[snowriders] Sugarloaf 2/26 :)

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Also, 10x$10 grad subsidies have been added for this trip :)

On Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 6:51 PM, Azriel Ghadooshahy <azriel at mit.edu> wrote:

> Its time to look forward to The Big Kahuna--Sugarloaf Mountain. This
> bad-boy is one of New England's finest, and also happens to be one of the
> three mountains included in the New England Ski pass.
>
> Sugarloaf is one of the highest elevation mountains in New England
> (Maine's second highest!), with the summit peaking at 4237 ft. It also
> features a bit of something for everyone featuring 138 trails with
> different difficulties evenly distributed (34 greens, 44 blues, 39
> *blacks*, and 21* double blacks*), 3 distinct terrain parks (beginner,
> intermediate and advanced) as well as a nice long trail stretching 3.5
> miles.
>
> Of particular note is the backside of the mountain, featuring especially
> challenging and interesting double-black glades. We can only describe
> Sugarloaf as "epic". Are you up to the challenge?
>
> With snow forecasted for this week and next, we are expecting sweet
> conditions for those brave enough to to ascend to the mountain. This place
> tends to be cold, however, so dress appropriately.
>
> *Tickets are on sale<http://snowriders.mit.edu/details_bustrip.php?id=f20358ba1795e21e6bd3886a09ef5e44>now, and sales will close* Wednesday Feb 22nd  at 12pm.
>
> The price breakdown is as follows:
>
> Bus: 36
> Bus+Lift: 86
> Bus+Lift+Rental: 116
>
> The bus will depart Mass Ave and Amherst St at *4:30 am, *so set extra
> alarms. We should be back by *9 *pm.
>
> More powder to the people!
>
> Sign up here:
> http://snowriders.mit.edu/details_bustrip.php?id=f20358ba1795e21e6bd3886a09ef5e44
>



-- 
Azriel Ghadooshahy
PhD Candidate
Dept. of Brain and Cognitive Sciences
Massachusetts Institute of Technology