Best Glades

[awf170]

When I was at castlerock last year I saw this little glade that looked really cool of middlearth but i didnt do it because it was late in the day and my father wouldnt do so i didnt want do it by myself, but anyway it looked really cool so i was wondering if anyone has done it before

 

[JD]

The goods are off the back...just follow the tracks. I hear Cat Walk is sick too.

 

[David Metsky]

I always hear that on certain days you can see the ocean from the top of Mt Washington.. But everytime I've climb to the top - I can't...
I always attribute it to haze...

It's best in the fall when the air is cooler, or at night when you can see the lighthouses on the shore, or just around sunset when the sun reflects off the water. It's a really neat sight.

-dave-

 

[riverc0il]

I thought hardwoods was what you wanted. I sure enjoy skiing birch and maple glades over the tight soft wood (pine schrbb) up high.

sorry, i may have misused the words here. what i was referring to is that VT has lots of low diameter trees in a lot of their glades whereas i noticed NH glades tend to have older trees with a much larger diameter. i am not familiar with name identification, so i can't cite specific tree varieties. but i prefer the VT woods much better.

That's preposterous!!!

you're entitled to your opinion, i am entitled to mine. just because mind differs from yours does not make it preposterous. that statement was preposterous.

regarding the difference between "trees" and "glades", in bounds the resorts will use them interchangably (most skiers do too). my understanding is that a "glade" is an open area surrounded by woods with trees spotting the trail. goniff glade and twilight zone at magic for example are two of my favorite "glades." where as i like to define a tree run when the trees are tight and demand quick turns. glades generally do not require quick turning ability since the trees are so spread out. but every trail varies and resorts use "glades" to indicate all sorts of varieties of trails.

 

[beswift]

quote="Greg"]

The White Hills (or Cristall Hills) were first sited by Europeans in 1524 by Verrezano as he was sailing up the East Coast. The name either from snow covering or water reflecting off the bare rocks, as seen from the ocean.

Is that a legend or substantiated in an Italian written record? I'm serious, if there is a source I want to read it. I get into old journals with references to New England.

I always hear that on certain days you can see the ocean from the top of Mt Washington.. But everytime I've climb to the top - I can't...
I always attribute it to haze...

I've been very fortunate in that my one climb to the summit was on a perfectly clear day, and I did see the Ocean. However, I am skeptical about a sighting by Verrezano from the Ocean. More than likely he saw the Camden Hills or those near Bar Harbor which are glacially polished and could easily reflect the sun.

 

[David Metsky]

Is that a legend or substantiated in an Italian written record? I'm serious, if there is a source I want to read it. I get into old journals with references to New England.

Verrazano wrote to the King of France on July 8, 1524, mentioning the "high mountains back inland" (translated) which, based on the rest of what he wrote, are universally accepted to be the White Mountains. I've never seen the actual letter or journals, but Guy and Laura Waterman quote it in "Forest and Crag" and cite several other works in the bibliography. I'd start there. I don't think there's any real question that what he saw was the Whites.

There is also the claim that John Sebastian Cabot spotted Mt Washington in 1497 while exploring the coast, but I don't think that is as well accepted.

-dave-

 

[hiroto]

Kinsman at Cannon

Yesterday I skiied Kinsman Glade at Cannon for the 1st time. What do people
think of that trail? I thought it was pretty comparable to Paradise at MRG
but it was more than 10 years ago I skiied there so I don't remember that well.
It doesn't have anything like the chute at the top of Paradise but I felt overall
steepness and the length were about the same.

They had just opened it Monday and had 6 inches of new snow Tuesday
night so it was in a great shape with no ice. Me and my 8 years old son
had a great time skiing down there.

 

[thetrailboss]

Good beginner glades: Pat's Peak.

Best Glades: Burke and then Jay. People rave about Jay but they can get tracked out. Many of the pics you see were taken out of bounds, which is incredible up at Jay.

Beswift's point about the origin of the White's name is incorrect (surprise)...it had to do with the snowcapped summits. Yes, there are lots of Birches in MILAN, NH, but there are many more softwood trees and other hardwoods on the slopes of the Whites.

People rave about the tree skiing at Bretton Woods...but they are flat and pretty wide open...some are even groomed. :-? Not the same kind of experience as, say, the tight Birches Run at Burke. :wink:

 

[skintowin]

Mad River has the best glades, no contest. Jay's are pretty good, but get tracked out in a hurry. Some other areas have lots of gladed areas, (smuggs, stowe, sugarloaf), but they are a bit too 'sterile' for the true woodsman. Not very steep, and the lines are too obvious. If it's on the trail map, it's generally a pretty weak glade.

 

[thetrailboss]

Mad River has the best glades, no contest. Jay's are pretty good, but get tracked out in a hurry. Some other areas have lots of gladed areas, (smuggs, stowe, sugarloaf), but they are a bit too 'sterile' for the true woodsman. Not very steep, and the lines are too obvious. If it's on the trail map, it's generally a pretty weak glade.

Yes, I'd have to agree that MRG is up there. I have not experienced them personally.

 

[JD]

Yea, Mad River is the best. No reason to drive any further north.

 

[JimG.]

Yea, Mad River is the best. No reason to drive any further north.

That's your story and you're sticking to it :wink: .

I'll be at MRG starting next week, and I thought I might drive an hour north and spend a day at Stowe...not worth it, huh?

 

[smootharc]

Sugarbush "New" Glade question....

....this years trail map mentions 40 acres of new gladed terrain. Anyone have thoughts on the new terrain (much of it previously skied) from direct experience ?

I'm curious....

 

[bvibert]

Yea, Mad River is the best. No reason to drive any further north.

That's your story and you're sticking to it :wink: .

I'll be at MRG starting next week, and I thought I might drive an hour north and spend a day at Stowe...not worth it, huh?

IIRC its less than an hour to Stowe with decent road conditions... If you've never been to Stowe I'd say check it out if you have an extra day. Its kinda pricey but I think some of the inns/lodges in the MRV offer discounted tickets to Stowe as well as the Bush and MRG...

 

[David Metsky]

Yea, Mad River is the best. No reason to drive any further north.

While I love MRG, and it's my favorite ski area, for pure glade skiing I prefer Jay Peak. Lots of variety, less insane terrain, more fun, better snow.

 

[JD]

I agree, Jay is where it's at.

 

[JimG.]

If you've never been to Stowe I'd say check it out if you have an extra day. Its kinda pricey but I think some of the inns/lodges in the MRV offer discounted tickets to Stowe as well as the Bush and MRG...

Been to Stowe many times, one of my favs in VT. I was just giving JD a hard time because he downplays the excellent glade skiing there. If I can get the time to go I probably will, I can still get a Hunter employee discount there that makes the lift tic expense bearable.

Too bad JD blew out that knee cause it would have been a blast to ski with a local.

 

[bvibert]

Been to Stowe many times, one of my favs in VT. I was just giving JD a hard time because he downplays the excellent glade skiing there. If I can get the time to go I probably will, I can still get a Hunter employee discount there that makes the lift tic expense bearable.

Too bad JD blew out that knee cause it would have been a blast to ski with a local.

Ahh, I was surprised that you hadn't been to Stowe before...

How much of a discount do they give to employees from other mountains? I always forget about that perk, it doesn't help that they took down the list at work...

 

[JimG.]

Stowe is weird with the discounts, either feast or famine. I think it depends on who is running the ticket sales area. One year, they argued with me and refused to give me any discount. The next year they gave me half off but I was smart enough to bring a letter of intro from Hunter because it would have been full price without it. Then, a year later, I forgot the letter but they comped me on a 2 day pass.

Go figure.

 

[hiroto]

What is a chance of Jay still having decent glade
skiing at the end of March this season?