Does the West use bigger rulers?

[deadheadskier]

This caught my eye from an article in Unofficial Networks regarding Monarch's pictured expansion.

Does that look like 377 acres? Apparently including trees that is what the claim is for the expansion.
Loon claims 403 total skiable acres. Hard to imagine that area pictured is almost as much as all of Loon

 

[thebigo]

is that a green carved across seven fall line trails?

 

[AdironRider]

Most western areas claim acreage on a boundary to boundary basis, which is legit as virtually all of those woods are actually skiable naturally and without high levels of maintenance / pruning. That is not the case on the East Coast.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

is that a green carved across seven fall line trails?

it may be a skiable route that is marked but i assume it exists more as a work/maintenance road to get shit to the top

could also be to offer a bail out if those trails are left to get bumped up.

 

[deadheadskier]

Most western areas claim acreage on a boundary to boundary basis, which is legit as virtually all of those woods are actually skiable naturally and without high levels of maintenance / pruning. That is not the case on the East Coast.

I get that, but still question if some places take liberties in advertising more acres than actually exist.

It's nothing I particularly care about when choosing a ski destination. I just opened that article and saw the picture and was surprised how small their "massive" 377 acre expansion looked.

 

[urungus]

The traverse is shown on the trail map but is not named

 

[AdironRider]

I get that, but still question if some places take liberties in advertising more acres than actually exist.

It's nothing I particularly care about when choosing a ski destination. I just opened that article and saw the picture and was surprised how small their "massive" 377 acre expansion looked.

I mean 377 acres is only basically half a square mile give or take, and given the perspective of that photo I’d believe it.

 

[Smellytele]

It would actually be a smaller ruler…

 

[deadheadskier]

It would actually be a smaller ruler…

Haha. Good point!

 

[jaytrem]

Looks like those Northstar Glades add a lot of acres that aren't as noticeable.

 

[RH29]

My very generous accounting (using Google Earth's measure tool) puts the entire area, including the graded expanse on each side, at a total of just under 300 acres.

 

[deadheadskier]

I KNEW IT!

 

[jaytrem]

I get over 360 acres with a generous measurement. Whatever it is, I'd like to get back there. Cool little mountain, oops, I mean big.