/showcam.asp?id=NWRYS&size=L

[tyrolean_skier]

3 hours from my house, how about yours? Will be in Norway, Me, 30 min south of da River, but snow looks to be gone there.

http://www.instacam.com/showcam.asp?id=NWRYS&size=L

According to mapquest it's 8 hours and 440 miles from my house. However, since it takes us the mininum of 5 hours to get to K, and that's half the distance, I would estimate closer to 9 hours.

[Cuervo1.8k]

3 hours from my house, how about yours? Will be in Norway, Me, 30 min south of da River, but snow looks to be gone there.

http://www.instacam.com/showcam.asp?id=NWRYS&size=L

According to mapquest it's 8 hours and 440 miles from my house. However, since it takes us the mininum of 5 hours to get to K, and that's half the distance, I would estimate closer to 9 hours.

Ty, the last thing you want to do is traveling along the coast on Memorial Day weekend. That trip will probably take you closer to 12 if mapquest directed you via I95/I91/I84/I90/I290/I495/I95 route I would suspect it did. All those routes will be loaded with "beach" traffic heading for the coast.

[tyrolean_skier]

3 hours from my house, how about yours? Will be in Norway, Me, 30 min south of da River, but snow looks to be gone there.

http://www.instacam.com/showcam.asp?id=NWRYS&size=L

According to mapquest it's 8 hours and 440 miles from my house. However, since it takes us the mininum of 5 hours to get to K, and that's half the distance, I would estimate closer to 9 hours.

Ty, the last thing you want to do is traveling along the coast on Memorial Day weekend. That trip will probably take you closer to 12 if mapquest directed you via I95/I91/I84/I90/I290/I495/I95 route I would suspect it did. All those routes will be loaded with "beach" traffic heading for the coast.

I was not planning on going up there this weekend. I will be at K. I was just answering BigBob's question.

[DrJeff]

3 hours from my house, how about yours? Will be in Norway, Me, 30 min south of da River, but snow looks to be gone there.

http://www.instacam.com/showcam.asp?id=NWRYS&size=L

According to mapquest it's 8 hours and 440 miles from my house. However, since it takes us the mininum of 5 hours to get to K, and that's half the distance, I would estimate closer to 9 hours.

The 8 hours is the amount of time you might spend getting through the toll booth on I-95 in NH this weekend

Getting to the Loaf though has to be one of the coolest drives. Basically drive along through the middle of nowhere and all of the sudden out of nowhere, you round this corner and you basically have the exact view you see in the picture in this thread! And the Loaf is one really, big, impressive looking mountain

[laseranimal]

Why can't it be closer to us.

it could be

























if you moved

[TKittle88]

1.5 hours from my house back in Maine, maybe i should go hike when i go home for the summer on the 6th narrow gauge, gondi line, skidder, hayburner, kings landing, all look very skiable. what a sight for may 24th.

[Geoff]

3 hours from my house, how about yours? Will be in Norway, Me, 30 min south of da River, but snow looks to be gone there.

http://www.instacam.com/showcam.asp?id=NWRYS&size=L

According to mapquest it's 8 hours and 440 miles from my house. However, since it takes us the mininum of 5 hours to get to K, and that's half the distance, I would estimate closer to 9 hours.

The 8 hours is the amount of time you might spend getting through the toll booth on I-95 in NH this weekend

Getting to the Loaf though has to be one of the coolest drives. Basically drive along through the middle of nowhere and all of the sudden out of nowhere, you round this corner and you basically have the exact view you see in the picture in this thread! And the Loaf is one really, big, impressive looking mountain

The Hampton Toll traffic jam isn't as bad now that New Hampshire has EZ Pass. That's my commute. Last summer, I only took back roads a few times on Fridays.

Maine Turnpike at 80 mph up to Augusta/Rt 27 (110 miles) and bypass downtown Farmington, Sugarloaf is sub-3 hours from my house. It really sucked the two times we were there this year midweek. The natural snow terrain was wind-scoured down to rocks and stumps. They hadn't made much snow because of their austerity budget. Believe it or not, Killington was much better. After they change owners, I may give them another try.

[TKittle88]

Getting to the Loaf though has to be one of the coolest drives. Basically drive along through the middle of nowhere and all of the sudden out of nowhere, you round this corner and you basically have the exact view you see in the picture in this thread! And the Loaf is one really, big, impressive looking mountain

"Oh sh*t Corner".. love the loaf for the challenging terrain, long trails, more snow, and the snowfields. gotta love the above tree line experience in the east.

[Big Bob]

Oh My Gosh Corner. I go up the pike to Portland, get off onto I-295 to Augusta, then get off at Waterville , go thru Noriggwock, Madison, Anson, New Portland and end up in Kingfield, about 1 hour 5 minuts on some decent 2 lanes with little traffic and no Vt state police at every turn!

[skifaster]

I totally disagree on the drive to the loaf being a good thing...
The reward is great eastern skiing with some serious vertical, but saying the drive is good in anyway is way off base, that ride blows!

[TKittle88]

I-95N till Augusta, 27N right up to the access rd. and yeah, you can cruise on those back roads without much worry.

[boston_e]

coming from boston i do the maine pike up to 27 as well... still a pretty long ride no mater how you look at it.... but worth it once you get there.