Hunter's 44? Place your bets!

[JimG.]

Originally Posted by goldsbar

Total waste of money. That trail is huge. It's got the width of some Western style bowls. Besides, Annapurna is a much better trail and much better protected. I was dissapointed last year when they focussed on 44 over 'purna.

Agreed...I want my Purna!

I'm not sure I'd say it's a much better trail, but Purna has more character than 44.

While 44 is steeper in places, its' width makes it ski more like a bowl as you have pointed out. And its' width is part of why blowing it is so expensive. The usual set up is that it gets blown after a snowfall of 18" or greater so it has some kind of base for the manmade to stick to. Otherwise, the snow gets scoured by wind pronto.

Also, because of the double fall line that sucks fallen skiers into the left hand fence, 44 is harder and more work to patrol. Lots of fence scrapers there.

[Greg]

Originally Posted by RIDEr

Because of its steepness or bowling ball structure?

Originally Posted by JimG.

I was going to ask the same.

44 is not a particularly difficult trail.

Originally Posted by JimG.

I'm not sure I'd say it's a much better trail, but Purna has more character than 44.

I haven't ski either, but I expect I'd like Annapurna better than 44 because of the "character" aspect.

[dmc]

Originally Posted by Greg

I haven't ski either, but I expect I'd like Annapurna better than 44 because of the "character" aspect.

To me 44 has more character...
It's wide open - double fallines - headwall - did i mention wide open? Has some sweet hucks - the snow bakes and softens - it's almost always empty...

And you can duck in and out of Taylors Run which is a cool natural snowtrail...

The "Prune" is a skiers trail... All bumps.. Sweet lines... I normally hug the side...

[Greg]

Originally Posted by dmc

The "Prune" is a skiers trail... All bumps.. Sweet lines...

Sounds crappy....

[dmc]

Originally Posted by Greg

Sounds crappy....

You'd hate it

[Brettski]

I've only been on Anna once...and she loved it

[millerm277]

Originally Posted by dmc

And you can duck in and out of Taylors Run which is a cool natural snowtrail...

Didn't they just blow it open?

[dmc]

Originally Posted by millerm277

Didn't they just blow it open?

Only the top third... where it joins with Claires.. The seperates again it's closed...

[adamti91]

I know 44 is 'local speak' for a trail on Hunter, just not which one! I looked on the map but couldn't find it (maybe I could if I put together some clues). I've never been to Hunter as surprising as that may be with me living so close. What is the name on the trail map?

[Greg]

West Way. It's in my OP.