There are two different kinds of sticky snow. The most common is a normal trail that gets grabby, and that is what the wax and structure discussions are relevant to. The other is snow that was never skied, but then got wet. That stuff is not actually as sticky, but you feel that you are trapped into a straight line and can't turn. (Of course you can, but it takes a pretty emphatic move to get out of your own rut.)
I experienced that at Mad River Glen during the NE Gathering, and then again at Alpine Meadows two days ago. The difference was at MRG it was usually fairly shallow on the edge of a trail intersection, but at Alpine we had spots on steep slopes where that stuff was 4 or more inches deep. It wasn't too bad on the steeper bits, but when it flattened out at the bottom -- hold on!
I experienced that at Mad River Glen during the NE Gathering, and then again at Alpine Meadows two days ago. The difference was at MRG it was usually fairly shallow on the edge of a trail intersection, but at Alpine we had spots on steep slopes where that stuff was 4 or more inches deep. It wasn't too bad on the steeper bits, but when it flattened out at the bottom -- hold on!