Stowe Thread

[Kingslug20]

I had a local show me around once..he was was above my ability..it was a bit scsry in there when it got tight..the kitchen wall was un nerving to ssy the least..but i think im better in the trees now..maybe ill give him a ring now thsts its covered in there..
I wont explore this stuff alone..

 

[KustyTheKlown]

there is really no reason to be scared of angels food and the planets if you ski the marked woods off of the forerunner and its basically impossible to get lost as it all dumps you back on 108.

 

[deadheadskier]

there is really no reason to be scared of angels food and the planets if you ski the marked woods off of the forerunner and its basically impossible to get lost as it all dumps you back on 108.

True

And it's traveled pretty frequently. Very rare to not see a ton of people out there. Which means there's a good chance help will be nearby if you have a problem.

You have to hike the chin and get out beyond Hell Brook to find yourself in a real danger area with large cliffs and what not.

Other side of the road, different story. Go too far left of the Birthday Bowls or too far right of Tusk and there's some major cliffs to worry about. Someone went splat out there a few years ago I recall.

 

[KustyTheKlown]

Other side of the road, different story. Go too far left of the Birthday Bowls or too far right of Tusk and there's some major cliffs to worry about. Someone went splat out there a few years ago I recall.

a friend of a friend. fucking stupid accident. https://vtskiandride.com/a-skier-dies-and-a-tragic-rescue/

 

[deadheadskier]

Bummer for your friend.

 

[snoseek]

Damn is it nice to ski trees.

 

[tnt1234]

I had a local show me around once..he was was above my ability..it was a bit scsry in there when it got tight..the kitchen wall was un nerving to ssy the least..but i think im better in the trees now..maybe ill give him a ring now thsts its covered in there..
I wont explore this stuff alone.

Kitchen wall is awesome, but some years that traverse out there is a crazy fast luge track on the side of the cliff!

It is important to drop in at the end, not before. Very memorable thread here at AZ about someone who dropped in too soon!

 

[Smellytele]

Kitchen wall is awesome, but some years that traverse out there is a crazy fast luge track on the side of the cliff!

It is important to drop in at the end, not before. Very memorable thread here at AZ about someone who dropped in too soon!

Did they drop on or just their skis dropped in?

 

[Kingslug20]

Yup..the luge run was nuts..the rest just steep trees
Ill be doing some exploring now that im up here

 

[hovercraft]

Trees have been nice the past couple of days. Does anyone know why hayride isn’t open yet? Hard to understand besides it being Vail…..

 

[tnt1234]

Did they drop on or just their skis dropped in?

Deserves revisiting if someone wants to dig it up...

I thought they dropped in early, got cliffed out, took off their skis and tossed them over, and one got lost?

It kind of surprises me that there are any cliffs in that area though....I remember reading that thread and giving it some thought the next time I was there....didn't quite add up, but honestly, I always drop in at the same spot off the traverse, so what do I know.

 

[deadheadskier]

Deserves revisiting if someone wants to dig it up...

I thought they dropped in early, got cliffed out, took off their skis and tossed them over, and one got lost?

It kind of surprises me that there are any cliffs in that area though....I remember reading that thread and giving it some thought the next time I was there....didn't quite add up, but honestly, I always drop in at the same spot off the traverse, so what do I know.

There's two ways to ski the Wall. You can head out the luge traverse from the Gondola side, which I agree made the story puzzling. Perhaps that individual went in the other way though. You can hike up from the quad side and ski down from the Ridge line above. It's about a 20-30 minute hike up the weather station road and then out the Ridgeline trail. Up there if you make a wrong turn you can indeed end up on some large cliffs. I haven't gone from the top in 15+ years and it was very untraveled back then. Not sure if that's the case today.

 

[SnowRock]

Yeah not sure if there are any “cliffs” below that section per se… maybe a ledge or two? And nothing I’m aware of that you couldn’t get around with some bushwhacking. Could never figure out exactly where he was talking about either. But similarly only know what I know though I’ve played around in there quite a bit.

 

[JimG.]

Just want to mention that Nosedive glades are very user friendly as well.

 

[Kingslug20]

Yup..nose glades ive done

 

[Smellytele]

Love the side stuff off chin clip. And the River bed to the right of chin clip

 

[deadheadskier]

Yup..nose glades ive done

Enterprise is another fairly low key area to test your skills. Off the big turn on Sunrise. Just go straight where the big left turn is. Cat track out and then some pretty fun stuff that just feeds down to Toll Road

 

[hovercraft]

Not sure it’s a great idea to be speaking of all these glade areas on a public forum. The glades gets trashed enough without making more people aware of them. Maybe I’m off base here but putting it out anyway….

 

[Tonyr]

Love the side stuff off chin clip. And the River bed to the right of chin clip

Yup..nose glades ive done

There is lots of great stuff off of both sides of the gondola, Angel Food and Riverbed are two of the better ones. I cut back over to Chin Clip about half way down so I don't have to skate back from Angel Food.

All of the trees that surround the front four are great as well for the most part. The higher you jump in the better the trees are. Just be aware that drop-ins to the sidecountry at the tops of Upper Goat (on the skiers left) and Upper Starr (on skiers left or right) are not for the faint of heart. The trees up there are substantial tighter and steeper than any sidecountry that you'll find off of the gondola without hiking. You can enter them lower down the mountain though. Just stay close to the trails as you explore the woods, if you get into trouble jump right back onto the trail.

 

[Tonyr]

Not sure it’s a great idea to be speaking of all these glade areas on a public forum. The glades gets trashed enough without making more people aware of them. Maybe I’m off base here but putting it out anyway….

I wouldn't be concerned, the vast majority of skiers wouldn't even attempt to ski the trees around the front four especially at the tops of those runs. I saw less than a handful of people in them all day on Monday which was a prime condition day. Angel Food, the Riverbed, and the Kitchen Wall are all pretty well known sidecountry trails that have always been tracked out when I've skied them, I think the secret is out!!!