Smuggs 3/16/15

[rgrwilco]

No one i work with cares about this crap so maybe you guys would like to see some snowy photos.

 

A friend of mine was staying a week at smuggs and invited me up. The only catch was that I only had one day off, which meant a day trip was in order. Lucky for me I love to drive. I left southern jersey around midnight-ish, and pushed north with a phone full of podcasts.

 

I made great time, except for when I realized google maps was going to try and take me through the notch. Not being familiar with the Lake champlain area, maps ended up trying to get me on a ferry, which doesn't run when the lake is frozen over. Thanks Obama.

 

I got around the lake, got through burlington, and continued on. I got to smuggs around sunrise, and took a long nap.

 

 

Met up with my friend for first chair. The chairs were super old and super slow, but it was all good. The snow was great. We played in doc's glades for a few hours to warm up, than decided to do some hiking.

 

 

We caught a left off the top of sterling, and had a quick safety meeting. A few moments later we were staring down some amazing powder filled, pretty wide open chutes.

 

 

Rode until right before close. I took another nap in my car, maybe a few hours, than drove home. Smuggs is fantastic but they need at least one high speed lift. The vert is tall, and the lifts a tad too long. It felt like we didnt get many runs in because of that. However, the off trail stuff at smuggs is pretty epic.

 

 

[guitar73]

love smuggs.....great pics!

[Ride Delaware ?]

Smuggs is great. Less runs but high quality goods...