TR:Sugarloaf_Sugarfootin'

406 · Post by **406** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 4:01 pm

After skiing powder at Baldy ski area the last few weekends, we decided to do some local backcountry. I only know of a few good intermediate backcountry areas in Southern California and mentioned the details of Sugarloaf to my girlfriend, which she thought sounded good. The name reminded her of the scene in the Arrested Development episode Spring Breakout, when Michael attemps to sing the Sugarfoot theme. "Sugarfoot,Sugarfoot. Easy-loping, cattle-roping Sugarfoot."
http://www.hulu.com/embed/JAHTSY9ogtk73uYqAtPLfg/1317

From that, we developed a new term for when snow sticks to your skins while skinning up Sugerloaf...Sugarfoot.

Luckly, I was breaking trail and the snow did not stick that bad to the girlfriends skins.

Looking down the skin tracks:

Girlfriend nearing the top:

She got a little sugarfoot after venturing out of my skin track near the top:

The snow skied really well and was much better than I expected. I made a couple runs on the upper part.

Low angle powder > no powder.

Near the bottom of the open area:

Didn't see anyone else on the mountain.

~2000 ft elevation change.

Post by **Taco** » Mon Feb 23, 2009 6:31 pm

Totally sweet to be able to ski back to yer truck dude!

At first I thought you meant the Sugarloaf in the San G's. Pretty brave to BC down that thing.

EnFuego · Post by **EnFuego** » Tue Feb 24, 2009 11:17 am

Damn - that BC skiing looks way cool. Thanks for the pics. I need to start saving me some mulah and pick up a splitboard.

KathyW · Post by **KathyW** » Thu Feb 26, 2009 5:39 am

Great report - the north side of Sugarloaf is a great place in the winter.

He219 · Post by **He219** » Mon Mar 02, 2009 9:24 pm

Nice TR.
Gob Stopper works wonders for sugarfoot!