the best lift lines (to ski)

[Joshua B]

I enjoyed Ascutney's Quad Chair liftline a few years ago. It was a nice March day with deep, ungroomed, spring-type snow. There's a lot of variety in each section as you ski the liftline.

 

[skidon]

who said it had to be open?

 

[riverc0il]

(has it ever been open?)

they opened it for a short period of time two years ago which was it's first year. it was not open last year to the best of my knowledge and it certainly hasn't been open this year. even with a few big dumps, i doubt there's enough base for cannon to open it this year.

skidon, was this you?

props to the gondi line at wildcat as awf170 mentioned, but it was a better trail with the colorful towers still there.

 

[skidon]

The pic? Naw, I drink Bud (when I'm broke) or Guinness (when I'm not). It's Guinness tonight!!

 

[cyrk007]

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

i was just thinking the same thing :beer:

 

[oneotwoandcounting]

Lift Lines

I can't say I love skiing under lifts but one year I did over 500 trips down Whiteface's Mountain Run. Why, I don't have a clue. Lifts distract me but they are usually right down the fall line and offer some pretty good skiing. I sometimes ski them straight under the lift between the towers. The best snow is often found right there. Otherwise I ski the edge of the trail always looking for the snow. Well here are my favorites:

1. Gunbarrel – Heavenly Valley
2. Chute – Mad River Glen
3. Mountain Run - Whiteface
4. Lower Skyward – Whiteface
5. Outer Limits - Killington

 

[awf170]

ya those towers on gondi line at wildcat were so cool, its stupid they got rid of them.

 

[JD]

Waterfall under the Gondi at Stowe, when it's ready...GS the top pitch on the left side, then you have the big "Bottom turn" just above the cliff that is always the deepest snow on the hill, then you have a nice 15-20 ice flow to ski down, and it always closed so it stays nice and fresh.

 

[riverc0il]

skidon, not the pic but the first to put tracks on tramline....

 

[djspookman]

re: best liftlines

-Liftline under M1 at Smuggs Steep, steep, steep and FUN!
-Black Diamond and Cliffs at Sugarbush North-steep and bumpy to steep and groomed
-Gazelle and Chute at MRG-especially after a nice fluffy pow dumping! fills in those moguls and makes them buttery smooth!

 

[skidon]

That wasn't me either, although I skied it that year. Word is that those particular tracks were made by Dan Egan when he "broke in" the Tramline once it was "officially" open. Word also is that Egan jumped out of the tram to start the run, as a publicity stunt. My friend Abby wasn't impressed by that. She said, "My boobs can hit the ground from where he jumped in." I love this sport!

Oh, yeah, KT-22 at Squaw is pretty fun too.

 

[powers]

What you don't see when Dan Egan jumped from the tram is the huge transition they made for him to land on. You would have to land in the tramline trail itself otherwise and hope you don't hit one of those huge boulders.
I got to ski the tramline trail that winter it was open and it was pretty good. Kind of like a terrain park without grooming. Lots of stumps and other grundel bunnies hiding in the snow. Not as challenging as you would think. My pick @ Cannon would be the old lift line and t-bar at Mittersill. The lift line has some sweet double fall line sections and lots of small hits to powder shots. The T-bar is clean and wide except for the old wire that you have to know where it is or it'll take you out. Word is that its still not filled in yet over there.

 

[JD]

Lookout at Stowe is one of my faves on a POW day. Under the triple at Stowe is prety nice too, when it fills in.

 

[riverc0il]

i thought the famous jump from the tram by dan egan was many years ago before tramline opened? though i'll clearify again, the link i posted previously was in reference to the first person to ski the tramline this year, as in last weekend. a poster on FTO mentioned that it was the talk of the tram that there was a pair of tracks under the tram last weekend. not when it first opened, and it certainly hasn't opened this year :lol:

lift line at mittersill is awesome, but it's gonna take a lot more snow this season. tbar line is fun, but due to it being straight i find it's one of the less interesting shots over there.

 

[cyrk007]

the north face lines at mount snow were no wait at all today.. this type of weather i should give a vote for there

 

[Greg]

Skied a few new lift lines so far this season:

Morning Star at Sugarbush (North Lynx Triple):


Liftline at Castlerock/Sugarbush:

This was a pathetic attempt for me...

Redline at Magic was mentioned earlier in this thread. Certainly no joke:


It was roped off that day and I don't think I would have attempted it anyway had it been open. Nasty run!

 

[2knees]

few of my favorites
Redline @ Magic
the sb hat trick of the mall, black diamond and liftline
needles liftline at killington
the old shot under the stargazer double chair at bromley. Its gone now and has been widened and replaced but you could almost hit your head on the old double if you werent careful.
hacketts highway, stowe.

 

[stomachdoc]

Really enjoyed Fox's Folly at Burke

 

[deadheadskier]

Redline at Magic

Lookout at Stowe

Chute at MRG

in that order

 

[skibum1321]

Liftline at Castlerock & Morningstar at the Bush
Chute at MRG
Liftline at Smuggs