Well, I guess I'll de-lurk to reply to this one.
Liam, we were at Sugarbush both days this year. Last year we did one there and one at MRG, and the MRG day was pretty miserable. The conditions everywhere were great, but the lift lines and general crowding were awful. I think that mountain might be quaint and fun under other circumstances, but the day we were there it was overrun with people, and it seemed the facilities and such were just not up to the task of handling them.
I thought the conditions at the 'bush this weekend were pretty good, as long as you stuck to stuff that had snow blown on it. Anything natural-ish was sufficiently scraped in the troughs that I'd only ski it on somebody else's skis. I didn't think the crowds were too bad, as long as you paid attention to which lifts to hit & avoid.
For these meetups, we try to keep things friendly to people of all levels so, while we don't go out of our way to avoid bumps or glades or whatever, it's not like we're spending all day on the Castle Rock chair, either. It's a more mellow day than the one I spent with you and Luke at Magic a couple years ago.
Additionally, since it's a PMTS-themed meetup and not just a general ski-along, Glen has generously been helping out with some drills and stuff, so we spend a fair amount of time on easy terrain working on stuff, too. If you wanted to bring friends next year and ski two runs with the crew and then split off and go ski trees all day, we'd love to have you. It's a pretty free-form thing; I think it just tends to work out that when coaches talk, people want to listen, so they go where the coaches are.
I was really impressed by Kamden's skiing, as well as his eye for movement. We were his first exposure to skiing with a recreational group and, from the feedback I've gotten, he had a great time and might just be willing to do more of it. I'll keep working on this.
I was also sad to hear of the fatality this weekend. It seemed like we saw a lot of toboggan activity, but I guess I always think of the passengers as just having broken legs or something. I guess that's a reality-check for all of us.
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