Favorite Glade? (See Rules)

[jimk]

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-Wildcat, NH, Catacombs Glade, some nice intermediate glades at the Cat:



-Steamboat, CO, One O'Clock Glades. They have steeper, renowned glades but they weren't open my visit.



-Blue Knob, PA, my favorite local haunt for glades on the rare occasion they're open. This is an easier one, they have several steeper gladed areas



-Aspen Mtn, CO, there are a lot of steep glades on Ajax and great skiers/riders that ski hard during the day and party hard during the night




-Mt. Bachelor, OR, Southwest Glades, about 2000 continuous vertical feet of quiet and beautiful single black diamond glades



Oops, did I mess up photo attachments?

Not pictured, but other nice glades I've skied include Casablanca at Saddleback, Mittersill part of Cannon, Exterminator at Mt. Ellen. Hope to experience glades at Sugarloaf, Hunter (if nature complies) and Whiteface next week:wink:

 

[jimk]

One more batch:
Le Massif, Quebec, open and enjoyable Archipel glade

Keystone, CO, Pika Glades, this is in the Outback section of the layout.

Taos, NM, the distant trees include a beautiful line called Corner Chute

Sierra at Tahoe, CA, "A" Bowl

Last, Alta, UT, not sure if this qualifies as a glade, but here's the sublime treed area called Catherine's:

 

[crank]

Nice pics. I spent a season working on the lift maintenance crew at Sierra At Tahoe back when it was Sierra SKi Ranch. Lots of great tree skiing there fosho.

 

[MadMadWorld]

Great pics guys!

 

[Smellytele]

One more batch:


Taos, NM, the distant trees include a beautiful line called Corner Chute
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Skied Hildago last week. The side behind the camera taker was were the scary glades were. They were some of the steepest glades I have ever seen - West Blitz trees with a few rock outcroppings thrown in for good measure

 

[jimk]

Skied Hildago last week. The side behind the camera taker was were the scary glades were. They were some of the steepest glades I have ever seen - West Blitz trees with a few rock outcroppings thrown in for good measure

Yes, West Basin Ridge. I called it panic attack steep.
Here's video of someone with oversized cojones in that area on the extreme "Bamboo Spine":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoHzVXGO6_4

 

[from_the_NEK]

Recent addition to the Burke trail map. Scooby Doo

 

[Smellytele]

Yes, West Basin Ridge. I called it panic attack steep.
Here's video of someone with oversized cojones in that area on the extreme "Bamboo Spine":
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QoHzVXGO6_4

Yup That Shiite was steep and Gnarly.

 

[MadMadWorld]

Yup That Shiite was steep and Gnarly.

I'd do that.....with a parachute

 

[jimk]

I saw a few more nice glades on a trip up north last week :smile:
Thanks to Beefyboy and others who gave a heads-up about Cloudsplitter earlier in this thread.

Sugarloaf, ME. This is a little glade shot between upper mtn trails and IIRC near Widowmaker.


Entrance to Brackett Basin Glades at Sugarloaf.


Some friends near exit of Brackett Basin not far from where we rejoined trail network.


Whiteface, NY. Not far into Cloudsplitter Glades.


Deeper into Cloudsplitter Glades, there was a small icefall on the other side of this drop off.


Both Sugarloaf and Whiteface are in great shape right now.

 

[MadMadWorld]

Shakedown at Smuggs is a very cool area as well.

 

[boston_e]

Add Sunset Woods at Pico to my favorites list.

 

[BenedictGomez]

Shakedown at Smuggs is a very cool area as well.

As long as you didnt take the obvious route under the sign, it was skiing better than the back bowls on Friday/Saturday. Almost so unimaginably good we wondered if we were still in the east.

 

[MadMadWorld]

As long as you didnt take the obvious route under the sign, it was skiing better than the back bowls on Friday/Saturday. Almost so unimaginably good we wondered if we were still in the east.

It's a big area and if you follow the road less traveled you get rewarded. It holds snow well and wind blows snow off of Sterling right into that pocket.

 

[catsup948]

These are the east coast glades that come to mind. Out west every glade ive ever skied has been pretty awesome!

Casablanca @ Saddleback due to its size and variety of options. Good snow.

Vertigo @ Jay for its pitch and super tightness. Jay has many steep tight glades I like. A few low angle glades I like too.

Upper, middle, lower Beaver @ Black Mountain of Maine. The flow of these glades is excellent. Lower angle allows them to hold snow better. They all have great flow which is key. Nobody seems to ski them either.

Blizzard Island @ Berkshire East. Another low angle glade with sweet flow. Great glade to charge through or bring the kids!



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