Which trail do you want to ski the most in the East but never have?

[riverc0il]

tough question, but a good one! there are so many i could not pick just one. i guess i would pick the face chutes at jay peak because i remember first looking at them 3 or 4 years ago and knew they were completely beyond me but now that is just the type of stuff i am looking for. doing something you once said you could not do is always a good feeling even if you have progressed to a still further level beyond already.

lines that i have not been drolling over for quite as long include paradise at MRG, the bruce and teardrop and others off the map at stowe, and top to bottom on mount washington dropping over the lip through tucks.

 

[pizza]

Ovation headwall at Killington - Skier's right. and I'm not good enough to ski it. yet.

how steep really is it? looks pretty steep but really short... got any pics, only saw it once

From Columbus Day 2004.

 

[Greg]

From Columbus Day 2004.

You need to bring along a level when you take pics...

 

[NHpowderhound]

Ovation(especially the headwall)is steeper than the much ballyhood Outer Limits. Unfortunately for Ovation it doesnt have a quad running up it or the K/ASC marketing department would be all over it! :lol: "Widest steepest lift serviced trail in the east!" :lol:
I think it's the steepest on map run at K.
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*))NHPH

 

[pizza]

You need to bring along a level when you take pics...

:sigh:
Look at the person standing straight up on the left border of the picture.

Those trees really aren't slanted much. And even if it was slanted, anyone who is standing at that spot would testify to the fact that Ovation really does look that steep from there.

 

[skibum1321]

There are really no marked trails that stick out in my mind. However, there are 2 resorts that I would like to ski in general - Sugarloaf and Wildcat. As for the resorts I've been to I've skied every trail that I would want to.
As for out of bounds, I really want to get to Tucks. My friends and I have tried to go for the past 3 years but something always gets in the way. I also really want to ski the Teardrop at Stowe and Big Jay.

 

[dmc]

Ovation headwall at Killington - Skier's right. and I'm not good enough to ski it. yet.

Headwall at Tucks - because it's supposed to be badass. and I'm not good enough to ski it. yet.

Ovation headwall is a piece of cake... I've fallen and slid further on steeper...

Next year you come to TUX with us.. We'll get you down the headwall... One way or another...

 

[awf170]

Ovation headwall at Killington - Skier's right. and I'm not good enough to ski it. yet.

Headwall at Tucks - because it's supposed to be badass. and I'm not good enough to ski it. yet.

Ovation headwall is a piece of cake... I've fallen and slid further on steeper...

Next year you come to TUX with us.. We'll get you down the headwall... One way or another...

DMC you do the headwall?

 

[pizza]

Next year you come to TUX with us.. We'll get you down the headwall... One way or another...

Sweet!!!!

 

[loafer89]

What makes Ovation headwall more difficult, is the huge snowmaking whales that are sometimes made on it. This and the fact that the trail is usually really icy, make it challenging to ski.


I seem to remember reading that someone died on Ovation this year??? I think they slid off the trail and into snowmaking pipe/hose???

 

[pizza]

I seem to remember reading that someone died on Ovation this year??? I think they slid off the trail and into snowmaking pipe/hose???

You're thinking of double dipper.
I was there that day. It was right before the 10am K-Zone meetup. A couple of people in our group came down double dipper on the way to the meetup and saw the carnage.

Hey look! I have three blue peaks next to my name! Woo hoo!

 

[dmc]

DMC you do the headwall?

Hell yeah!!! The Chute, Center Chute,The Lip, The Sluice..
Only thing I havent done is huck the Icefall..

Nothing like traversing accross the headwall to get to the Chute.. You look straight down to the Lunch rocks...
I ride regular so I'm usually facing the snow on those traverses - that means I can actually drag my hand on the snow a little for support - thats how steep it is... My friends that ride fakie have to stare straight down... Pretty scarey..

 

[dmc]

What makes Ovation headwall more difficult, is the huge snowmaking whales that are sometimes made on it. This and the fact that the trail is usually really icy, make it challenging to ski.

It's steep - icey and can be rocky...

If you get some speed down the catwalk you can huck into it... Turns a few heads... Nice steep landing...

 

[ALLSKIING]

DMC you do the headwall?

I ride regular so I'm usually facing the snow on those traverses - that means I can actually drag my hand on the snow a little for support - thats how steep it is... My friends that ride fakie have to stare straight down... Pretty scarey..

I never thought of thaty before..I bet that does make a difference on a steep like the lip.

 

[dmc]

DMC you do the headwall?

I ride regular so I'm usually facing the snow on those traverses - that means I can actually drag my hand on the snow a little for support - thats how steep it is... My friends that ride fakie have to stare straight down... Pretty scarey..

I never thought of thaty before..I bet that does make a difference on a steep like the lip.

Only on the traverse....
I'd rather look at the snow then look straight down... Personally... Still getting over the fear of heights thing actually...

 

[ALLSKIING]

DMC you do the headwall?

Still getting over the fear of heights thing actually...

I don't think you have a fear of heights if your skiing tucks. I had an inner ear issue that started giving me problems last year when looking down long steep trails short steeps no problem but looking down a long steep made my head spin a bit . I think I got it taken care of now but won't know forsure till I get up there again.

 

[dmc]

I don't think you have a fear of heights if your skiing tucks.

It's not the skiing so much as the climbing... I still get a little nervous pinned to the snow on a climb...

 

[pizza]

This conversation about the Tucks headwall made me think of this video that I saw on TGR's message board:

http://mtnphil.com/AllVids.asp (Click on Bonanza Peak - NW Buttress)

The jump turns are what I remember. Awesome video, by the way.

 

[dmc]

This conversation about the Tucks headwall made me think of this video that I saw on TGR's message board:

http://mtnphil.com/AllVids.asp (Click on Bonanza Peak - NW Buttress)

The jump turns are what I remember. Awesome video, by the way.

Gotta get that jump turn down before we hit TUX...

 

[riverc0il]

Next year you come to TUX with us.. We'll get you down the headwall... One way or another...

:lol: