Diva East 2025 Sugarloaf Saddleback: Trip Report & Photos

[Jilly]

@RachelV you are the only Diva in both Sugarloaf pics!!

 

[MissySki]

We had so much fun at Sugarloaf today! The snow was great, and we lucked out with no wind as well. This was the first time I’ve made it to Sugarloaf where I got to get into Brackett Basin, it’s a lot of fun. I can see why it’s so popular.

As always, the best part of Diva East has been the time spent with so many amazing Divas!



Brackett Basin


@lisamamot and I on Ripsaw


@DebbieSue, @RachelV, and @jthree

@bawc


More Brackett

 

[santacruz skier]

We had so much fun at Sugarloaf today! The snow was great, and we lucked out with no wind as well. This was the first time I’ve made it to Sugarloaf where I got to get into Brackett Basin, it’s a lot of fun. I can see why it’s so popular.

As always, the best part of Diva East has been the time spent with so many amazing Divas!


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Brackett Basin

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@lisamamot and I on Ripsaw

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@DebbieSue, @RachelV, and @jthree

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More Brackett

That looks so fun!

 

[cholinga]

Great pics on this thread, looks like you all are having an awesome time!

 

[DebbieSue]

Delayed post. Here are pics from Parmachenee Belle, old style New England Trail, natural snow from our first day, Sunday
Here’s @MissySki, looking marvelous!!


Here comes @brooksnow in fine form.

And now @ski diva coming through!

Here’s @jthree, excellent edge angles!


And @RachelV, a little blurry unfortunately. She was the first after me but it was so cold, single digits, that I think phone’s autofocus had yet to kick in!

 

[bsskier]

Everyone looks great and the food looks yummy! Beautiful photos, thanks for sharing.

 

[lisamamot]

Great pictures everyone! Looking at them brings such joy - we got so lucky with the weather. Well, this coming from the person that missed the uber cold day one, lol

 

[ski now work later]

It was so fun, seeing old friends and making new ones. And I just love Saddleback and Sugarloaf, such fine New England mountains.

 

[CarverJill]

Looks like you guys had some nice weather. Beautiful pics. Miss you all!

 

[ilovepugs]

Here’s one of @Zard in the trees!

 

[Zard]

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Here’s one of @Zard in the trees!

Proof! I did glades, and these were the smaller of the two, t here was a second that was slightly steeper and tighter

 

[DebbieSue]

Looks like you guys had some nice weather. Beautiful pics. Miss you all!

Well, that's funny!! Yeah we had blue skies and excellent snow, but I'm not sure the weather was "nice."
The first day was wicked, wicked cold . . . single digits, a bit of wind.
Second day was wicked cold . . . got up to the teens, less wind.
Third day, well that was "nice."
Fourth day, clouds then drizzle then rain. Exposed skin was wet/cold by late morning, even gortex gear wet by noon.
Skiing, terrain, lack of crowds, company was great!!!
Ask @RachelV if she thinks the weather was "nice." Ha ha!

 

[ski diva]

FINALLY -- my pics from Diva East.

The first few are from Saddleback. What a beautiful place!



That's Mount Washington waaaay off in the distance, from the summit of Saddleback:










Now on to Sugarloaf (I think):

 

[ski diva]

More pics:

Sugarloaf, from the base:



Ski Diva & RachelV:



The big Apres on Tuesday night:

 

[ski diva]

Group shot at Saddleback:

 

[RachelV]

Well, that's funny!! Yeah we had blue skies and excellent snow, but I'm not sure the weather was "nice."
The first day was wicked, wicked cold . . . single digits, a bit of wind.
Second day was wicked cold . . . got up to the teens, less wind.
Third day, well that was "nice."
Fourth day, clouds then drizzle then rain. Exposed skin was wet/cold by late morning, even gortex gear wet by noon.
Skiing, terrain, lack of crowds, company was great!!!
Ask @RachelV if she thinks the weather was "nice." Ha ha!

Hah! I would call both Monday and Tuesday nice. Monday was cold, but I put toe warmers in and they CHANGED MY LIFE [*]. Sunday was frigid but it was also, at least, gorgeous. Wednesday was quite nice until it started to rain. Tuesday was nice with no qualifications.

[*] My memory of toe warmers is that they're huge and hard to get in your boots and feel terrible and then don't stay warm once they're smushed in the boot, anyways. I don't know if these things have gotten that much better in the decade+ since I've used them much or my current boots just have the perfect fit to accommodate them or what, but they were amazing. Warm toes all day. I know the east coast ladies are rolling their eyes at me right now, but long story short, if you haven't used toe warmers in a while and think they suck, give them another shot.

 

[santacruz skier]

Hah! I would call both Monday and Tuesday nice. Monday was cold, but I put toe warmers in and they CHANGED MY LIFE [*]. Sunday was frigid but it was also, at least, gorgeous. Wednesday was quite nice until it started to rain. Tuesday was nice with no qualifications.

[*] My memory of toe warmers is that they're huge and hard to get in your boots and feel terrible and then don't stay warm once they're smushed in the boot, anyways. I don't know if these things have gotten that much better in the decade+ since I've used them much or my current boots just have the perfect fit to accommodate them or what, but they were amazing. Warm toes all day. I know the east coast ladies are rolling their eyes at me right now, but long story short, if you haven't used toe warmers in a while and think they suck, give them another shot.

Last time used many years ago felt like frozen tea bags

 

[jmfd84]

I use toe warmers 90% of the time. They DO feel like frozen tea bags when they stop heating, but I'm usually close to wrapping up my ski day by then anyway. I am well aware that they likely won't fit as well in future boots, but they are comfy when they do!

 

[skivet]

So glad you all had an awesome week.

 

[GabbyNYTX]

Some pics from day 1 of skiing! Cold but still very nice.

Some scenery pics thanks to @ski diva:
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Most of the crew warming up at lunch in the lodge:
Around the table: @ilovepugs, @DebbieSue, Mr. BlueSkies, @BlueSkies, @diymom, @brooksnow, @MissySki, Mr. ski diva, @ski diva, @jmfd84, @jthree, @Peppermint
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Group dinner!
Table 1: @jthree, @lisamamot, @ski now work later, Mr. snwl, @ilovepugs, Mr. BlueSkies, @BlueSkies, @jmfd84, @Peppermint, @MissySki
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Table 2: @DebbieSue, Mr. ski diva, @ski diva, Mr. Soujan, @brooksnow, @Soujan, @Divegirl, Mr. Divegirl, @diymom
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Day 2 at Saddleback tomorrow! Still cold, but not as cold. Tuesday and Wednesday should feel downright tropical once we're back up in the 20s and 30s.

Looks like so much fun!