Your favorite ski areas in the northeast

[emmaurice2]

Stowe, Magic, Bromley (this might be a temporary infatuation) Sugarbush, Plattekill.. I'd put Gore and/or Whiteface here but I haven't been to either in so long.

 

[riverc0il]

You don't need to go to Big Jay for challenge. You got that whole damn ridge. Pick your poison. Lots of challenging stuff off that ridge. Just make sure there is enough snow...

There are a few off map runs within the ropes that are bananas. One that I won't even go down unless it has recently dumped and I'm one of the first few down it.

Stuff dumping off Allegator Alley onto Ullr's is all good pitched.

There are a few choice lines off the Jet, too. At least the upper parts. Nothing too freakish but respectable lines.

Some of the challenge is just going off the map and trying to ski something that isn't trimmed out and buffed to perfection. Just drop in and cross block like hell.

And sure ain't no MRG but you don't have to hike out to Big Jay to find some challenge.

On the flip side, I definitely lost my edge when I was a pass holder at Jay. It ain't no Cannon, that is for sure. But it has a hulluva a lot more challenge than Wildcat or Magic within the ropes, IMO.

 

[riverc0il]

No challenge at Jay? Even if you're skiing only marked trails, Face & Tuckerman Chutes, Staircase, Deliverance, Kitzbuhel Woods, Valhalla, or Green Beret are some of the most challenging marked runs in the East IMO. And some of the other off-the-map stuff is some of the most accessible somewhat-EXtreme skiing in the East.

That is going a bit too far in the other direction! :lol:

 

[deadheadskier]

Love TB at wildcat, but I'd get bored lapping it long before I'd get bored of the inbounds trees at Jay. Even minus BJ, jay is a far more challenging and diverse mountain than wildcat with much better snow. That's taking nothing away from wildcat; I'm a huge fan of the place

 

[MadMadWorld]

You don't need to go to Big Jay for challenge. You got that whole damn ridge. Pick your poison. Lots of challenging stuff off that ridge. Just make sure there is enough snow...

There are a few off map runs within the ropes that are bananas. One that I won't even go down unless it has recently dumped and I'm one of the first few down it.

Stuff dumping off Allegator Alley onto Ullr's is all good pitched.

There are a few choice lines off the Jet, too. At least the upper parts. Nothing too freakish but respectable lines.

Some of the challenge is just going off the map and trying to ski something that isn't trimmed out and buffed to perfection. Just drop in and cross block like hell.

And sure ain't no MRG but you don't have to hike out to Big Jay to find some challenge.

On the flip side, I definitely lost my edge when I was a pass holder at Jay. It ain't no Cannon, that is for sure. But it has a hulluva a lot more challenge than Wildcat or Magic within the ropes, IMO.

The ridge is without a doubt challenging but it gets blown clean very quickly. I guess I just need to explore Jay more! Thanks for some places to check out...much appreciated

 

[MadMadWorld]

No challenge at Jay? Even if you're skiing only marked trails, Face & Tuckerman Chutes, Staircase, Deliverance, Kitzbuhel Woods, Valhalla, or Green Beret are some of the most challenging marked runs in the East IMO. And some of the other off-the-map stuff is some of the most accessible somewhat-EXtreme skiing in the East.

Yea not so much. There so many lines at Stowe, Smuggs, and MRG that would blow Jay away