New terrain at the river

skiNEwhere · Sep 25, 2014

http://freeskier.com/the-wire/sunday-river-adds-50-acres-new-terrain-2014-15-season

Skiers asked for it, now the spruce peak triple will get a conveyer loading system.

And the terrain under the spruce peak triple will be make a trail. IIRC that's a pretty rocky line, which should boost SR's image a little bit.

MadMadWorld · Sep 25, 2014

This is the only cliff I can remember under the Spruce Triple. If that's in bound then Sunday River just set the bar but I doubt it. That landing looks spine tinglingly flat. Although skiers right appears like it could be fun.

Domeskier · Sep 25, 2014

MadMadWorld said:
If that's in bound then Sunday River just set the bar but I doubt it.

Looks good, but I'm pretty sure the bar cannot be set any higher than Satan's Stairwell.

thetrailboss · Sep 25, 2014

Nice. But doesn't it flatten out a bit lower down?

skiberg · Sep 25, 2014

Great for Sunday River as the lack difficult and technical terrain. However, cant see how they will get Gnarnia open without pointing a few snowguns in that general direction. That's a pretty good sized cliff.

thetrailboss · Sep 25, 2014

Actually maybe not.....

Looks like fun.

skiberg · Sep 25, 2014

The landing is not too bad. It gets skied occasionally when there is enough snow. That picture is taken in a petty good snow year.

Smellytele · Sep 25, 2014

skiberg said:
The landing is not too bad. It gets skied occasionally when there is enough snow. That picture is taken in a petty good snow year.

+1
I have skied it and it isn't that much of a drop. it opens up a little where it meets Goat Path

JAM614 · Sep 25, 2014

+2
Used to do that in the early 90's, along with Spruce Cliffs before it was a trail, then not a trail: ) It's a small step off in most locations. The real hazard used to be crossing the 3 mile trail and avoiding the snowmaking pipe on the other side. Plus the risk of pass pulled by Patrol.

mbedle · Sep 25, 2014

Coming from a boarder's point of view, that fall line looks absolutely painful between three mile and lazy. And isn't that cliff right before the cross-over for three mile? If it is, I see a lot of bowling for beginners happening this season.

Savemeasammy · Sep 25, 2014

mbedle said:
bowling for beginners

This sounds like it could be fun.

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JAM614 · Sep 25, 2014

mbedle said:
Coming from a boarder's point of view, that fall line looks absolutely painful between three mile and lazy. And isn't that cliff right before the cross-over for three mile? If it is, I see a lot of bowling for beginners happening this season.

The run-out is indeed too flat to make any decent turns IMHO. There is enough of a run-out to scrub speed before crossing the beginner trail. I can only see this being officially open when natural snowpack is decent.

ss20 · Sep 25, 2014

mbedle said:
And isn't that cliff right before the cross-over for three mile? If it is, I see a lot of bowling for beginners happening this season.

That's my concern as well. They're gonna have to set up some nets at that intersection.

Newpylong · Sep 25, 2014

Looks pretty cool.

machski · Sep 25, 2014

It will be open more often as they have thinned out the tress to lookers left of the rock cliff in the photos posted. This will allow a non-drop line on the upper section. They supposedly swung it wide skiers right after the 3 mile junction, likely to give a better option over the cross mountain airline pipe there (I need to go look, that thing isn't used anymore anyway so I kind of wonder if they cut out and removed a section of that pipe).

Vortex · Sep 26, 2014

This will be great. You should be able to get from Spruce to Last tango. I am a little curious about the cross over 3 mile trail, but I think it will work out.

skiNEwhere · Sep 26, 2014

Well since I don't think anyone actually bothered to read the press release, I'll just leave this here and see if anyone notices the four other trails they added
http://www.sundayriver.com/Documents/TrailMap_East_Web.jpg

prsboogie · Oct 2, 2014

^2 glades off lower White Cap, 1 trail off Spruce and 1 glade off Barker and North

Highway Star · Oct 2, 2014

Cool, are they going to install snowmaking on these glades to make them skiable....?

canobie#1 · Oct 2, 2014

I'd love to see locke triple get this carpet system too.

Even white cap.

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