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75k
Skating/Classic
No
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1 Onion River Rd 1 Britton Peak 1 Moose Fence
888-61-NORTH
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A wide variety of trails are found in this extensive system, winding through varied forests and offering many spectacular views. Trailheads include Britton Peak and Moose Fence on the western side, with ski-throughs connecting these sections to the Onion River Rd/Oberg Mountain trails and trailhead on the eastern edge.
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2021-2022 season
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Tuesday, December 28, 2021
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Wonderful! Trails were groomed to perfection overnight after the blizzard. Classic skied Picnic, Homestead and Hogback and had nearly flawless classic tracks the whole way. Pole plants were firm too. Lots of skiers out.
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(Brian Markes)
Friday, December 24, 2021
Afternoon
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Great day out in the woods! The snow coverage was excellent. The trails were recently groomed and even at 36F degrees the snow was fine.
(Rick Agar)
Friday, December 24, 2021
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: Partial, Good skis ]
I skied Onion River road to end and back, finishing at 10:30 a.m. 33°F. I was the first skier after new grooming of several inches of new fluff snow. Great coverage, no bare spots, good classic track. Skate deck rolled with full coverage. Trail was groomed at W and where it crosses road at X but I did not ski it. I did not go on Sugarbush system going west.
Photos:
(Steve Langenbrunner)
Thursday, December 23, 2021
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Good skis ]
It was a beautiful morning to ski. I skied the Oberg trail. It was not groomed for skating, but people were skating on the new snow. The classic trails were in great shape. I used good skis, no bare spots. Just beautiful is all I can say.
(Linda Wick)
Sunday, December 19, 2021
Morning
Firsthand: Freestyle 
[ Trails Open: Partial, B skis ]
Onion River road has good coverage. It’s hard packed with a light layer of powder on top and pretty fast. A few icy spots in the first kilometer or so, but they’re avoidable. There’s also some minor debris in places. Besides Onion River Road, nothing has been groomed due to ice, water and slush.
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(Jared VanderHook)
Saturday, December 18, 2021
Morning
Firsthand: Classic Secondhand 
[ Trails Open: Partial, B skis ]
Skied the Onion River Road trail, which was tracked. (Groomer was out rolling the skate lane while I was returning.) A bit of snow on top of the now icy base. The first segment (up to the 2k point) had some stretches where the ice was showing through and a few rocks that are easy to avoid. The last 3.5k segment was better--a couple of places that are better skied around, but the track set was in reasonable shape considering the weather from the past week. According to the trail association's website, other segments have more downed limbs, icy, and even flowing water and need to be cleared before those segments reopen.
(Erik Larson)
Monday, December 13, 2021
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Skied Sugarbush mid to late morning Britton Parking to H to I to D and back, then over to Onion River Road. Tracks were glazed but otherwise in excellent shape. A few soft pole plants. Due to the surprisingly warm night in the area and temperatures in upper 30's while skiing, would have done better with no-wax skis. Klister probably would have worked, but all I had was a couple of softer kick waxes. Striding on flat was good, uphills were tough, and downhill from H to I was scary fast on my skis. Just a couple of spots with debris in the track.
(Joel Rosen)
Monday, December 13, 2021
Afternoon
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
I skied from Onion River road on the connector trail to Homestead Loop. The track set was good. I used good skis. Minor needles and dirt in pines starting out. There was good snow cover, but with isolated dark spots that you could avoid or step over (1 ft or less) on upper Homestead. About 1k of icy track going from I toward J on southern exposure. So, generally good but maybe B skis if you are cautious.
Photos:
(Steve Langenbrunner)
Sunday, December 12, 2021
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Mid 30s and sunny. Warm day on the trails. Started at Britton Peak and did a short loop around Homestead and back. Freshly groomed! 99.999997% of the trail is perfection. A few dirt spots and a rock or two poking up. All are easily avoided. First day of classic this season--Looking forward to tomorrow's sore muscles!
Photos:
(Mick Dodds, Ski Hut)
Saturday, December 11, 2021
Morning
Firsthand: Classic 
[ Trails Open: All, Good skis ]
Absolute amazing ski at Sugarbush. Skied the picnic loop. Fairly solid, clean tracks all around. Couple spots of weeds and dirt but if you want to use good skis they are super avoidable. Obvious that the snow at higher elevations is deeper. Very few lumps and it feels closer to mid winter conditions than early ones. We didn’t skate but when we got out of the tracks the skate deck was firmer than expected and the lone set of skate tracks looked like they weren’t sinking in too much at all.
Photos:
(Ketzel Levens)

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