Worst Trail Maps

thetrailboss · May 24, 2015

xwhaler said:
Middlebury Snow Bowl:
-Map blurry and hard to read
-Makes the place seem really small. There are a ton of off map glades that have the ski area ski much bigger than its vertical would suggest.
Trail map doing Middlebury no favors in attracting 1st timers IMHO

Got to agree. I say have the Geography Department at Bi Hall draw them a new one.

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thetrailboss · May 24, 2015

xwhaler said:
Black Mtn of ME
Lots of Angry Beaver glades that have trail signs that haven;t yet made it onto the official map. I don't think they are "secret stashes" as much as BMOM just hasn't highlighted them yet.
Place is a gem for low/mid angle tree skiing at a great price and some freshinng to the trail map would help.

That's their current map? Ugh.

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thetrailboss · May 24, 2015

skiNEwhere said:
Am I the only one who used to draw trail maps as a kid? If so, I'll nominate mine as the worst.

:lol: no shit you did too?

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thetrailboss · May 24, 2015

BenedictGomez said:
Mad River Glen

Tried to use this incomprehensible thing the first time I visited this year, and I basically gave up and just "went skiing" so to speak.

That's old school

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prsboogie · May 24, 2015

Can't believe this didn't make it up here yet

ironhippy · May 24, 2015

prsboogie said:
Can't believe this didn't make it up here yet

spiderpig · May 24, 2015

ironhippy said:

It's not the most visually pleasing, but the layout is represented quite well.

rtjcbrown · May 24, 2015

https://skimap.org/data/339/7/1209789823.jpg

thetrailboss · May 24, 2015

ironhippy said:

I don't really have an issue with that. I think it looks pretty good actually.

thetrailboss · May 24, 2015

rtjcbrown said:
https://skimap.org/data/339/7/1209789823.jpg

I think that a company named Sitour made these kind of maps. Burke used to have one:

Gunstock too:

The only thing about the Great Gorge Village is that it has a weird layout.

marcski · May 26, 2015

thetrailboss said:
The only thing about the Great Gorge Village is that it has a weird layout.

Well, it is in Jersey, too!

ceo · May 26, 2015

The trail maps I've had the hardest time figuring out are MRG and Burke. In both cases that's less an issue with the map than with the area's confusing trail layout.

BenedictGomez · May 26, 2015

thetrailboss said:
That's old school

It's horrible design school.

spiderpig said:
It's not the most visually pleasing, but the layout is represented quite well.

Yeah, I have zero issues with that map, I thought it was better than most actually.

steamboat1 · May 27, 2015

BenedictGomez said:
Mad River Glen

Tried to use this incomprehensible thing the first time I visited this year, and I basically gave up and just "went skiing" so to speak.

Pretty accurate trail map I think.

Domeskier · May 27, 2015

At some point accuracy starts to interfere with usability.

sugarbushskier · May 27, 2015

If you know the mountain, picture the fall lines and ski it that way. Map is very detailed, (almost too much I agree), but very representative of the terrain. The detail adds to the intrigue and options MRG has to offer.

DoublePlanker · May 27, 2015

I think the MRG trail map is great. Its one of the best imo.

ss20 · May 27, 2015

The best trail map is a powder day with a local. Nuff said...

Savemeasammy · May 27, 2015

skiNEwhere said:
Am I the only one who used to draw trail maps as a kid?

Guilty. Now my 8 year old does it.

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steamboat1 · May 27, 2015

My spiral notebooks were filled with trail maps. Notes not so much.

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