what's up highpeaksdrifter
nice to see you pop in. Hope you've had a good season at WF
nice to see you pop in. Hope you've had a good season at WF
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The Whiteface Slides are OPEN!
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BenedictGomez
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This is all I ask as well. It just seems so ambiguous.
It's almost like they enjoy keeping them closed for the "mystery" or something. I'm all for safety, but it seems like they're way over cautious.
That said, I've admittedly never skied them, because they're pretty much never open. So for comparison, and to educate me on the degree of difficulty, how much more difficult are they then say, Liftline at Smuggs?
MadMadWorld
Active member
It's not anymore difficult and besides Slide #4 (I believe), Liftline at Smuggs is more challenging. The Slides do come with avi danger and there have been at least 2 real slides triggered in the last 5 years by dummies poaching it from outside the resort. So they should be cautious but sometimes it's excessive.
highpeaksdrifter
New member
I've had a great season, I hope you have too.
twinplanx
Active member
This ^ Was there some kinda Bat Signal to alert you that your presence was requested here?
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BenedictGomez
Well-known member
Well, if that's truly the case then it adds to the, "WTH are these things never open" debate.
moresnow
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jimk
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I was at Whiteface on Friday 3/21/14. Nice day. The slides were open, at least one of them, but as moresnow said beacon/probe/shovel required, which I did not have. No way I was wandering in there tourist mode. Looked real good though:
jaysunn
New member
WF Slides are amazing with proper snow conditions, all else, is fucking dangerous. Knowledge is power, and proper equipment is key. Be careful if you enter, sick if conditions are right.
fbrissette
Well-known member
Slope is only one variable in the 'potential danger' equation. The slides are a relatively slick rock face with lots of resurging water forming icy patches on top of the rock. There is not much vegetation to hold snow in place, compared to liftline at Stowe or Face Chutes at Jay which are full of small trees.
This is not a slope I would ever ski in the backcountry. High potential for a weak layer at the base, little to no exit route, and it is a terrain trap if you are stuck in a slide.
MadMadWorld
Active member
The one thing this year that has been a real problem is the different layers of snow. In the snowpack you could find heavy wet snow, wind blown hard pack, and very light powder. With that said, a nice warm up should make that snow adhere nicely and make the slides skiable to everyone until the end of the season.
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