Steepest slope in the east

[ALLSKIING]

Ok lets go! No BC
My vote White Nitro at the Loaf or Ovation at K.

 

[salida]

are you asking for the steepest slope at a ski area? or in the east in general?

 

[ALLSKIING]

are you asking for the steepest slope at a ski area? or in the east in general?

Ski area.

 

[ga2ski]

Tucks. other wise black hole at sunday river. not long but steep.

 

[awf170]

are you asking for the steepest slope at a ski area? or in the east in general?

Ski area.

hmmmm for a really short spot the backside it is steeper then white nitro, a very small section though.

and nice thread idea, always brings up good arguement

 

[loafer89]

My vote is:

Jagger at Sugarloaf

 

[Strat]

Never done it, but I'm just gonna throw out Teardrop because of what I've heard about it... sounds severe...

 

[awf170]

Never done it, but I'm just gonna throw out Teardrop because of what I've heard about it... sounds severe...

teardrop... come again, where is that at

 

[riverc0il]

stowe, but i don't think that's inbounds?

 

[awf170]

stowe, but i don't think that's inbounds?

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ya but if we count OB the headwall at tucks just blows everything away

 

[Strat]

Never done it, but I'm just gonna throw out Teardrop because of what I've heard about it... sounds severe...

teardrop... come again, where is that at

Backside of mansfield... Map showing it here: http://lew.lasher.home.att.net/maps/w-mansfield.gif

 

[salida]

there are plenty of 50+ degree chutes in the backcountry, they just arent highly publicized....

 

[ALLSKIING]

No BC only resorts

 

[ALLSKIING]

My vote is:

Jagger at Sugarloaf

Have to go midseason to ski that. :wink:

 

[takeahike46er]

When The Rumor first opened at Gore it was billed as the steepest trail in the east. While the headwall has been toned down in recent years it certainly ranks among the steepest.

 

[Vortex]

I vote White Nitro. Ga2ski, you think black hole is steeper than Upper Vortex. Maybe its the transition from the upper part to lower section of the trail that makes Vortex seems more challenging to me. Also the view up the chair makes Black hole look steep and usually icy.. Anyway I would prefer upper and lower vortex over White Nitro or black hole.

 

[JimG.]

My vote for steepest run inbounds is for Paradise at MRG.

 

[loafer89]

I agree that the Rumor trail at Gore gets my vote for steepest and scariest run in New York State. When I skied the trail in January 2003, they had just opened it with a nice coating of machine made ice, I was happy to make it down in one piece.

 

[St. Jerry]

I have skied them all in the north east/New England and the upper section/headwall of the Rumor at Gore on the skier's left is the steepest trail out there.

 

[thetrailboss]

What about skier's right and center on Upper FIS at Sugarbush? That's pretty intense...