Trails that are never open..

mattchuck2 · Nov 27, 2013

kcyanks1 said:
When I was a kid growing up skiing Gore (1980s/90s), Upper Darby and Lower Steilhang were almost always closed. Later on they started making snow on the latter at times and now they may do so more regularly....I have hardly gone in recent years though.

Yeah, they make snow on Lower Steilhang and it's open all the time now. Upper Darby is still rarely open (and kind of short now that the Lies construction cut the top off).

The Cure and A.O.A. at West Mountain are never open.

Puck it · Nov 27, 2013

A trail is only closed when there is no snow!

JPTracker · Nov 27, 2013

kcyanks1 said:
Really? I thought that picture was Vermonter with a view of Green Beret and Valhalla. It seems like it is showing skier's right from the tram. Am I totally off?

Wrong picture.

4aprice · Nov 27, 2013

Couple of comments on trails listed. Got to ski Triple Trouble at Loon last March. It was the 1st time I had seen it open since the early 70's and really enjoyed it. Tramline at Cannon was also open that weekend but didn't venture on to it, but I did hit Middle Hard Scrabble for the 1st time. I've had some great times on K-27 at Hunter, Westway (44) is the one I'd like to see open more often. Skied Flume at Killington 2 weekends in a row last spring. Haven't been able to ski Freefall or Madonna Lift Line the last few times I was at Smuggs. Hoping to hit South Bowl at Mt Snow, and the glades off the top of Okemo this coming winter as they have been closed everytime I went to those places.

Alex

Lake Hopatcong, NJ

Savemeasammy · Nov 27, 2013

KevinF said:
Tramline at Cannon.

If I see this open this season, I will drop everything and head to Cannon! I've always wanted to ski it.

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KevinF · Nov 27, 2013

Savemeasammy said:
If I see this open this season, I will drop everything and head to Cannon! I've always wanted to ski it.

The only way I would bother skiing Tramline is if I had somebody elses skis to ruin on it. It does look like an awesome fun trail if it was located on one of New England's snowier mountains (i.e., Stowe, Jay), but it's not.

kcyanks1 · Nov 27, 2013

JPTracker said:
Wrong picture.

View attachment 9640

Thanks!

Zand · Nov 27, 2013

Savemeasammy said:
If I see this open this season, I will drop everything and head to Cannon! I've always wanted to ski it.

Been there once when it's open and skiied it in case I never caught it open again. If you go and it's open, bring skis you don't love unless you're ready to air it out over every cliff. After those are over it's a great run to the bottom because of the low traffic, but you definitely have to hate your skis to ski the top.

To me, if there's enough snow to open Tramline, that just means that, right next door, Kinsman is probably off the hook.

AdironRider · Nov 27, 2013

Nothing in my experience as a passholder both East and West has compared to Alta 0 in Jackson. Been open maybe 3-4 days total over the past seven years, almost all of which were during one epic year.

canobie#1 · Nov 27, 2013

Zand said:
Been there once when it's open and skiied it in case I never caught it open again. If you go and it's open, bring skis you don't love unless you're ready to air it out over every cliff. After those are over it's a great run to the bottom because of the low traffic, but you definitely have to hate your skis to ski the top.

To me, if there's enough snow to open Tramline, that just means that, right next door, Kinsman is probably off the hook.

How is kinsman glade? Is it steep too? I never here a lot about it, kinda seems to be over shadowed by everything else.

ScottySkis · Nov 27, 2013

AdironRider said:
Nothing in my experience as a passholder both East and West has compared to Alta 0 in Jackson. Been open maybe 3-4 days total over the past seven years, almost all of which were during one epic year.

Agreed haven't been to Jackson yet ,but Alta and Snowbird crazy steeps, snow snow big mountains I need to back.

AdironRider · Nov 27, 2013

canobie#1 said:
How is kinsman glade? Is it steep too? I never here a lot about it, kinda seems to be over shadowed by everything else.

Steep is subjective, but overall Id say its a bit lower angle than Tramline. Easy to travel to far right though IME if you aren't to familiar.

skiNEwhere · Nov 27, 2013

Where is sis boom bah on a trail map? I've searched trail maps from the 2000's and 1990's and can't find it

JPTracker · Nov 27, 2013

skiNEwhere said:
Where is sis boom bah on a trail map? I've searched trail maps from the 2000's and 1990's and can't find it

Its on the 2003 map. Trail # 33

http://skimap.org/data/202/260/1284596082.jpg

kcyanks1 · Dec 2, 2013

AdironRider said:
Nothing in my experience as a passholder both East and West has compared to Alta 0 in Jackson. Been open maybe 3-4 days total over the past seven years, almost all of which were during one epic year.

Not on the map really, to the extent that matters. I took a scary fall on that but thankfully was okay. Somehow caught my ski despite moving quite carefully and then tumbled down. I lost my glasses (despite having goggles) and somehow my cousin found them. Did it again after but was quite nervous the whole way down.

Highway Star · Dec 2, 2013

canobie#1 said:
Also, double dipper and flume at killington..

Seriously.....?

canobie#1 · Dec 2, 2013

Like I'm totally cereal

Newpylong · Dec 2, 2013

canobie#1 said:
^thats one of the trails they expanded this year. Hopefully it'll open more.
Flume and double dipper need to open more at killington!!

Both of these trails are open many many times a year, especially flume.

Highway Star · Dec 2, 2013

Double Dipper is a groomed snowmaking trail that is normally open from late December to mid April. It is only closed after a major icing event.

Flume is an ungroomed, natural snow trail that is usually open from late December to mid March, except for melt outs or sheet ice conditions.

Brad J · Dec 2, 2013

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