Least Favorite Trail

[Puck it]

Good call.

My least favorite at Killington is Mouse Trap. The whole right side of the trail (going down) is shrubs and sticks coming up through the snow, even if it's relatively deep. They need to take a hedge trimmer to that sh*t. And so many trails funnel into Mouse Trap, it's hard to avoid. It's hard to carve or catch a good edge on a field of sticks.

At Mach speed, I would guess.

 

[bdfreetuna]

It's not a good trail for going fast. Crowded, short, and did I mention the field of sticks? I've probably only hit 75mph on that one

 

[Nick]

It's not a good trail for going fast. Crowded, short, and did I mention the field of sticks? I've probably only hit 75mph on that one

Just 75??

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[bdfreetuna]

Yeah there was a pretty strong head wind. Slowed me down a lot.

 

[steamboat1]

Good call.

My least favorite at Killington is Mouse Trap. The whole right side of the trail (going down) is shrubs and sticks coming up through the snow, even if it's relatively deep. They need to take a hedge trimmer to that sh*t. It's hard to carve or catch a good edge on a field of sticks.

Funny that's exactly what I like about Pipeline over in South Ridge.

 

[drjeff]

It's not a good trail for going fast. Crowded, short, and did I mention the field of sticks? I've probably only hit 75mph on that one

Sticky spring snow that day?

 

[SIKSKIER]

Ideally, they just need to cut a less steep route down to Middle Ravine and it would solve the problem. They really only gained one more trail by ending the Peabody where it ends currently (Middle Cannon -- Bypass was originally not an option thought that has changed but who actually wants to ski Bypass? It is worse than the Links). They could have widened Spookie for increased traffic with the old position and also added a new liftline trail (well, at least officially) as the line would have been cut substantially wider. There are ways that they could have made the old lift line work just fine if not better than the current design.

Again,riv is spot on.Bypass is the only trail that was gained by moving the lift and in the process screwwing up by effectivly shortening Upper Cannon and Tramway and Vistaway.Those runs for me are finished just above the unload now.The rest of the vert is survival.The old links were so much fun but that was all demolished to support the large increase in skiers unloading in that area.Middle Cannon also use to have an entrance higher than Spookie.It was called the Goat Path and located hard right after coming out of Easy Link.Very little gain and a huge loss relocating.Also,the old unload had a perfect secluded unload area totally away from any traffic.I can go on and on with how much Middle Cannon has changed for the bad and it being disconnected from Upper.

 

[arik]

deer run/long john at mount snow

too crowded with too many of varying abilities (and varying speed)

 

[Puck it]

Again,riv is spot on.Bypass is the only trail that was gained by moving the lift and in the process screwwing up by effectivly shortening Upper Cannon and Tramway and Vistaway.Those runs for me are finished just above the unload now.The rest of the vert is survival.The old links were so much fun but that was all demolished to support the large increase in skiers unloading in that area.Middle Cannon also use to have an entrance higher than Spookie.It was called the Goat Path and located hard right after coming out of Easy Link.Very little gain and a huge loss relocating.Also,the old unload had a perfect secluded unload area totally away from any traffic.I can go on and on with how much Middle Cannon has changed for the bad and it being disconnected from Upper.

Bypass is on this map from 1992, no goat path until 1998.


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[riverc0il]

So sad that I don't remember Cannon before the Quad. I think I skied there as a youngster with my family before Peabody Quad went in but I really can't remember much about that trip except freezing on the Cannonball Quad and not being able to ski the bumps on Upper Hard.

I don't remember Goat Path but that gets you half of Middle Cannon per the map above. I'll have to look for the remains of that trail this season. Considering how much vert that double serviced, not being able to access half of Middle Hard or Bypass seems trivial. And F Bypass. Man. Was that trail ever good?

 

[Puck it]

So sad that I don't remember Cannon before the Quad. I think I skied there as a youngster with my family before Peabody Quad went in but I really can't remember much about that trip except freezing on the Cannonball Quad and not being able to ski the bumps on Upper Hard.

I don't remember Goat Path but that gets you half of Middle Cannon per the map above. I'll have to look for the remains of that trail this season. Considering how much vert that double serviced, not being able to access half of Middle Hard or Bypass seems trivial. And F Bypass. Man. Was that trail ever good?

You know where Goat path is. It is at the bottom of Easy Link. It is where they store the gates for training sessions behind the rope.

 

[Huck_It_Baby]

I'm surprised nobody has said Juggernaut at K yet. Go back there in the wrong conditions and you are hiking not skiing.

Personally I like the isolation though.

 

[ALLSKIING]

Good call.

My least favorite at Killington is Mouse Trap. The whole right side of the trail (going down) is shrubs and sticks coming up through the snow, even if it's relatively deep. They need to take a hedge trimmer to that sh*t. And so many trails funnel into Mouse Trap, it's hard to avoid. It's hard to carve or catch a good edge on a field of sticks.

I love the natural right side of mouse trap...The left is all groomed out and boring.

 

[mediamogul]

Ill second Double Dipper at K. One of the ugliest scars in the east reminding us all of what could have been. Could have been an awesome set of trails coming down through the canyon in its place. Now its an overgroomed, windscoured, skating rink.

 

[jaja111]

I'm surprised nobody has said Juggernaut at K yet. Go back there in the wrong conditions and you are hiking not skiing.

Personally I like the isolation though.

I'll go on that usually only for safety meetings and/or lunch, but I always regret having done it by latter third of the trail.

 

[Puck it]

Easy Winder( I think that is its name) at Ragged. I made the mistake of taking it on a warm day. Juggernaut is a black compared to this one.

 

[billski]

Any runout.

Help me out guys... which ones?

 

[St. Bear]

Any runout.

Help me out guys... which ones?

Castlerock Runout

 

[Puck it]

Any of the runouts at Alta especially on a deep powder day. You better find a track or you are poling.

 

[Madroch]

So- too lazy to read the whole thread-- anyone mention plummet at Mt snow-- ruined PDF and some of Jaws, or Free Fall- ruined challenger and some of PDF....ughhh