Name the "Classic, Narrow, Winding" trails in New England

[kcyanks1]

OK. here's the list I have so far.
Anything missing?
Looks like VT wins for the largest number!

I want to break it into three lists, green, blue and black, so please respond with the rated level for each trail. Once I have it all, I'll put it up for a vote!

NY Hunter Annapurna --- black (double)


VT Killington Catwalk --- black

VT Killington Roundabout --- black

VT MRG Fall Line --- black

VT MRG Lower Antelope --- black (once was a blue)

VT MRG Upper/Lower Antelope --- upper=blue, lower=black (see above)

VT Stowe Bruce --- not an official resort trail; a well-known back-country trail

VT Stowe Goat --- black (double)

VT Stowe Starr --- black (double)

VT Stowe Toll Road --- green

VT Sugarbush Castlerock, all --- Rumble=black (double), Liftline=black (double), Castlerock Run=black, Middle Earth=black, Cotillion=black, Troll Road=blue

VT Sugarbush Hammerhead --- black

VT Sugarbush Jester --- blue

VT Sugarbush Moonshine --- blue

VT sugarbush Paradise --- black (double)

VT Sugarbush Rumble --- black (double)

VT Sugarbush Tumbler --- black

VT Sugarbush Twist --- black

 

[Hawkshot99]

Annapurna at Hunter could be included here.

Sorry, but since you corrected me that NY is not part of SNE it is obviously:grin: not New England.

 

[Greg]

Sorry, but since you corrected me that NY is not part of SNE it is obviously:grin: not New England.

Welcome to [post="315477"]yesterday[/post]. :razz:

 

[Hawkshot99]

Welcome to [post="315477"]yesterday[/post]. :razz:

I didnt read it all. i just posted as soon as I saw it, cause you corrected me before.:grin:

 

[hardline]

At Stowe I like Smuggler's off the old Big Pig, and Whirl Away. Starr and Goat for old school gnar.

i kinda sorta miss the pig. the first time i rode it was on huge powder day. i love the way the lower lift shack looked. does anybody have pics?

 

[rueler]

Definitely a lot of classic runs listed here! I'm scratching my head for some runs that may have been missed that fit the thread.

Jay-Upper Northwest Passage (the lower part is somewhat blown out, but the top is tight and turny). There are some others, but it's been awhile. My memory is foggy.
Cannon- All of Hardscrabble
Stowe- other than the ones listed, I would add Midway and Switchback...maybe even Cliff Trail as a narrow, windy blue cruiser.
Sugarbush- I know the Castlerock trails were listed, but I think Rumble is my #1 pick there.
MRG-Other than the whole place...I really like lower Antelope (even if the traverse out is a bit of work-that's what makes it classic NE in my book)

 

[fixedgrip16]

Nice avatar rueler. White Nitro?. . . locals sometimes call it White Iceflow. :lol:

 

[JPTracker]

The best trail at Jay to fit this criteria would be Derick Hot Shot

 

[rueler]

Nice avatar rueler. White Nitro?. . . locals sometimes call it White Iceflow. :lol:

The conditions on it that day were actually really good...BUT, there were a couple of hidden "ice flow" spots. The random guy that's wearing the red coat in that picture found one of them and yard saled 3 turns in. He slid on his arse the whole way down the pitch. Poor guy! His friend and I were the good samaritans and shuttled his gear down to him...Upon grabbing one of his skis, I took one look at his edges and I knew why he went down...the only thing they were sharp enough for is spreading peanut butter.

 

[SIKSKIER]

As far as Cannon,you can leave Taft and Skylite off the list.Taft is a straight shot period.Skylite only winds a little at the end.Upper Cannon and upper Ravine have the classic skinny winding contour.Middle Hardscrabble is a falline/traverse/falline/traverse trail.Upper Cannon is a favorite hi speed,inside corner-to-corner screamer.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

Smuggs : Robins Run...

 

[riverc0il]

Taft Slalom can definitely be left off the list. The other Taft is a case example of a definition of this type of trail. One of the best trails any where in New England as far as I am concerned. Lots of trails nominated in this thread (including some liftlines... hardly winding) don't fit the bill.

 

[kcyanks1]

Taft Slalom can definitely be left off the list. The other Taft is a case example of a definition of this type of trail. One of the best trails any where in New England as far as I am concerned. Lots of trails nominated in this thread (including some liftlines... hardly winding) don't fit the bill.

Good point re lift lines .. all of those should probably be out.

 

[billski]

Bump

So, here's the list we compiled in the early fall. Time for a peer review.

"Classic, Old-Style trails" in the northeast (mostly New England) as nominated by the Alpine Zone discussion board. Typically narrow and winding. (p.s., straight shots or boulevards don't generally count.) Do you agree? What's missing? Which ones don't belong?

I had to out-post it, since I gave up on how to get a table in here. I didn't want to pdf or jpg it; I want people to be able to grab it if they want it.

 

[Northeastskier293]

Pushover at Bromley is a classic, winding New England trail

 

[kcyanks1]

So, here's the list we compiled in the early fall. Time for a peer review.

"Classic, Old-Style trails" in the northeast (mostly New England) as nominated by the Alpine Zone discussion board. Typically narrow and winding. (p.s., straight shots or boulevards don't generally count.) Do you agree? What's missing? Which ones don't belong?

Thanks for compiling the list!!

Just a couple quick corrections I noticed:

VT Mad RiverAntelope, LowerBlue
**Should be black (once was a blue, but that was changed years ago)

VTSugarbushParadiseBlack
**Should be "varies" or "black, double; black" (Upper Paradise is a double; lower Paradise is a single -- and I figure people generally are thinking about the top part as the more important part)

 

[deadheadskier]

Pretty cool series of spread sheets concerning stats on your page. Snowfall needs some attention as it seems very innacurate; either that or I need to put mt snow on my radar this winter with a 300" average and take Stowe off with a 156" avg :lol:

 

[frozencorn]

In addition the the Wildcat ones already listed, surprised nobody has mentioned Polecat.

 

[billski]

Pretty cool series of spread sheets concerning stats on your page. Snowfall needs some attention as it seems very innacurate; either that or I need to put mt snow on my radar this winter with a 300" average and take Stowe off with a 156" avg :lol:

I grabbed the snowfall from various sources, no time to update it lately, nor have I refreshed the uphill capacity numbers or trail counts, which I know have changed. Happy to take updates.

 

[JD]

Hammerhead at SBN is classic NE.