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Favorite Terrain?
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LineSki15 said:I love trees skiing, but unfortunatly I live in the east so good tree skiing only comes with lots of snow, so the glades usually don't open at most resorts until later on..
This season I would agree, but the glades at northern resorts such as Jay, Burke, Stowe, etc are open most of a normal winter. :wink:
GadgetRick
New member
Bowls...
I know you're talking Northeast but if you're asking my for my fave I'll vote for nice, wide-open, above treeline bowls any day. I love just being able to go anywhere without running out of trails and hitting bumps when I feel like it.
Other than that I don't like tree skiing. I'm just not comfortable in the trees.
Groomers, yeah, they're fun but not much challenge there. Give me the bumps!
I know you're talking Northeast but if you're asking my for my fave I'll vote for nice, wide-open, above treeline bowls any day. I love just being able to go anywhere without running out of trails and hitting bumps when I feel like it.
Other than that I don't like tree skiing. I'm just not comfortable in the trees.
Groomers, yeah, they're fun but not much challenge there. Give me the bumps!
Zand
Well-known member
I like groomed steeps ALA Quantum Leap at Okemo and Ripcord at Sugarbush. I'm no good at the bumps right now, but I want to get a lesson on them at Okemo this March and see if I can get them down. Okemo seems to have the best beginner bumps around.
tirolerpeter
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Terrain type?
I voted "other" because I enjoy all the types mentioned depending upon snow conditions. If there is a lot of powder then I like playing in the moguls. Icey moguls are an invitation to injury! I also like the trees when the snow is deep. I do a lot more tree skiing out west because there is less risk of "hooking" a tree root with a deeper snow pack. And of course, you really have to be out west to experience truly magical "out of bounds terrain" (preferably with a local person, or a guide who can keep you from having to make some serious hikes to get back to the base and the lifts!). Steeps are great with or without powder and I use them to warm up my leg muscles before venturing into the bumps. Of course, an occasional "schuss" on a groomed steep is fun too and I will do that if the trail is empty and there are no lift lines. On most smaller mountains you will spend more time waiting for the chair and riding up then actually skiing if you just run straight down. If a trail is empty and has plenty of snow I love carving big and rather fast turns. I feel like I'm skiing with Tomba when the fingers on my "inside" hand skim the snow when the snow is deep enough and firm enough to really lay over my edges. On the other hand, if the trail has a bit of traffic, I am content to "dance" along the edges (where the good snow ends up anyway) and skirt the crowds. I also love skiing when snow is falling hard. I keep my mouth open and eat the snow as it falls on my tongue. I guess, as long as there is something reasonably "edgable"(sp?) I like being out there and don't really care about the temps. A really great game to play on a sunny day is to ski a lift line trail and use the shadows of the moving chairs as a slalom course. Chasing the shadows of the chairs running downhill gives you a "giant slalom effect" and working the shadows of the chairs running uphill can really generate some turning excitement because the shadows are coming at you and the faster you go the quicker you have turn! Summer is way too long for me!
I voted "other" because I enjoy all the types mentioned depending upon snow conditions. If there is a lot of powder then I like playing in the moguls. Icey moguls are an invitation to injury! I also like the trees when the snow is deep. I do a lot more tree skiing out west because there is less risk of "hooking" a tree root with a deeper snow pack. And of course, you really have to be out west to experience truly magical "out of bounds terrain" (preferably with a local person, or a guide who can keep you from having to make some serious hikes to get back to the base and the lifts!). Steeps are great with or without powder and I use them to warm up my leg muscles before venturing into the bumps. Of course, an occasional "schuss" on a groomed steep is fun too and I will do that if the trail is empty and there are no lift lines. On most smaller mountains you will spend more time waiting for the chair and riding up then actually skiing if you just run straight down. If a trail is empty and has plenty of snow I love carving big and rather fast turns. I feel like I'm skiing with Tomba when the fingers on my "inside" hand skim the snow when the snow is deep enough and firm enough to really lay over my edges. On the other hand, if the trail has a bit of traffic, I am content to "dance" along the edges (where the good snow ends up anyway) and skirt the crowds. I also love skiing when snow is falling hard. I keep my mouth open and eat the snow as it falls on my tongue. I guess, as long as there is something reasonably "edgable"(sp?) I like being out there and don't really care about the temps. A really great game to play on a sunny day is to ski a lift line trail and use the shadows of the moving chairs as a slalom course. Chasing the shadows of the chairs running downhill gives you a "giant slalom effect" and working the shadows of the chairs running uphill can really generate some turning excitement because the shadows are coming at you and the faster you go the quicker you have turn! Summer is way too long for me!
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tfanmom
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poll
I vote for groomers! I love to dance with the slopes and sing either out loud or to myself while skiing and a good groomer is the perfect dance floor!
I vote for groomers! I love to dance with the slopes and sing either out loud or to myself while skiing and a good groomer is the perfect dance floor!
I have to go with the steeps. A few years back I would say the bumps but after knee surgery I can take only a half a day on them.
rotorite86
New member
Voted for glades myself. I love the thrill of trying to dodge stationary structures on a steep, narrow trail. Steeps and bumps would be next, but sometimes (especially in the NE) bumps are way too hard packed, and aren't enjoyable.
Terry
Well-known member
favorite terrain
I voted for groomers because I like to make high speed carving runs in soft edgeable snow. I don't have much experience in bumps,and allways find myself going to fast and having to stop often. Don't mind steeps if the snow is good, and not icy. Have never done any tree skiing, so can't comment. But any day on any terrain is fun!!!! :beer:
I voted for groomers because I like to make high speed carving runs in soft edgeable snow. I don't have much experience in bumps,and allways find myself going to fast and having to stop often. Don't mind steeps if the snow is good, and not icy. Have never done any tree skiing, so can't comment. But any day on any terrain is fun!!!! :beer:
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BickMaster
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Favorite terrain?
Glades, steep open alpine, moguls, cliffs, all seasoned to powder flavour ...
*<:O)
Glades, steep open alpine, moguls, cliffs, all seasoned to powder flavour ...
*<:O)
cyrk007
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I voted backcountry.. but id settle for an occasional rock to huck off of
ChileMass
Active member
Can't do the bumps very much anymore - don't have legs for it, and really never enjoyed it much anyway. Eastern tree skiing always struck me as pointless unless you want to wreck your skis and eat pinecones (western tree skiing is another matter entirely). I never had the cash to go out and ruin a pair of skis every year.
Personally, I like to go FAST. When a hill grooms out their diamond trails nice and flat, that's the ideal for me. One day we got on Nosedive at Stowe just after they had smashed all the bumps out of the top half. I have no idea how fast we skied that day, but we were making LONG giant slalom turns on the headwall that were incredible. Must have done that trail at least a half-dozen times that day. Last year at Orford, they had Magnum in fabulous shape and we just sliced it up at high speed. Steep cruisers for me.......
Personally, I like to go FAST. When a hill grooms out their diamond trails nice and flat, that's the ideal for me. One day we got on Nosedive at Stowe just after they had smashed all the bumps out of the top half. I have no idea how fast we skied that day, but we were making LONG giant slalom turns on the headwall that were incredible. Must have done that trail at least a half-dozen times that day. Last year at Orford, they had Magnum in fabulous shape and we just sliced it up at high speed. Steep cruisers for me.......
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Ski Diva
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I like groomed steeps, but I like moguls, too -- as long as they're not too big or icy. I like to be able to get out of them, if I want. I especially like trails with some interest -- trails that wind around are fun, or ones that have a roll to them, like Timberline at Okemo.
skibum1321
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That's really not an accurate assessment of eastern tree skiing. Sure, if you go in when the base is low you are risking a bunch of base damage. Mid-season in a normal year, most glades will have plenty of snow so that you will rarely hit anything below the surface. Even when you do hit stuff, it is rarely hard enough to ruin your skis. Maybe you will have to slap some p-tex on the ski or if it is really bad then get it welded. I've always been of the stance that there is no point to buy skis if you aren't actually going to ski on them. They aren't there to look pretty - they serve a purpose.ChileMass said:
Having said all that, my favorite terrain is trees and also bumps. I can't stand groomers and I rarely ski often early season as a result. Without trees and bumps, I get bored skiing within an hour or 2.
SkiDork
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Eastern tree skiing is really the only way you can get some decent pow on the east coast. Also, after the pow is gone it's bumped up pretty good too.
At this point on the skiing learning curve all I can handle is groomers (warm-up on novice, spend most of the day on intermediates, and challenge myself on appropriate blacks). I plan on taking several lessons this season so I hope to try some steeps and maybe get a taste of the glades/trees.
I voted groomers because you really enjoy the skiing experience more on them. There is more time to stop and enjoy the views, and no one feels rushed to get to the bottom of the mountain. Although I am an advanced skiier and do enjoy steeps as well as glades, groomers are where I spend the largest portion of my time.
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