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[deadheadskier]

So how long is it actually 57 degrees, if at all?

Never been there but most likely not at all and if it does it is probably for 50 ft max. There isnt anything in New England that gets over 55 degrees, so i doubt there is a place in the mid atlantic that does

Dont be dissin the mid-a. Our mountain with the exception of the mount washington vicinity are higher than yours. Mt mitchell in NC creamp mt washington. Mitchell pushes 8,000 ft if im correct.

Very True - Top of the World at Snowshoe is located at 4848 - however the base of the Western Territory is above 3000 feet. The mountains in West Virginia that have 2000 verticle feet from valley floor to summit are few and far between. I used to post a little bit on the DCSKI message boards for a couple of years when I lived in the area and I know that there were several threads over those years concerning certain mountains that had the potential for 2000 feet of verticle if developed into a ski area.

As for Shays - it does deserve its due - the Headwall is comparable to lower Ovation at K-Mart. It is very steep for about 50 verticle feet, but 57 degrees is pushing it. Even 50 is pushing it. I worked at Snowshoe for awhile and use to joke quite a bit with the marketing department that they must have had their ruler backwords.

Finally, someone on here that agrees with me.

I remember those discussions. They were planning on a mountain that had over 2000 ft vert somewhere between timberline and snowshow if I remember correctly.

I'm trying to remember the names of these mountains. Was one of them Tory? They were a couple of peaks located somewhere between Elkins and Seneca Rocks. My google searches are failing me, but I recall some pretty in depth discussions on that board about possible sites for new ski area development in WV

 

[Powderhound21]

I think it was Troy. Ill flip through the boards...

 

[Powderhound21]

Got it.


Click Here- Porte Crayon

 

[Powderhound21]

Oh, and yes you were right. The other mountain is Troy.

 

[deadheadskier]

Got it.


Click Here- Porte Crayon

Yes, I remember this discussion on the DC boards. I drove by Porte Crayon (kind of behind Canaan if I recall correctly) and thought that it would make a fabulous mountain, especially because of the elevation.

Most people don't realize that higher elevations in West Virginia recieve more snow than all of the ski areas in New Hampshire outside of Cannon, Bretton and Wildcat and all ski areas in Vermont south of Killington.

The winter I worked at Showshoe (02-03) we got 227 inches and it was a legitimate total. The two summers surrounding that winter were much colder than any summer I've experienced in Vermont. It is indeed an alpine environment.

Porte Crayon could be a jem of a ski area for DC area folk, but the investment would be huge to make it happen and its not worth considering at all until Corridor H is completed.

 

[dmc]

Lower K27(Hunter Mountain) - about a 55...

Slopemeter)

 

[ctenidae]

That qualifies as "Pretty Steep", d.

 

[dmc]

That qualifies as "Pretty Steep", d.

Only for a few meters... But still fun!

 

[ALLSKIING]

Was that patch you were on at the end of the year from that?

 

[dmc]

Was that patch you were on at the end of the year from that?

No - but that chunk stayed a while too...

 

[Greg]

I saw that pile when skiing with JimG. and Karl at the end of December. You were on teles that day, D. That was a pretty impressive drop. I skied around it... :lol:

 

[JimG.]

I saw that pile when skiing with JimG. and Karl at the end of December. You were on teles that day, D. That was a pretty impressive drop. I skied around it... :lol:

I tried to get him to go right down it, I even went first...Greg didn't bite. That extra thrill made the left edge of K so much more fun!

 

[Greg]

I saw that pile when skiing with JimG. and Karl at the end of December. You were on teles that day, D. That was a pretty impressive drop. I skied around it... :lol:

I tried to get him to go right down it, I even went first...Greg didn't bite. That extra thrill made the left edge of K so much more fun!

That was a bad ski day for me. How many times did I release on Claire's? You guys definitely keep the energy level up all day. :beer:

 

[JimG.]

That was a bad ski day for me. How many times did I release on Claire's? You guys definitely keep the energy level up all day. :beer:

Snow was funky on Claire's that day...we probably should have spent a little more time on the frontside trails like K and Crossover which were alot softer, but that would have gotten boring.

I remember you having a little trouble the first few times down, but you got the hang of it and were doing pretty well in the afternoon. Conditions like that are what will make you a better skier.

No pain, no gain.