the best lift lines (to ski)

[MrMagic]

some people love them, others wont go neer them . in my opp. some of the best trails and fall ines occure under the lift. what are your favorites. mine are
the pipline under the outpost chair pico. a short steep run with big bumps. the people on the lift are always there to cheer you on !!

redline and magic, take a rid up this lift and youll see what im talking about

flying cloud at berkshire east, a classic new england bump run, with an even more classic double chair running over head.

 

[Greg]

Bear Trap at Mount Snow. Short 'n sweet bump run with rock 'n roll blaring from the lift towers.

 

[thetrailboss]

Sugarbush: either Black Diamond under Summit Quad or Ripcord under the Heaven's Gate.

Burke: Fox's is downright nasty in sections, but nice on the top and bottom thirds.

Pat's: Hurricane is nice and steep. Bumps on the side are good as well.

Jay: Flying down the Jet underneath the aptly named Jet Triple.

Sunday River: White Heat.

 

[Tin Woodsman]

The only pne mentioned so far that really stirs the soul is Redline at Magic. What a fantastic run. Black Diamond at SB North is a hoot as well, but w/o the character of Redline. The others are mostly just standard wide, straight bump runs.

Liftline under the Castlerock is a true classic as is Liftline at Smuggs. But my favorite, at least in the East, the trail under the summit triple at Orford. Ledges, drops, boulders - utter insanity. When I was last there, they had a sign at the top that read: "Open, but not recommended. Highly dangerous."

They got about 18" that day. Good times.

 

[thetrailboss]

The only pne mentioned so far that really stirs the soul is Redline at Magic. What a fantastic run. Black Diamond at SB North is a hoot as well, but w/o the character of Redline. The others are mostly just standard wide, straight bump runs.

Yes, I've heard a lot of good things about the Redline, but I have not skied it.

 

[Charlie Schuessler]

"Upper Cascade-Flume Trail" under the old "K-Chair" at Killington, everyone watching you, on a good day, it was as good as getting a piece of....and of course on a bad day just ski Outer Limits.

 

[teachski]

Often times, we won't ski the lift lines. The kids are starting to think we are targets for their cans, snowballs and lungers. (Now that, I consider a whole lot ruder than smoking on the lift, but that's another discussion...)

Yes, I totally agree. I am also not the type to "showboat" and I think that a lot that ski under the lift are. I don't avoid skiing under lifts if it is a trail that I really want to ski, but I surely don't go looking for them.

I equate most of the skiers under the lift to the stronger intermediates that go to the beginners trails to show off their skiing prowness. You know, they get comments like, "WOW, look at that great skier". In my opinion, it's not worth it to ski lift line if the trail is not your favorite and if the area is known to have things flying from the lift that you become target to.

 

[Charlie Schuessler]

I like skiing under the liftlines for these reasons:
1) The older liftlines are thin trails with ungroomed "fall-line" terrain.
2) Most skiers don't like the attention so they avoid the trail, leaving the terrain less disturbed for the rest of us.
3) Less skiers on the trail.
4) Having been active athletics, playing in front of stands full of people, I learned to deal with the crowd noise.
5) Pick up the glove I dropped. :wink:

 

[Big Game]

I often wondered as I am banging turns down a lift line trail, "does anyone on the lift think I'm a good as I feel?" And then because of the lack of concentration to the task at hand, I wipe out. Then I wonder to myself "Were any of my buddies on the lift line and more importantly, were they watching me?"

Yep, I guilty of changing my riding style when underneath a lift-line. It's so stupid. Why do I want to impress people who couldn't care less? So until I can distance myself from that captive audience, I guess my favorite lift-line would be one over any bunny slope. I bet people say "hey look at that beginner...he's doing moderately well!"

 

[TeleGrrrl]

Another vote for Bear Trap at Mt. Snow. Warm spring day, hero snow, good tunes....sweet.

 

[trailbiscuit]

Tuckerman Chutes at Jay. (OK, so it's not quite a lift line, just under the tram...but it's sweet.)

For sheer yahoo and cheering factor...Agony at the River.

 

[sledhaulingmedic]

I'm not a big bump skier, but there are some great liftline trails that are some of my favorites.

I'm surprised Chute at MRG hasn't come up yet.

Naturally, I vote for Redline.

Lucifer, although very wide, has a few interesting features that keep it interesting.

Sonny's Schuss at The Crotch was a classic: very narrow but no snowmaking, so It was not skiable that often.

 

[St. Jerry]

I vote for the trail under the Honey Comb Canyon lift at Solitude. It's a Utah version of the Castlerock lift/trail at Sugarbush.

 

[Tin Woodsman]

I'm surprised Chute at MRG hasn't come up yet.

Doh!! How could I forget that one?! Small cliffs, double fall lines, narrow, always bumped. A true classic. And while we're at it, Gazelle under the double is no slouch either.

 

[Tyrolean_skier]

A lot of my skiing buddies like the lift line under the Needles Eye Quad chair at Killington. I follow them down it but I don't really like to do that too much since so many people are watching your technique.

 

[Greg]

Just skied a new liftline last week. Liftline at Berkshire East.. Super fun run that day!

 

[JimG.]

I'm surprised Chute at MRG hasn't come up yet.

Narrow, steep, never groomed. A classic.
Liftline at SB gets a vote too.

 

[skidon]

Tramline at Cannon

 

[ChileMass]

Gondolier at Stowe

Showcase at Gore

Rosi's Run at Copper (CO) is my all-time favorite, though............ :wink:

 

[awf170]

ya tramline at cannon, i have never got to ski it because it hasnt been open when ive gone there(has it ever been open?), but it looks awsome it is probably one of the hardest liftlines around too. I just which cannon auctually got enough snow to open it.
Gondi line at wildcat was an awsome liftline when the gondola was there, becasue of the 2000 plus vertical of bumps.