Stowe Thread

[hovercraft]

Fair!

 

[tnt1234]

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.

Yeah, the top of goat woods and starr woods are super tight and steep. But after that steep pitch, goat woods is fantastic.

 

[deadheadskier]

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'm not one to share stashes often online. In fact you can probably search my history and find me posting emphatically against it. I've softened on that position a lot. The cats out of the bag on tree skiing in the East. There's been so much information shared online for so long, nothing is a secret anymore. Honestly nothing.

 

[tnt1234]

I'm not one to share stashes often online. In fact you can probably search my history and find me posting emphatically against it. I've softened on that position a lot. The cats out of the bag on tree skiing in the East. There's been so much information shared online for so long, nothing is a secret anymore. Honestly nothing.

Particuarly true for the the areas of stowe we are discussing.

What's great about stowe is, so many off trail options so darn close to the trails....but that means they are easy to see/learn/ski...some of them should honestly be on the map at this point!

 

[hovercraft]

I'm not one to share stashes often online. In fact you can probably search my history and find me posting emphatically against it. I've softened on that position a lot. The cats out of the bag on tree skiing in the East. There's been so much information shared online for so long, nothing is a secret anymore. Honestly nothing.

I have mixed feelings on that. agreed that the secret is out but there is still some people who wouldn’t know if stuff wasn’t posted. I went into the glades today and there was a family of 4 that had no right on any planet to be in there. I literally had to guide then out of the woods before they killed themselves. Not one of them could make more then 2 turns before falling over. Lost two ski‘s, one kid was almost in tears, took at least 20 painful minutes to get them to a trail. I know that posting on the internet about the glades probably wasn’t the reason they were in there, but the more it’s talked about in places like this the more others know about it. it’s kind of like closing the barn door after the horse got out but at least you close the door before the other’s get out! . Anyway I see both sides…..

 

[Tonyr]

Particuarly true for the the areas of stowe we are discussing.

What's great about stowe is, so many off trail options so darn close to the trails....but that means they are easy to see/learn/ski...some of them should honestly be on the map at this point!

The great thing about Stowe not putting those runs on the map is that the ski patrol doesn't open or close those runs since they are not patroled. When some of the good on the map trails are closed you always have the sidecountry as an option and you don't have to worry about getting your pass pulled for skiing on a closed trail.

 

[deadheadskier]

I have mixed feelings on that. agreed that the secret is out but there is still some people who wouldn’t know if stuff wasn’t posted. I went into the glades today and there was a family of 4 that had no right on any planet to be in there. I literally had to guide then out of the woods before they killed themselves. Not one of them could make more then 2 turns before falling over. Lost two ski‘s, one kid was almost in tears, took at least 20 painful minutes to get them to a trail. I know that posting on the internet about the glades probably wasn’t the reason they were in there, but the more it’s talked about in places like this the more others know about it. it’s kind of like closing the barn door after the horse got out but at least you close the door before the other’s get out! . Anyway I see both sides…..

Haha

Then I look around and see there's like 200 people on Alpinezone

and one of them is a guy like Kingslug who I don't know personally (hope to some day and have met probably 100+ members of this forum over the years) and see he could use some tree skiing suggestions at Stowe. I paused before posting thinking traffic control like you say and realized, I wouldn't have a problem sharing that information with anyone who posts on AZ. By enlarge it's a like minded group of people I'd enjoy skiing with. So I let the information fly

 

[deadheadskier]

Particuarly true for the the areas of stowe we are discussing.

What's great about stowe is, so many off trail options so darn close to the trails....but that means they are easy to see/learn/ski...some of them should honestly be on the map at this point!

Before I posted Enterprise, I almost went to check if it was on the map already. So much else is already that wasn't before. When I moved to Stowe in 95, there was 48 trails and maybe 3 on map glades. I think they advertise 120 trails and glades or something ridiculous today.

 

[hovercraft]

Agreed on sharing info with like minded people (especially people who contribute to the forum). As long as they don’t beat me to first tracks

 

[hovercraft]

Before I posted Enterprise, I almost went to check if it was on the map already. So much else is already that wasn't before. When I moved to Stowe in 95, there was 48 trails and maybe 3 on map glades. I think they advertise 120 trails and glades or something ridiculous today.

I did not know that was called enterprise. It is a fun little detour….

 

[ThatGuy]

Funny this is coming up, the Kitchen Wall thread was how I found AZ https://forums.alpinezone.com/threa...to-attempt-to-go-get-them-back-advice.106652/

Also on the topic of Stowe glades, what are some of the low-angle or well spaced glades/side country? I have 5 days to burn on my Epic pass and wanna do some exploring. Not looking for anything crazy like Profanity or Hellbrook, more stuff akin to Timbuktoo/Beaver Pond at Jay or The Hallows at Magic. Don’t have to post in thread either DM is fine.

 

[Kingslug20]

Well..anyone want to meet me i can be at either sb or stowe..any day.
Im always there early.
I think a lot of people just follow others into the woods thinking..hey if theyre going in there..i can do it...with..variouse results.
Top if goat and starr....never...the trails are steep enough without trees in the way.
Ive skied with very good tree skiers..im no way near that level...i think you have to grow up skiing trees..trying to learn later is much harder.

 

[Kingslug20]

Damn..just checked the weather..going from 0 to 32 degrees today...this weather is wacked!

 

[Edd]

Damn..just checked the weather..going from 0 to 32 degrees today...this weather is wacked!

Yeah and right back down to single digits Friday, when I’m hoping to ski again.

 

[Kingslug20]

Friday driving back to ct..then off to JH..

 

[kendo]

Also on the topic of Stowe glades, what are some of the low-angle or well spaced glades/side country? I have 5 days to burn on my Epic pass and wanna do some exploring. Not looking for anything crazy like Profanity or Hellbrook, more stuff akin to Timbuktoo/Beaver Pond at Jay or The Hallows at Magic. Don’t have to post in thread either DM is fine.

Sunrise, Christie & Birch 'official' glades are all a good starting point to progress toward the steeper and tighter trees elsewhere on Mansfield. Also lots of opportunity to get a few tree turns in - by cutting in between the blues and greens over on this side.

 

[Kingslug20]

Some quality Goat this morning

 

[SnowRock]

Sunrise, Christie & Birch 'official' glades are all a good starting point to progress toward the steeper and tighter trees elsewhere on Mansfield. Also lots of opportunity to get a few tree turns in - by cutting in between the blues and greens over on this side.


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And I’d add that given the low angel nature they 1) can be super fun with less snow and 2) often less hit in the immediacy after snow compared to some of the more known steeper woods.

But overall at Stowe, you can almost always find some fresh turns once the woods “are in.” Some fun Options off sensation as well.

 

[Hawk]

Ya I am also in the camp of not saying anything on line. Find it yourself or have someone show you. like DHS , you will never see me saying anything on here. The woods get trashed enough without inviting the world.

Kingslug, at some point I will see you at Sugarbush. I'm kind of a hermit and ski mostly with my woods hound wife. She keeps me out of trouble.

 

[Apple Country]

How is the mountain shuttle? Reliable?