Recent content by Sugarloafer

Burnt Mountain is about 3,600 ft and adjacent to Sugarloaf. The trail head is right off of Mountainside Rd. My favorite Bigelow hike is the Fire Warden's Trail to the AT to the Horn's Pond Trail......about 14 miles. IMO, a pretty "healthy" day hike, but plenty of tentsites (Avery /West col)...

Just heard the Maine Senate killed this project......lots of mixed reactions on this one.

Yikes....I just read through this thread and when I was through, I couldn't tell whether the "hardcores" or the "yuppies" were the elitists. :rolleyes: Can somone clarify for me what a "hardcore" hiker is....I just want to make sure I stay in the right places.:cool:

I don't support the project but that area is hardly "undeveloped". In fact it's almost adjacent to Sugarloaf ski area and golf course, as well as condo developments and single family ski homes. From the summit of Sugarloaf, you can see that several surrounding mountains have been pretty severely...

Here's a link to a local one : http://www.mainehuts.org/summer/reservations/mountain_biking.htm Not sure I'd pay that kind of money, but I bet you could piece something together yourself that would be essentially free.

About five years ago at the top of the Spillway chair at Sugarloaf......minus 54 windchills. My place is at the bottom of the mountain and I see lots of days in the minus 10 to minus 20 range on my thermometer....don't really want to know what it is up top !

:D:D:D:D That's right !!

It sounds like you're an experience bob sledder and I don't know anything about them, so maybe you'll be all right as long as the mountain is closed. A more mellow way down would be the Timberline trail to Scoot, although the Timberline trail has some real flat spots.

Yikes !:eek:Be careful going down......... Kings Landing is probably the steepest intermediate trail on the mountain and it and Tote Road are both two of the most popular and crowded trails once the mountain opens. Unless you're pretty sure you can get the roundtrip done before the mountain...

I recommend Binder from lower Tote Road, just above the bottom of the SuperQuad. It shows on the ski trail map as being closed at the bottom and open near the top. It is a snow machine trail for maintenance etc., but it's not very busy. It's quieter, less crowded and less windy (until you get to...

Just watched it (Comcast pay per view)....great movie !! It's not just another ski movie, but a documentary on how the sport of big mountain skiing has evolved. It's a pretty good attempt at discovering what makes these people tick, although I'm not sure there's any real answers. Specatacular...

I've been feeling increasingly guilty (as well as poorer!) about the amount of driving to the mountains I do....hiking trips at least a couple of times a month in the summer and skiing at Sugarloaf every weekend from early November to early May (450 miles round trip). This ski season I bought a...

I didn't know whether to post this in the Smart People thread or this one. It's about smart people doing stupid things. Anyways, what is it about some outdoor activities that turns the brains of otherwise intelligent and cautious people into mush ? In particular, I notice it in skiing and I'm...

I've heard a lot of good reviews on this movie, but haven seen it yet. Thanks for the reminder. I understand there a lot of good footage of a couple of MA locals who became famous big mountain skiers.......Doug Coombs (RIP) and Chris Davenport.

Smart people know what they don't know and conduct themselves accordingly. They know how to assess risks and manage them within their skill level. Smart people always try to improve their knowledge and skills.