Favorite Trails at Particular Mountains

[mattchuck2]

Gore - Rumor
Whiteface - Empire
Stowe - Goat
Sugarbush - Castlerock Trail
Sugarloaf - Narrow Gauge
Killington - Devil's Fiddle
Cannon - Kinsman Glade
Sunday River - Flying Monkey Glade
MRG - Paradise

 

[skibum1321]

Very true. But the woods are the best place on the mountain.

I totally agree. I was staying away from saying glades for this thread though...

 

[walknet2]

@Sugarbush

Mt. Ellen - FIS/Black Diamond
Lincoln Peak - Liftline/Spillsville

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

Magic: Master Magician (With Slide of Hans a close second)
Saddleback: Mule Skinner
SR: Aftershock(?) (Skier's right of White Hype)
'Loaf: Too tough to call
Jay: Tough without glades
Killington: Catwalk
Pico: Summit Glades (Haven't skied Giant Killer yet)

 

[hammer]

Just out of curiosity, how many people picked trails that were not designated black diamonds?

In any case, here's my short list:

Pats Peak: Cyclone
Sunapee: Blast-Off and Lynx
Crotched: Satellite Summit and Equinox
Gunstock: Trigger

 

[2knees]

Just out of curiosity, how many people picked trails that were not designated black diamonds?

i picked one. challenger at mt snow is a blue. this year anyway. regardless, it is far from the most challenging trail on the north face, i just like it.

 

[Vortex]

Airglow at the River was on my list.That is a blue I believe.

 

[kcyanks1]

Just out of curiosity, how many people picked trails that were not designated black diamonds?

I didn't pick any non-diamonds, but I didn't necessarily pick the hardest trail, and didn't always pick double diamonds (at the resorts that have them).

 

[awf170]

jay: timbucktu

I thought it would be Green Beret. Specifically the first drop with all those fun little bushs sticking out that you can ski around...:razz::wink::lol:

 

[riverc0il]

Just out of curiosity, how many people picked trails that were not designated black diamonds?

i did not. but i see this as more resulting from the designs of modern trails and how trails are rated. trails that are narrow or have natural features are often rated black diamond even if they don't have much pitch. very rare to find a blue square that isn't wide and actually has interesting terrain features, at least consistantly throughout the run. east bowl at burke would be a GREAT candidate for best blue square at burke. lower doug's drop is blue square i think? i picked doug's drop top to bottom for burke, so i actually did pick a blue square (partially) on a technicality i liked dougie's better than east bowl on most days, the groomer gets to east bowl more often than i can appreciate.

 

[awf170]

i did not. but i see this as more resulting from the designs of modern trails and how trails are rated. trails that are narrow or have natural features are often rated black diamond even if they don't have much pitch. very rare to find a blue square that isn't wide and actually has interesting terrain features, at least consistantly throughout the run. east bowl at burke would be a GREAT candidate for best blue square at burke. lower doug's drop is blue square i think? i picked doug's drop top to bottom for burke, so i actually did pick a blue square (partially) on a technicality i liked dougie's better than east bowl on most days, the groomer gets to east bowl more often than i can appreciate.

Caternary is a blue. (and is also my second favorate trail at wildcat)

 

[riverc0il]

yea, that's another half and half... i think lower is a black?

 

[awf170]

yea, that's another half and half... i think lower is a black?

Oh, yeah. I forgot about the bottom. Didn't even think of the bottom. Personally I hate the section that is black, but love the blue section.

 

[riverc0il]

yea, the whole trail is great. i especially love lower catenary as that is the exact location i watched someone rip into the bumps that inspired me to learn bumps, so it has historical attachments. i enjoy those steeper bumps those in general regardless of the history.

 

[walknet2]

Just out of curiosity, how many people picked trails that were not designated black diamonds?

In any case, here's my short list:

Pats Peak: Cyclone
Sunapee: Blast-Off and Lynx
Crotched: Satellite Summit and Equinox
Gunstock: Trigger

If I were to pick an all round fun favorite that is not a diamond I would have to say Sleeper or Jester @Sugarbush Lincoln Peak

 

[kcyanks1]

For non-black trails, Upper Antelope at MRG is nice--and they used to even call Lower Antelope a blue, but not any more. Poma Line at Jay is fun. I like Kokomo at Jay as well, though it has very little pitch even for a blue. The trees and uncrowdedness (when I've been on it) make it peaceful. Birch Run at SB South can also be a fun trail.

 

[hammer]

Just out of curiosity, how many people picked trails that were not designated black diamonds?

In any case, here's my short list:

Pats Peak: Cyclone
Sunapee: Blast-Off and Lynx
Crotched: Satellite Summit and Equinox
Gunstock: Trigger

As a side note...each of these trails I picked are designated as all or partial diamond trails, although by "big" mountain standards they would likely be blues...

 

[Buckeye Skier 1330]

Cannon-Upper Hardscrabble-Middle was closed when we went
Burke-East Bowl-Loved the isolated feeling
Loon-Upper and Lower Speakeasy-Long winding cruisers
Sugarbush North-Semi-Tough-Just a cool trail
Subarbush South-Moonshine-Right amount of bumps and trees for my comfort level
Gore-Chatiemac-Kinda steep twisting and turning
Whiteface-Skyward-Up high steep and long
Sugarloaf-Gondi Line-Adrenaline rush
Sunday River-Shockwave
Stratton-Get my Drift-Nice twisting blue
Wildcat-Lynx-Steep enough but still a cruiser
Okemo-Tomahawk-One of the ones I actually found interesting
Laurel Mtn. PA-Dream Highway-A shorter version of East Bowl

 

[JPTracker]

Jay - JFK starting at Northway and ending through the lower section of Everglade

 

[eatskisleep]

A Few Come to mind when thinking of trails and not glades:


White Knuckle @ Black Mountain
Upper Wildcat (when ungroomed which isn't often), or Catenary @ Wildcat
GrandStand @ Attitash
Wandering Skis @ Bear Peak
Powerlines @ Jay Peak
Short and Sweet @ Brettonwoods

That's just off the top of my head. I can't remember the names of some of the trails etc...