Best Glades

[JD]

really good.

 

[deadheadskier]

I think arguements can be made for all the Northern Vermont ski resorts for great glade skiing.

Jay is reknown for its cut glades

Stowe and Smuggs have hundreds of acres of tree skiing that are not on the traip maps, perhaps more acreage than their actual trails that are on the map.

 

[Vortex]

Welcome DeadHeadSkier. There are a few heads on this board check out the Misc. discussions.

 

[hiroto]

I think arguements can be made for all the Northern Vermont ski resorts for great glade skiing.

That sounds great. How about Sugarbush? I really wanted to go to
Jay but after comparing accomodations (condo for family of 4 with indoor pool),
I'm leaning toward Bush.

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

JD, I’ve probably been to Kmart no more then 12 times my whole life. It’s just not my cup of tea. I have a bud who is a pass holder and he tells me the glades at Kmart suck. He says the best one is what the locals call Toilet Bowl. Educate me, I’d like to know. Compare to Jay Peak for instance.

I ski the trees at Killington and Toilet Bowl is one run that gets very tracked out because everyone knows about it. I would not call it the best tree run at Killington. The best tree runs are those that are not marked on the trail map and see little traffic. I cannot compare it to Jay since I have not been lucky enough to get up there so far. My friends that have been to Jay rave about the tree skiing there especially recently with the new snow that has fallen.

 

[Bumpsis]

I'll concur with Tyrolean on the "least known" glades as being the best.

Although I have not had the chance to check out Jay's tree terrain, I'll vote for Sugarloaf, mainly because quote a few of their glades have less than obvious places of entry so the crowds stay away.

As a consequence, one can still find almost untracked stashes of the fluff long after the rest of the mountain has been firmly packed down after a dump.

For me, the main reason to risk some possible bark eating is to catch some fluff. Otherwise, if I want to ski among trees, I happily step into my XC gear.

 

[deadheadskier]

Welcome DeadHeadSkier. There are a few heads on this board check out the Misc. discussions.

thank ya'

pleased to be here

 

[JD]

Jay=beginner woods.

 

[whitestuff]

My vote goes to Sugarloaf - as there are not only plenty, but they are largely ignored by the masses. Pipe cleaner is my favourite; it's not marked on the map, and has a tricky entrance. It takes you the whole way down timberline, and a couple of weeks ago the powder was upto your waist in parts.

As for the difference between 'glades skiing' and 'tree skiing'.......... is there one? I've never heard anything so anally retentive in my whole life! You either like to ski in the trees or you don't. Some glades are really open, and others are really tight. Some have no pith, some are very steep. Glades/trees...... moguls/bumps........ tomato/tomarto :wink:

 

[Ig ODC]

Yeah, there the term "glades" "trees" "woods" are synonymous, there is no difference.

Jay's trees are great, there is just something about Mad River, I think MRG's are a little steeper, not saying Jay's aren't steep, but just that MRG's are a little more so difficult. I don't know, a lot of it probably just has to do with the conditions on the day you are there. What makes Jay's so good though is that they get the most snow, and trees are the best in the fresh. Out West, I'm a big fan of Alta's trees.

 

[awf170]

My vote goes to Sugarloaf - as there are not only plenty, but they are largely ignored by the masses. Pipe cleaner is my favourite; it's not marked on the map, and has a tricky entrance. It takes you the whole way down timberline, and a couple of weeks ago the powder was upto your waist in parts.

As for the difference between 'glades skiing' and 'tree skiing'.......... is there one? I've never heard anything so anally retentive in my whole life! You either like to ski in the trees or you don't. Some glades are really open, and others are really tight. Some have no pith, some are very steep. Glades/trees...... moguls/bumps........ tomato/tomarto :wink:

where is pipe cleaner?

 

[whitestuff]

You'll find pipe cleaner to your left as you come down Timberline - it's quite near the top. You can't see into it, and once you're in you're in - there's no hiking back. It's tight getting in there, but then it opens up a bit. You can't get lost and it isn't very steep.

 

[thetrailboss]

You'll find pipe cleaner to your left as you come down Timberline - it's quite near the top. You can't see into it, and once you're in you're in - there's no hiking back. It's tight getting in there, but then it opens up a bit. You can't get lost and it isn't very steep.

Welcome to the boards, Whitestuff!

 

[whitestuff]

Thanks Trailboss, I did think after I'd posted, that it would have been polite to introduce myself first

Anyway, this seems like a great site. And I thought joining might ease the stress of loving skiing in the east, but living accross the pond in England I've only ever skied Sugarloaf, but maybe I'll get to visit some other mountains eventually