Double Fall Lines: Love 'em or hate 'em?

[Greg]

Love 'em! Let's also use this thread to post your best DFL pics!

Liftline, Castlerock, Sugarbush:

 

[roark]

I suspect this poll will be more lopsided than the trees vs. groomers thread.

 

[snoseek]

nice pic!! they are real fun. definately adds lots of challenge. quite the workout for on leg, I guess the other gets a rest.

 

[pepperdawg]

Nice - that CR pic has made it so I cant stand up from my desk...

 

[Greg]

Couple more:

Flying Cloud, Berkshire East:

Tough to tell in this pic, but Goniff Glade at Magic had a nasty DFL, along with trees:

Organgrinder, Sugarbush:

 

[thetrailboss]

They make skiing more challenging. Other good double fall lines can be found at Middlebury College Snowbowl and Burke Mountain.

 

[marcski]

DFL's make skiing interesting. Flat and smooth = boring.

 

[dmc]

Westway(44) at Hunter.. Double falline to the left..

HiRes:
http://www.powderhound.org/2005/hi-res/Hunter_12-17-05_view_down_44.jpg

 

[from_the_NEK]

Other good double fall lines can be found at Middlebury College Snowbowl and Burke Mountain.

Double Fall Line trails at Burke = Powder Horn, Wilderness, Mountain Marsh, McHargs Cutoff, parts of Upper Dipper, East Bowl (of course EB has a little bit of everything, even some uphill )

 

[Big Game]

Nice pics. I wish I had some to share. DFL's are great ways to ease into more difficult terrain.

 

[andyzee]

Couple more:

Organgrinder, Sugarbush:

I love Organgrinder, never noticed a dfl on it though, damn, getting old and senile

 

[Greg]

I love Organgrinder, never noticed a dfl on it though, damn, getting old and senile

OG is a weird run for me. It looks very steep from the top, but feels pretty mellow once you're on it.

 

[Marc]

DFL... where I'm from... means "dead fecking last."






At any rate, I will only ski on a trail with a triple fall line, personally.

 

[Hawkshot99]

Ok, ill be the "gaper". Whats a double fall line? And while your at it, whats a gaper?

 

[Greg]

Ok, ill be the "gaper". Whats a double fall line? And while your at it, whats a gaper?

Brave man. More gaper info here:

http://forums.alpinezone.com/8473-you-might-gaper-if.html

As far as double fall lines, well that first pic of Liftline should pretty much answer it. Basically, it's sort of a trail that "leans" one way or the other as well as descends in the direction of the trail. Often times you drift towards the "low" side. It makes it tough to keep a consistent line, and you usually end up taking one turn shorter to compensate.

 

[AdironRider]

Double fall line refers to when the natural slope of the trail not only drops down towards the bottom of the run, but also to either the left or right creating a slope that not only falls down in vertical in front of you, but also to either your left or right to some degree. These change drastically they way a slope feels or skis.

That being said I dont think theyre all that exciting. Sure they provide a nice challenge, but more often than not they become a pain in the ass more than an enjoyable experience to me. Its not that I cant handle em, (Ive learned more on Cloudspin at Whiteface - if you want to talk about double fall lines this is a run to check out - than probably any other trail in the east) but for pure riding flow and please Id rather just have it steep and gnarly straight down the hill.

 

[from_the_NEK]

I think they use snow making on OG to take away some of the double fall line aspect. It definitley is not very prominent. I reality the majority of trails have some amount of double fall line to them. Some are just much more noticable (most of traffic funneled to one side) than others.

 

[Greg]

(Ive learned more on Cloudspin at Whiteface - if you want to talk about double fall lines this is a run to check out - than probably any other trail in the east)

What's it like to have skied every trail in the East?

 

[AdironRider]

Pretty awesome let me tell you!

So I guess its a bit unfair to say that Cloud is the best double fall line in the east, but its definately up there. Ive sampled all the others in the thread minus trails at the Bush, and it definately holds its own weight. Notably, Cloudspin often gets a nice fresh layer of windblown pow everyday from Skyward as well as the bowl that contains the Slides. But Ill shut up before I spill to many secrets.

 

[Greg]

Pretty awesome let me tell you!

So I guess its a bit unfair to say that Cloud is the best double fall line in the east, but its definately up there. Ive sampled all the others in the thread minus trails at the Bush, and it definately holds its own weight. Notably, Cloudspin often gets a nice fresh layer of windblown pow everyday from Skyward as well as the bowl that contains the Slides. But Ill shut up before I spill to many secrets.

Just bustin'...