E.C. Slide at Holiday Valley

[ajl50]

http://www.easternuswx.com/bb/index.php?showtopic=123309
Nice picture and pretty absurd given I was wearing shorts like 20 days ago...
Anybody know of any other inbound slides on the E.C.?

 

[snoseek]

something similar happened at ragged maybe 6 or 8 years ago. it really messed the trail up for a couple of weeks.

 

[takeahike46er]

This isn't the first time this has happened at HV. Either the snowmaking staff is incompetent, or this is a publicity stunt. Perhaps a little of both?

 

[ajl50]

or maybe they have a tone of lake effect and blown snow over some dumb slick rock face.
All I know is that i'd have some frozen drawers if I was on that lift right above where they thing broke.

 

[Goblin84]

it happend on the Wall. I grew up in western new york. its a combination of the lake effect ontop the man made snowpack. HV gets pounded with snow and they just got a good amount tossed their way. Plus the wall is at the ideal angle for an avy

 

[JimG.]

This is pretty common on that trail...same thing happened 2-3 years ago.

 

[MarkC]

Anybody ever drop that cliff? How is the landing?

 

[klrskiah]

heard that black hole at Sunday River slid twice a couple weeks ago when they tried to groom it out. must have been a hell of a ride for the guy in the cat! although i think they winch that trail.

 

[Goblin84]

Mark, Im not sure I fould call that a cliff. ive had some air off the pitch but thats about it.

 

[from_the_NEK]

Anybody ever drop that cliff? How is the landing?

At first glance it looks like a cliff the way the snow broke away and the way the picture was taken :roll: . However if you look at where the edge of the trail meets the trees you can see that it is just a rather steep section of the trail that has no topsoil (or much of anything else for that matter) to keep snow from sliding down. It is by no means a cliff.