Which ski areas have wide trails?

[New Daddy]

I went to Wildcat a few days ago.
It was a fantastic resort in many respects.
I especially thought that its narrow trails epitomizes the New England ski areas.

However, not coming from this area, I am not fully comfortable with narrow, winding trails.
If I wanted to ski wide, Western-style, intermediate-to-advanced slopes for a change, where should I go?
(Bretton Woods had fairly wide trails, but they were too flat.)

 

[AdironRider]

Maybe out west perhaps?

 

[thetrailboss]

Define "wide."

Some areas that have wide trails by Eastern standards include many newer resorts...such as Killington, Okemo, Sunapee, and Sunday River.

 

[bobbutts]

In NH Waterville Valley and Cannon
Mt Snow, Killington in VT

 

[millerm277]

Killington has a good amount of wide cruisers. Look at some areas on google earth, it can give you a great idea of the width of the trails.

 

[FRITOLAYGUY]

Mt snow has alot of blue nice wide trails

 

[ski_resort_observer]

Stratton

 

[aveski2000]

Too many!

 

[MichaelJ]

The Bear Peak side of Attitash.

 

[KevinF]

In NH Waterville Valley and Cannon

Cannon? Sure, there are some wider trails there (the trails off the Zoomer chair, especially) but the majority of what's there isn't all that wide.

 

[hiroto]

The Bear Peak side of Attitash.

I second that. Both Illusion and Avenger are wide and have good consistent steep pitch for pretty good vertical, top to bottom served by HSQ.

 

[jack97]

Cannon? Sure, there are some wider trails there (the trails off the Zoomer chair, especially) but the majority of what's there isn't all that wide.

IMO, the trails facing the highway and serviced by zoomer are wide. At upper mountain, profile and skylight are wide. IIRC, the other trails in upper mnt are wide but narrows at twisty sections.

 

[St. Jerry]

I've heard that the back bowls of Vail have an open area or two.

 

[bobbutts]

Cannon? Sure, there are some wider trails there (the trails off the Zoomer chair, especially) but the majority of what's there isn't all that wide.

yeah I had those specifically in mind.. they are really wide

 

[SkiDork]

you can probably tell from some of the responses that most of us die-hard east coasters despise wide trails...

 

[Joshua B]

Crotched has wide trails.

Some might say wide, straight, and boring.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

you can probably tell from some of the responses that most of us die-hard east coasters despise wide trails...

I don't despise them. My favorite trail at WF is Upper Cloudspin and it's pretty wide. Lot's of different ways to ski it, the double fall line can wear you out.

Most Hunter regulars love 44 and that's the widest trail on the mountain.

I don't need a narrow trail to keep me from traversing back and forth. I pick my line and go.

Most people I know like skiing bowls out West and in Europe, they're pretty wide.

I do like narrow trails, but mostly I like good trails that hold both my interest and snow well.

I think that alot of people who say they despise wide trails are the same people who say they love powder or bumps even though they avoid them becasue they find those conditions hard to ski. I guess I'm saying that I think some people say what they think will be accepted by the group the best. Especially in a forum where we are anonymous and no one sees us ski.

I'm not trying to give Dork a hard time, but I don't think me not despising wide trails makes me any less of a skier then he or others of his ilk.

 

[campgottagopee]

Check out Stratton---the one time I was there that's what I remeber most about the place is that I thought their trails were wide. Honestly they aren't that steep or anything but man-o-man can you get cruisin'on them. One day we had 3 inches fresh snow on freshley groomed cord---I for one really like warpin out some big high speed GS turns on that stuff.

 

[davidhowland14]

Crotched has wide trails.

Some might say wide, straight, and boring.

that's why I don't ski on the trails...

Ragged has a great mix of wide trails (exhibition, showboat, yankee, cardigan, most of the lookers right side of the mountain) and narrow trails (the ravine)

 

[Mikey1]

Okemo has a number of wide trails, including Arrow, Ledges, and Blind Faith.