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

[andyzee]

One double fall line that is a bit decieving is Down Draft running into Double Dipper at Killington. There have been time I didn't realize that it's a DFL and there were big bumps or ice and it just kind of throws you.

 

[Chris I]

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.

Cloud as well as Tannery at Gore are horrible for snowboarders. After a day of sessioning Gore getting back to Bear mtn is torture on the calves if you take these trails

 

[AdironRider]

Whats so bad about Cloudspin for snowboarders? Theres no annoying traverses like Gore has, no real runout, and a sustained pitch. Other than the fact that it bumps up whats so bad. I ride and have yet to encounter any difficulty on Cloud.

 

[marcski]

Call me a gaper if you will...but I happen to enjoy Jaws on the NF of Mt. Snow. The lower half of Jaws has a pretty nice DFL.

 

[riverc0il]

i love any naturally occurring feature of a trail that miraculously survives a ski area bull dozer.

tramline at cannon is pretty pronounced:

powerline at jay is similar to tramline but way less step:

green beret at jay has some interesting spots:

also at jay are upper milk run and kitzbuehel that do some funky stuff and derrick to a lesser extent. cannon has upper, middle, and lower hardscrabbles which all have some interesting fall lines, the transition from upper to middle hard is one of my favorite parts of the mountain. . mrg has a bunch of really interesting lines, i don't think i have any pictures though. honestly, i am surprised to see the overwhelming majority of people like double fall lines, this is essentially any carver or groomer lover's worst nightmare. even folks who love natural snow might find fighting a double fall difficult in many situations. there aren't a lot of good double falls out there due to ski areas flattening trails.

 

[Edd]

Obsession at Sunday River; pronounced DFL and an underappreciated trail.

 

[2knees]

i love any naturally occurring feature of a trail that miraculously survives a ski area bull dozer.

tramline at cannon is pretty pronounced:

holy air. thats an unbelievable shot RivecOil. I've ridden the tram in the summer and drooled over that run.

i enjoy anything with a double fall line myself, but i enjoy just about any trail that isnt blasted, hand groomed in the summer and devoid of all character.

 

[eastcoastskiier]

i'll put myself right in the middle.. just beacuse a trial has a DFL doesn make we want to do it any more or less... BUT if its between a trail with Natural or ManMadei will chose the natural hands down over the manmade

 

[eatskisleep]

Northwest Passage at Jay Peak too:

http://img132.imageshack.us/img132/2344/feb2006a0472kj.jpg

 

[Gpaul]

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

Beat me to it! The DFL part. Something new for my next trip, which has BURKE on the ever-changing itinerary:argue: !

 

[Hawkshot99]

Brave man. More gaper info here:

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

That is rough.

 

[mattchuck2]

Cloud as well as Tannery at Gore are horrible for snowboarders. After a day of sessioning Gore getting back to Bear mtn is torture on the calves if you take these trails

He was referring to Cloudspin at Whiteface as "Cloud".

I hate it when people do that (and it seems as though everyone who skis Whiteface does) because I always get confused and think they're talking about Cloud at Gore.

If you're looking for a double fall line trail at Gore, though, I'd suggest Lies.

 

[Big Game]

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

Yes, but where I'm from, a DFL (and having many attributed to me) is better than a DNF.

 

[PowderDeprived]

SteinsRun, Tumbler, and Lots of others at Sugarbush.

Skiing at the Bush, I can't think of much stuff upper intermediate and above that doesn't have some kind of funky fall line to it in some place or another.

 

[Mrs. AHM]

Double Fall Lines

What fun, and good for your turn as well. Gottta love that exceleration when you hit the bizarre transition-- don't forget Paradise; doesn't matter if it's at the 'Bush or Mad River. Skiing tomorrow, somehow, some way.....Somewhere....
Mrs. AHM.

 

[Gpaul]

Ok, my turn:

Yes, but where I'm from, a DFL (and having many attributed to me) is better than a DNF.


DNF ??

 

[Terry]

Did not finish.

 

[Gpaul]

Well, now I recall going in the "woods" with my kid, he loving it, especially when I DNF'ed couple of times.

Nope, me no like that strenuous skiing.

Thanky!

 

[hammer]

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

Here's my gaper question of the day...what is a "triple fall line"? ;-)

 

[skiadikt]

upper lookout at stowe has a dfl. in addition to the downdraft/dipper mess at k, the middle section of devil's fiddle also has one. makes skiing the huge bumps in that section feel like you're swimming upstream. i certainly don't seek out trails with double fall lines, if they're there i deal with them. more challenging but not necessarily more fun.