The single best on piste run in the Northeast

[kcyanks1]

Wow, very tough. I have to go with Paradise at Sugarbush, at least if the glades off the side of it can count as being on-the-map. It provides a good variety with a nice bump run if you stay on the trail, and some nice trees to skier's left. I guess Paradise at MRG is similar in providing lots of variety, and that would be up there as well, as would Fall Line at MRG. My favorite completely ungladed run would probably be Middle Earth or Castlerock Run, with Mall and Spillsville (too short) up there as well. My favorite completely gladed run would probably be Valhalla at Jay. There are so many good runs, though, especially at SB, MRG, and Jay. I haven't skied enough at Stowe or at all at Smuggs, but I'm sure I'd have an even harder time chosing my favorite if I had.

 

[JimG.]

Stuff off the single at MRG, Paradise being one of the tops.
Castlerock lift at Sugarbush, Liftline and Rumble my favs.
The Mall At SB.
Lookout at Stowe, the often ignored 5th member of the front five (four).
Starr and Goat at Stowe.
Alot of the glades at Stowe and Jay.

Can't make up my mind.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

The Slides at Whiteface. They are not open alot (9 days so far this season), but they are on the map. Cliffs, steeps, trees, ledges, even a frozen waterfall. The best lift serviced terrain in the East (IMO). I've never heard anyone who has skied them say otherwise.

Make that 10, they're open again today. Sure hope they hold on for the weekend.

 

[Phildozer]

Dream maker at Ski Ward no doubt takes the cake.

Wow, you've skied Dreammaker?

Dude, you're, like, totally hardcore.

I don't even pretend to be able to ski that run.

 

[hammer]

Bah!



Dream maker at Ski Ward no doubt takes the cake.

Is that better than Fly Way at Sunapee?

Seriously, though, I have no qualifications in this area...but I really like some of the pictures on this topic.

 

[WWF-VT]

Top to bottom groomer - Organgrinder / Gondolier at Sugarbush - 1.5 miles - ski it fast without stopping !

 

[sankaty]

Chin Clip at Stowe.

Liftline and National are great, too, when the snow is good. Some of my all time favorite runs were down Nosedive during a midweek blizzard, though.

Best,
James

 

[Zand]

Anything off the Castlerock chair. Anything off skier's left of the Cannonball Quad. Anything off the single at MRG. Too much to choose.

 

[riverc0il]

No doubt that Castlerock Liftline is a great run - double fall line, steep as hell and mandatory air if you ski it right, which I didn't do the one time I tried it.

then it technically wasn't mandatory

 

[Greg]

then it technically wasn't mandatory

No, I guess not. But it sure as hell would have looked cooler than the feeble traversing I did...

 

[riverc0il]

perhaps let this run a few more days then make a poll with any run getting at least four or five nods? i notice a lot of trends i noticed many of my favorites, and other people's favorites, involve runs with multiple routes so that no run is ever the same twice. tree runs often are like that by default. but stuff like valhalla, fall line, paradise, etc. really stand out for the unique aspects of each run depending on which options you take or if you go into the trees or stay on the main route.

 

[Greg]

perhaps let this run a few more days then make a poll with any run getting at least four or five nods?

Great idea. I'll do that...

 

[loafer89]

My vote is for Bubblecuffer at Sugarloaf, a wild thing trail with no snowmaking and large bumps when there is good snowcover:

 

[AdironRider]

Favorite trail for me is the Kinsman Glade at Cannon. Epic when your the first one down after a 1 foot plus dump. Ask me or anyone else whos experienced it.

 

[riverc0il]

Favorite trail for me is the Kinsman Glade at Cannon. Epic when your the first one down after a 1 foot plus dump. Ask me or anyone else whos experienced it.

i have skied better than kinsman. nice trail. maybe if it was completely filled in with a great base and a foot of fresh it would be on my favorites list... but those are pretty rare ideal conditions for cannon. i haven't experienced them since kinsman was opened and i have skied cannon more than any other area in those years. great run, just doesn't compare to my other favorites though, mostly since the cover is so crappy. they could sure do to thin out the glade a bit more, still a lot of crap in there. that is true of all of cannon's glades though.

 

[win]

This is a very biased answer since I am one of the 3 owner-partners of Sugarbush. My favorite trail is Paradise at Sugarbush but Rumble, Stein's, Spillsville. The Mall, Twist, Black Diamond and Tumbler are close seconds. (all at Sugarbush of course) Since I am older now,and need to limber up my knees, my favorite early run is Upper Snowball to Spring Fling largely because the view up there is great in the morning. My deep dark secret is that I skied Paradise at MRG before I skied at Sugarbush and have to rate that right up there with the best. It is nice having two Paradises in the same Valley.

Win

 

[JD]

Chin Clip for powder runs.
Perry Merril for groomer.

 

[awf170]

Anything on the lookers left of the snowfields or the backside at Sugarloaf. How is there any comparison?

 

[Greg]

This is a very biased answer since I am one of the 3 owner-partners of Sugarbush. My favorite trail is Paradise at Sugarbush but Rumble, Stein's, Spillsville. The Mall, Twist, Black Diamond and Tumbler are close seconds. (all at Sugarbush of course) Since I am older now,and need to limber up my knees, my favorite early run is Upper Snowball to Spring Fling largely because the view up there is great in the morning. My deep dark secret is that I skied Paradise at MRG before I skied at Sugarbush and have to rate that right up there with the best. It is nice having two Paradises in the same Valley.

Win

Yeah yeah yeah - of course you would say that. Seriously though, thanks for joining and welcome to AlpineZone! I hope you stop by often. We've got a great group here!

 

[salida]

Anything on the lookers left of the snowfields or the backside at Sugarloaf. How is there any comparison?

Austin knows what he is talking about, I don't know if the backside at the loaf "counts" but if it does I would second that!!!

As for Castlerock, I think rumble really is the best. It is so narrow, and so technical!