Steepest trails skied?

skiberg · May 7, 2012

when was the staircase put in?

MadMadWorld · May 7, 2012

5 years ago maybe. It allows them to close the upper chutes but still keep the rest of it open

ScottySkis · May 7, 2012

I'm sure it was alta/snowbird but its not very hard to ski sick steep trails with 4 feet of powder.

deadheadskier · May 7, 2012

uphillklimber said:
Is there any way to actually get measured grades as to how steep the trails are?

for a general idea at many areas

http://3dskimaps.com/

AdironRider · May 7, 2012

The Claw, backcountry of Teton Pass, but it all kinda blends together out here.

Tux is just as steep. Better vibe too if you ask me.

Hockley Valley · May 7, 2012

Spanky's, blowhole, any DD off whistler peak, prima cornice are a few from the west
east bears ass and terrian beyong paradise....

skiersleft · May 7, 2012

The Cirque at Snowbird. Crazy steep.

Hawkshot99 · May 7, 2012

For me it would be the Daily chutes at Deere Valley. But all they have is blue square groomers. Everyone knows that.

Geoff · May 7, 2012

Christmas Trees at Whistler the year Mount Baker broke the world snowfall record. I was skiing lines down what is usually a cliff band to Franz's. You can only ski steeps like that at coastal areas. In Utah or Colorado, it would slide. I was probably skiing things that were more than 45 degrees.

skiNEwhere · May 7, 2012

40 foot cliff at Squaw valley, didn't mean to ski to the cliff, but it was too steep to hike back up, so I hucked it and thankfully stuck the landing and didn't get hurt. Could have ended my skiing career. Would NOT do that again, very scary

MadPadraic · May 7, 2012

Recently steep but fun: Pali at A-Basin and Lover's Leap at Vail.

Recent, not fun, wouldn't do again: Birds of Prey at the Beav.

Long time ago: slow ghost at schweitzer..

skiadikt · May 8, 2012

MadPadraic said:
Recently steep but fun: Pali at A-Basin and Lover's Leap at Vail.

Recent, not fun, wouldn't do again: Birds of Prey at the Beav.

Long time ago: slow ghost at schweitzer..

what didn't you like about birds of prey? not a fan of the downhill run but peregrine is a great bump run when there's enough snow.

rocojerry · May 8, 2012

Black Magic, @ Magic early season....

Not sure if i'd call it skiing...

elks · May 8, 2012

Maybe Cirque at Snowbird, which I've never hit on a comfy powder day. I recall the Alta Chutes at Jackson Hole being up there too.

kcyanks1 · May 8, 2012

Probably a chute, the name of which I forgot, out of bounds at Jackson Hole somewhere in the Rock Springs area. I think that was likely steeper than any of the stuff I skied in-bounds at JH, which would probably otherwise be the steepest (Corbets, Tower 3, Alta Chutes, the very last Expert Chute at the end of the traverse).

john1200c · May 8, 2012

I guess it would be Ptarmigan at Attitash since that's where I do most of my skiing. There may have been steeper runs when I was younger, but I dont recall.....

kcyanks1 · May 8, 2012

kcyanks1 said:
Probably a chute, the name of which I forgot, out of bounds at Jackson Hole somewhere in the Rock Springs area. I think that was likely steeper than any of the stuff I skied in-bounds at JH, which would probably otherwise be the steepest (Corbets, Tower 3, Alta Chutes, the very last Expert Chute at the end of the traverse).

Forgot to mention, Alta Zero (since it's not part of the normally open Alta Chutes) is steeper than Tower 3, other Alta Chutes, Experts.. Also a ridge off to skier's left of East Ridge Traverse is pretty steep and steeper than most other stuff inbounds probably, but not Alta Zero, I don't think.

4aprice · May 8, 2012

Highlands Bowl at Aspen Highlands , steep and long. Don't know if its the steepest but certainly one of the hardest I ever skied and perfectly named, a trail called Elevator Shaft on Ajax. The front 4 in Utah all have great drops all over the place.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Cannonball · May 10, 2012

Geoff said:
Christmas Trees at Whistler the year Mount Baker broke the world snowfall record. I was skiing lines down what is usually a cliff band to Franz's. You can only ski steeps like that at coastal areas. In Utah or Colorado, it would slide. I was probably skiing things that were more than 45 degrees.

Oh, hell ya!! I was at Whistler skiing those trees that year. And at Baker the week before. Can we just talk about that season some more??? Dreaming......

Steeps: The above mentioned Whistler stuff, plus some others in Harmony Bowl. Pali chair and East wall at the Basin. Katchina at Taos. Headwall and Chute at Tux. Chutes at Alyeska. Looked over the edge at the Cirque Snowbird and backed off....but mostly 'cause it was bulletproof. Like most of these discussions, the conditions at any given time have at least as much to do with it than physical aspects of the trail.

Mr MRG · May 10, 2012

New England:
Paradise at Mad River Glen
Black Hole at Smugglers Notch
Headwall of Tuckerman Ravine

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