And it will allow access to some cliffs!
http://brettonwoods.com/winter_sports/alpine/overview#stickneyexpansion
http://brettonwoods.com/winter_sports/alpine/overview#stickneyexpansion
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Does the terrain on Stickney have any pitch? Bretton Woods is one of very few "larger" ski areas in New England I've never skied. The primary reason being is how flat it has looked on the way by. If I'm heading to Northern NH to ski, it's hard for me to divert from either Wildcat or Cannon.
Nothing at BW has more than "steep intermediate" pitch (a la Burke intermediate steep). The glades at BW are startlingly short and you spend most of your run getting to them and getting back to the lift. This lift will at least let you lap these glades. Much more glades than tree skiing. My only time skiing BW was last season. And although not a great day conditions wise, I was able to take a good enough measure of the mountain that nothing will ever get me back there:Does the terrain on Stickney have any pitch? Bretton Woods is one of very few "larger" ski areas in New England I've never skied. The primary reason being is how flat it has looked on the way by. If I'm heading to Northern NH to ski, it's hard for me to divert from either Wildcat or Cannon.
I must say I would never have guessed of all places to put in a new t-bar, it would be Bretton Woods.
Does the terrain on Stickney have any pitch? Bretton Woods is one of very few "larger" ski areas in New England I've never skied. The primary reason being is how flat it has looked on the way by. If I'm heading to Northern NH to ski, it's hard for me to divert from either Wildcat or Cannon.
I'm no fan of Sunapee but that is a dis-service to Sunapee. Sunapee has much more to offer the expert and upper intermediate skier/rider. There isn't any mountain to compare with Bretton Woods. Even many smaller and mid-sized mountains offer more pitch than Bretton. It is really in a class of its own in the East, which is a great thing for the right skier/rider and a bad thing for the wrong skier/rider.I'd say it is a larger, flatter Sunapee. I'd say Stratton, but that mountain has more pitch. Skis wide and flat. Nice lodge improvements and lifts.
The new terrain that they are working on this summer may offer advanced/expert family members something to do that gets them excited; I hope so.
It will be interesting to see what "being expanded and enhanced" really means. My hunch is don't expect much. Stickney is already gladed and cut. The second part of this quote is interesting. Any glade that can be "manicured" so it will be "skiable even in lean snow years and cater to all abilities and age groups" essentially means green circle pitch wide spaced glading. Essentially, my read is don't expect much more than what is already there. Anything bigger would have been accompanied by more specifics.Bretton Woods said:The gladed terrain is being expanded and enhanced to open up the steep drop offs and cliff area for those thrillseeking skiers at Bretton Woods. For the less adventurous, many of the glades are being manicured in the Bretton Woods fashion so they will be skiable even in lean snow years and cater to all abilities and age groups.
But outside of Bretton being protractor challenged
I have ridden by BW on my road bike about 10 times this summer and i have been studying the terrain. The portion to skiers left will probably be no different than what they already have, however, skiers right is a bit more interesting. I think it will be pretty good, although relatively short. I think the terrain would rate black at most areas. The pitch is fairly consistent. I think it will be the longest consistently steeper terrain at BW. It has a few rolls and looks like a stream bed or two as well. I may try to hike up there soon to get a better look. It might be enough to get me to ski there once a year on good snow days.
AdironRider,
Have you been in the trees at Bretton Woods?
I'm no fan of Sunapee but that is a dis-service to Sunapee. Sunapee has much more to offer the expert and upper intermediate skier/rider.