ss20
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Stowe's Forrunner and Gondola.
Killington's Starship gondi (technically)
Killington's Starship gondi (technically)
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Largest resort in the East?
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I -maybe wrong as I've never skied there, but I thought the Whiteface Gondola covered the most vert in the East. Somewhere in the neighborhood of 2500 vert. I believe the Skyeship at K is the same, but people rule it because it's not exactly a lift you ski TtB off of........more a transport lift than a terrain servicing lift.
Smuggs Madonna is 2150
Stowe Gondola is 2100
Four Runner at Stowe is 2050
Wildcat Quad is 2050
Cannon Tram is 2025
I'm guessing the Jay Tram and Stratton Gondolas are in the neighborhood of 1900
Smuggs Madonna is 2150
Stowe Gondola is 2100
Four Runner at Stowe is 2050
Wildcat Quad is 2050
Cannon Tram is 2025
I'm guessing the Jay Tram and Stratton Gondolas are in the neighborhood of 1900
BenedictGomez
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From Little Whiteface.
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Edd
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Yeah, that is a bummer.
Mapnut
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Big by today's standards. Imagine what it must have been like in the 1940's and 1950's when the competition was Mom and Pop hills.
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Tin
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Skyeship at K = 2,522
Clousplitter at Whiteface = 2,456
Madonna at Smuggs = 2,150
Stowe Gondi = 2,100
Tram at Jay = 2,050
Forerunner at Stowe = 2,047
Wildcat Express = 2,041
Cannon Tram = 2,021
MRG Single = 1,972
White Peaks at WV = 1,912 (surprising)
Atittash Summit Triple = 1,881
SuperQuad at Sugarloaf = 1,787
Loon Gondi = 1,738
Sugarloaf gondi was 2,410
Clousplitter at Whiteface = 2,456
Madonna at Smuggs = 2,150
Stowe Gondi = 2,100
Tram at Jay = 2,050
Forerunner at Stowe = 2,047
Wildcat Express = 2,041
Cannon Tram = 2,021
MRG Single = 1,972
White Peaks at WV = 1,912 (surprising)
Atittash Summit Triple = 1,881
SuperQuad at Sugarloaf = 1,787
Loon Gondi = 1,738
Sugarloaf gondi was 2,410
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joshua segal
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I suspect the vertical numbers below are a tad inflated, but they come from an old thread on steepest lifts.
- Cannon tram: length 5456, vertical 2050, ratio = 2.66
- Mad River single: length 5875, vertical 2037, ratio = 2.88
- Stowe quad: length 6270, vertical 2100, ratio = 2.99
Tin
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Strattons gondi is only 1,742 ?
ss20
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Yep. Stratton gains the extra 350 feet of vertical from the Sunbowl to make 2,100 vertical feet. To the main base is only 1,742.
Mapnut
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And while I'm at it, the Sunbowl side of Stratton is only 1900 vf.
I think Tin left the Stowe gondola off his list.
I think Tin left the Stowe gondola off his list.
Tin
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Completely forgot about it 2,100'
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Thanks for the info Tin et al. I guess there is no site that actually lists lift vertical?
So it sounds like:
Skyeship at Killington is the lift that lets you ski the most vertical (2522), but nobody skis it because it mostly serves green and blue terrain
Cloudsplitter at Whiteface realistically gets you the most vertical worth skiing on a run (2456)
Madonna at Smuggler's Notch is the greatest vertical (2150) from a chairlift
So it sounds like:
Skyeship at Killington is the lift that lets you ski the most vertical (2522), but nobody skis it because it mostly serves green and blue terrain
Cloudsplitter at Whiteface realistically gets you the most vertical worth skiing on a run (2456)
Madonna at Smuggler's Notch is the greatest vertical (2150) from a chairlift
BenedictGomez
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That is odd, I never noticed that, but Whiteface is actually over-doing Jay Peak given Jay's vertical is 1,936.
I wonder where Whiteface got that 2,153 from?
Meh, that's still higher than Killington's true vertical of 1,645.
http://mountainvertical.com/best-skiing-east-coast-snowboarding.php
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Yeah, Mountain Vertical are complete morons, and so is anyone who quotes them. They can't even apply their own stupid metric properly.
http://mountainvertical.com/true-up-vertical.html#about-true-up-vertical
I highly doubt they even ski....probably sit in their parents basement........doing whatever.
sounds like a good roommate for you then highwaystar
VTKilarney
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The Madonna lift may serve a lot of vertical, but it's going to take a LOOONG time to get there.
steamboat1
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To me it just seems like the longest runs off a single lift with good pitch most of the way are at Stowe. Doesn't matter whether we're talking Forerunner, Gondi or Big Spruce. Damn the stats.
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I doubt more than a handful of people, if anyone, has skied it this entire season. Stowe, Sugarbush, Okemo, Wildcat, Loon, Sugarloaf, Waterville and probably others are all offering over 2000 vert lift served now. Ski around once in a while!
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