Is Crotched really this steep?

[Joshua B]

Question: Is Crotched really this steep?

Answer: No, this photo was rotated left to make the mountain appear steeper. :-?

 

[hammer]

I'd have to agree...Pluto's Plunge is still a good trail to get a decent amount of speed, though.

 

[Joshua B]

Yes, and I'm basically just goofing around. I don't believe anyone at Crotched purposely rotated the pic to make it look steeper to cover up for lack of true expert terrain. I think the camera was probably taken at that angle.

 

[Greg]

I think the camera was probably taken at that angle.

Agreed. I do this mistakenly all the time. I'm starting to become more aware of it though and I now try to find elements in the shot (e.g. lift towers) to keep it level.

 

[Joshua B]

In post production, I rotate a good percentage of my photos to correct for this. I think it's hard to take a perfectly level shot.

 

[thetrailboss]

Though as I look at the telephone pole it appears to be vertical :-?

 

[awf170]

everything in the foreground looks normal but just that back trail looks really steep, wierd

 

[Greg]

Assuming the light pole is straight, the image was tilted about 2.25 degrees to the left. Here it is corrected by rotating to make the light pole straight:

Still looks like a pretty steep run to me. I guess it has to do with perspective. Take Outer Limits at Killington for example. From the bottom of the trail it doesn't look overly steep, but a bit further back from the parking lot, it looks mighty steep.

 

[hammer]

Here's the same trail from a different angle...look at the trail on the right in this photo.

 

[Joshua B]

Assuming the light pole is straight, the image was tilted about 2.25 degrees to the left. Here it is corrected by rotating to make the light pole straight:

Still looks like a pretty steep run to me. I guess it has to do with perspective. Take Outer Limits at Killington for example. From the bottom of the trail it doesn't look overly steep, but a bit further back from the parking lot, it looks mighty steep.

If you're trying to focus on the liftline, the towers should be pointing straight up and down, not angled left. Just my opinion. How many lift lines have to been up whose towers are all leaning back?

 

[Greg]

Assuming the light pole is straight, the image was tilted about 2.25 degrees to the left. Here it is corrected by rotating to make the light pole straight:

Still looks like a pretty steep run to me. I guess it has to do with perspective. Take Outer Limits at Killington for example. From the bottom of the trail it doesn't look overly steep, but a bit further back from the parking lot, it looks mighty steep.

If you're trying to focus on the liftline, the towers should be pointing straight up and down, not angled.

I've seen lift towers slightly tilted. Perhaps they need to be...? Anyway, as I said, I rotated the photo under the assumption the light pole in the foreground is straight.

 

[thetrailboss]

Assuming the light pole is straight, the image was tilted about 2.25 degrees to the left. Here it is corrected by rotating to make the light pole straight:

Still looks like a pretty steep run to me. I guess it has to do with perspective. Take Outer Limits at Killington for example. From the bottom of the trail it doesn't look overly steep, but a bit further back from the parking lot, it looks mighty steep.

If you're trying to focus on the liftline, the towers should be pointing straight up and down, not angled.

I've seen lift towers slightly tilted. Perhaps they need to be...? Anyway, as I said, I rotated the photo under the assumption the light pole in the foreground is straight.

Yes, some towers are set at an angle for engineering purposes. We need the dudes from Chairlift.org to help us with this one :wink:

 

[Joshua B]

Yes, the key word is "some." Not all. I don't think you'd want most of the towers leaning back.

Here's my take, with the majority of the towers pointing straight up and down.

 

[thetrailboss]

Yes, the key word is "some." Not all. I don't think you'd want most of the towers leaning back.

Here's my take, with the majority of the towers pointing straight up and down.

Yeah that looks better.

 

[hammer]

Yeah that looks better.

Joshua B's picture looks more like it to me as well, although the top tower now looks like it's tilted back a bit...is that correct?

 

[riverc0il]

pluto's is definitely the steepest slope on the mountain, but certainly not that steep. easily skiable by any solid intermediate. it is nice to see bumps under the lift line!!!! honestly, i never thought i see bumps at crotched and it makes me happy to see them offering some natural terrain. i am inclined to believe it would have been an accidental angle of the camera rather than a photo edit job.