Classic "New England-Style" Ski Trails List

[Greg]

Let's start a list of your favorite classic New England trails. Relatively steep, windy, no snowmaking, less skier traffic, natural snow cover.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Let's start a list of your favorite classic New England trails. Relatively steep, windy, no snowmaking, less skier traffic, natural snow cover.

Hey, what about NY trails?

 

[Greg]

Hey, what about NY trails?

Of course. By "New England" style trails, I mean those fitting the above description...

 

[Marc]

"Jaws" at Mount Snow. First a tight, two bump wide entrance from Committed, then down the fall line, then along a double fall line dropping off to skier's right with a dog leg in the trail to skier's left.

It's a pretty cool trail.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Of course. By "New England" style trails, I mean those fitting the above description...

Alright then: I'll nominate Empire at Whiteface, Upper Darby at Gore

 

[Talisman]

Wildcat @ Wildcat

Cannon @ Cannon

Chinclip & Goat @ Stowe

Searle's Way @ Okemo

Moonshine, Castlerock, Hammer Head, Tumbler, Paradise etc Sugar Bush

Most of MRG

Winter's Way @ Sugar Loaf

Wilderness @ Burke

Challenger @ Mt Sneaux

Broom Stick/Heart of the Magician @ Magic

Spruce @ Stratton

Giant Killer & Summit Glades @ Pico

 

[thetrailboss]

OK, here goes:

Burke: East Bowl, Powderhorn, Carriage Road, Wilderness, Lew's Leap, Toll Road, Dipper Doodle, etc, etc.

Loon: Upper Flying Fox, Upper Picked Rock.

Cannon: Upper Cannon and Skylight.

Sugarbush: Lower FIS.

Pico: Summit Glades.

Killington: Catwalk.

Stowe: Goat or Cliffway

Lyndon Outing Club: Any trail but Face :wink:

Sunapee: Lower Williamson (?) Never been on it.

 

[awf170]

Wildcat @ Wildcat

Wildcat is wide, and has a ton of snowmaking....

 

[loafer89]

Utsayantha - Belleayre - Steep without snowmaking, rarely opened.

Winters Way - Sugarloaf - Wild Thing trail - no snowmaking or grooming

Binder - Sugarloaf

Bubblecuffer - Same as Winters Way

Royal Flush - Killington

Catwalk - Killington

Flume - Killington

Roundabout - Killington

Middle Earth - Sugarbush

 

[kingslug]

Blockbuster at Plattekill. Still one of my favorites, especialy on a powder day.

 

[marcski]

Blockbuster at Plattekill. Still one of my favorites, especialy on a powder day.

I agree a fun trail. But not it's not a classic new england ski trail fitting greg's definition.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

So Great ones so far.

Slide of Hans, Witch, Wizard (although much of it is wide) @ Magic

Muleskinner, Golden Smelt @ Saddleback

(America, but I heard it was widened. Closed last time I was there.)

 

[riverc0il]

Hmmmmmm.... Tuckerbrook Trail, Taft Race Course, Sherburne Trail, Gulf of Slides Ski Trail, Bruce Trail...

 

[eatskisleep]

Most of the trails at Black Mountain of NH such as White Kunckle.

 

[ga2ski]

Hot shot at Gunstock. well at least what i remeber from skiing it when i was younger.

 

[thetrailboss]

Hot shot at Gunstock. well at least what i remeber from skiing it when i was younger.

Good call. Wish it was open when I visited in March. Looked like fun.

 

[awf170]

Gulf of Slides Ski Trail

That trail looks so awsome. Made me sad having to walk down it. Next year I think I'm going to do a midwinter trip up there just to ski the trail. Imagine that thing with a foot of fresh powder.

(America, but I heard it was widened. Closed last time I was there.)

Looks widened, but not sure because I have never been there. Still looks cool though.

 

[dmc]

The Sherbie...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7170295788164578343
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=3467442022188985608

- Sherburn Trail - Last March

 

[andyzee]

I agree a fun trail. But not it's not a classic new england ski trail fitting greg's definition.

Agree 100% on both counts.

Sugarbush: Lower FIS.

Always loved that trail, everything except the last part which is a lot of uphill. I always joke that it's the uphill portion that makes this a black diamond

 

[maplevalleymaster]

"Jaws" at Mount Snow. First a tight, two bump wide entrance from Committed, then down the fall line, then along a double fall line dropping off to skier's right with a dog leg in the trail to skier's left.

It's a pretty cool trail.

I completely agree. That trail is awesome. Uncle's is also another classic New England Trail at Mount Snow.