Sugarbush Resort

Closed
Heather Burke
SnowPak Local Insider
Heather Burke
Pros
  • Sugarbush has the best combination of woods and vertical drops in Vermont
  • The lift system provides quick and easy access to the slopes
  • Overall, it is similar to Stowe but significantly cheaper
Cons
  • Restaurants get very busy and the base lacks nightlife

Overall

4.4

Sugarbush is sweet, like Vermont maple syrup. Located in the beautiful Mad River Valley, this is Vermont skiing at its best, authentic. The two interconnected mountains, Lincoln Peak and Mount Ellen, feature long classic meandering trails, gorgeous birch and Sugarbush glades, and spectacular views of pastoral hillsides and Camels Hump, Stowe's Mt Mansfield, Lake Champlain and the Adirondacks in the distance. Sugarbush skis like a 4,000 ac playground thanks to the two ski areas and the 2,000 ac of backcountry glades in between called Slidebrook, where you can enjoy long natural glade runs on untouched snow with or without a guide. Sugarbush proudly only grooms half their terrain, leaving much of their terrain un-groomed, un-altered and inherent - authentic Vermont.

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Sugarbush Resort Reviews

Fabulous 4.3 / 5
based on 17 reviews

How well the resort caters for beginner skiers / boarders

Beginners

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Intermediates

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Advanced

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Quality of lifts, lift speed and lift layout in the resort

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Quantity and quality of the snow

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How uncrowded is the resort

Uncrowded

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Superb!5 / 5Aug 27, 2013
DDrew
the 3 times i've been there have been great - the people, food, accomodations @ the sugarbush inn, and most of all the slope conditions. there are no such things as lift lines there. i snowboard so i appreciate wide, long runs and sgrbsh has plenty. i live in phila pa, and for those that frequent killington the extra 40 min drive is well worth it!
Poor!2 / 5Nov 24, 2010
NNoam
only on a good year
Superb!5 / 5Nov 12, 2009
JJohn
Trails are fun to ski, following the natural mountain terrain, steep,narrow, curves, not like other mtns that have cut all the trees down and call them trails. Plus small lift lines!!!!
Superb!5 / 5Sep 13, 2009
MMeghan
Along with great terrain for more advanced riders/skiers, Sugarbush has a truly exceptional teaching staff. Their ski school is phenomonal and well worth the extra drive (from Virginia).
Superb!5 / 5Apr 21, 2008
AAsya
Sugarbush is my favorite because it's what I know. I've vacationed a Sugarbush more so than any other resort. I also like Stowe. I hoped to visit Sugarbush and some place new this past winter, but it didn't happen. I will be ready for the next season.
Superb!5 / 5Aug 22, 2007
CChris
Always great conditions, lift lines aren't that bad, large variety of trails at various skill levels
Very Good!4 / 5Apr 10, 2006
JJean
We havent' been to whistler yet, but I've heard great things about that place. So far, of the places we've been, we liked Sugarbush the best.