The Sugarbush Base Course starts right near the lodge area where you pay your $15. It features the same ho-hum amenities as it big brother, the Peak Course. That would include, two sets of tees, the longer Blues and the shorter White ones, natural tee pads oftentimes needing some work, the temporary Discatcher baskets with the yellow bands and holes without signs.

I will admit, after my miserable exhausting experience playing the Peak course, the last thing I wanted to do was to set foot on that mountain again so soon. However, the Base course immediately started to charm me in a way the Peak course never did. The 2nd hole was a cool 290' throw up to a basket guarded by three big pines trees. I liked it. Then # 3 was a nice little 180' downhill shot into the trees below. I was like, "Hey, disc golf can be fun again!"
I like the # 9 hole with it's 192' throw across a gully.
# 15 was absolutely a charming little hole. It's just a short 150' ACE run downhill. There's water running off to your right.

And then it hit me with a clunker hole that belonged on the Base course. # 17 is 417' down a road with thick rough on both sides. YUCK!

But then # 18 was another cool hole. It's very short (135') but the basket appears to be perched right on the edge just in front of one of lower lodge buildings. It's very scenic looking from the tee. Upon reaching the basket, I could see that the basket wasn't as close to the edge as I had thought but it was still a charming little hole.

Missing tee signs on some holes.

It's short lengths makes this just a little recreational course.

Cheaper baskets.

$15 to play although I heard some people later saying you can come and play this course for free.

Tee pads need plenty of work

I would drive up here and play this course. It easily features enough fun and creative holes to hold my interest. Although mostly short and technical, you'll enjoy the challenge and chasing the possible Aces.

As most reviewers have stated, skip the Peak course and it's grueling drudgery. It's long downhills aren't worth the effort. But unless you're looking for the extreme challenge, you'll probably enjoy your round at the Base. I wish I had skipped my Peak 18 and played two rounds at the Base.

The Base Course is definitely the more enjoyable of the two Sugarbush courses. It features some nice elevation change, although not to the extreme like on the Peak Course, and a nice mix of distance. The shorter more wooded holes use trees well to emphasize placement and line shaping while the longer holes use the more open space on the ski slopes to test players' ability to drive accurately over long distances.

The course does well to punish bad tee shots with thick but fair woods lining the fairways on the shorter holes. Pin positions on the more open holes are chosen well so that players are required to hit a particular spot to set up an easy approach to the green. Missing the intended landing area will require an extra shot to get a look at the green.

The course has a real rough-around-the-edges kind of feel to it. This is mainly due to the tee pads which are made up of loose gravel in a poorly defined box.

I certainly enjoyed playing the Base Course and I felt it provided a fun and fair disc golf challenge. However there was nothing spectacular about it that would make me want to return.