Tips on Skiing the Trees - Glade Skiing

[dmc]

Re: Skiing the trees

and go with a partner.

Three's in the tree's

One to aid - one to get help...

 

[Beetlenut]

I'm surprised no one has brought this up. If you can't ski moguls under control, you shouldn't even consider glades. After all, glades are basically moguls with trees on their tops. For me, staying centered on the ski is the key! When centered , you can pivot effortlessly by just pole plants. It's almost as if you're walking down thru the woods on your poles, and you're skis are on auto-pilot just following along. 8)

 

[cyrk007]

I'm surprised no one has brought this up. If you can't ski moguls under control, you shouldn't even consider glades. After all, glades are basically moguls with trees on their tops. For me, staying centered on the ski is the key! When centered , you can pivot effortlessly by just pole plants. It's almost as if you're walking down thru the woods on your poles, and you're skis are on auto-pilot just following along. 8)

thats just what i was about to say.... its moguls.. only you're a little more committed to your line

 

[Bumpsis]

One other factor which has not been mentioned here and it makes all the difference: snow conditions. I don't even bother going in the trees if it has been tracked out.

Main reason to ski glades is to catch powder that hasn't been tracked or is just "slightly"used. Skiing trees can be a blast if you're just floating through the powder.

Tracked out glades can be less than fun because there is less choice of turning lanes and you may end up being forced to take a line that actually sucks but it's the only way out/down.

Don't ski tight glades just to prove something. It's much better to wait for right conditions. If you must, just for practice, choose a glade with lots of room.

 

[goldsbar]

Don't ski tight glades just to prove something. It's much better to wait for right conditions. If you must, just for practice, choose a glade with lots of room.

Good point. I often ski tight glades which are really more like skiing a singletrack trail just to "choose the toughest line." Unless the snow is perfect, I usually wind up doing a 2 turn and stop type of thing as opposed to actually skiing. I generally have a lot more fun in Gore Mountain style glades that you can really rip through once you get used to them.