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Best tree skiing on the East Coast?

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Nate_Doggg
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Where is the best place you've tree skid on the east and what were the conditions like?
Feb 20 2012 6:08PM
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Chubz.
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ice and slush. Absolutely NO powder.
Feb 20 2012 6:09PM
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ohboy
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no where this year.
there's not enough snow to have enjoyable treskiing.
Feb 20 2012 6:09PM
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kvan
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Jay Peak. Go there on a good year and you will know what Im talking about.
Feb 20 2012 6:14PM
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Stickity
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there is only park on the east coast
it is all ice
Feb 20 2012 6:18PM
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Mister.F
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haha seriously, a good "year" says a lot about this season
Feb 20 2012 6:20PM
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Nate_Doggg
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true, we had a little storm that dumped like 10 inches in october and the trees still had all there leaves and it it knocked off power to 95% of hartford county. there trees/powerlines down everywhere. too bad i couldnt get to my local mountain haha
Feb 20 2012 6:24PM
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ARMADAR7
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Smuggler has some legit backwoods if you are willing to hike a bit
Feb 20 2012 6:31PM
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kevin_k
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Not sure about best, but I've fun times with Mont Ste. Anne -- La Foret Noire had some decent spacing, and soft snow when I went in March. Though I wouldn't hit up MSA if you're looking for park, Stoneham has a better setup.

Also had a blast in Whiteface with Cloudsplitter to 10th Mountain division, but I've been lucky with snow in the past.
Feb 20 2012 6:36PM
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skibeest
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This winter has been all ice and shit. But if you're looking for serious glades, Jay Peak is where its at
Feb 20 2012 7:08PM
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BmoChop
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The Jay Peak part of Prime Cut was unreal. Definitely wanna go there.
Feb 20 2012 7:10PM
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.ZT.
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Canon Mtn and MRG(Mad River Glen)
Feb 20 2012 7:24PM
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Ski_Alot
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Jay Peak hands down, the powder days make it insane and on a good year (not this one), they come really often
Feb 20 2012 7:38PM
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Mules
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Jay peak is the best when there is a lot of snow
Feb 20 2012 7:40PM
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steezy69
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when i was in dc this one time, it rained really hard, and there were puddles, and the grass was wet, and i saw the cherry blossoms so i ran real fast and slid on my skater boy shoes down the slushy grassy hill through the cherry blossoms and went over a little bump and got some air then stopped on the walkway.

thats my skiing on the east coast
Feb 20 2012 7:59PM
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DaveOx
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Ye man, that storm sucked, I don't even think the mountains in CT opened from that, so we had no power and no skiing.
Feb 20 2012 8:05PM
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Blurst
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Jay peak for sure

This year has been terrible and I still have had three great days in the trees there.
Feb 20 2012 8:13PM
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mvarley84
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If you want some good pow, go to Mt. Washington...6800ft elevation, hike up to the top and do one of 4 (I think) ski descents back down to the tree line.

Make a weekend of it, my step-son and I did the trip last year...It was a weekend of ice climbing, rock climbing, mountaineering, and pow pow skiing.  
Feb 20 2012 8:26PM
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Nate_Doggg
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sugarbush?
Feb 20 2012 8:48PM
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.MASSHOLE.
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Found about a foot of fresh pow in the Stowe Glades. Required 20 minutes of hiking but so worth it.
Feb 20 2012 8:51PM
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BWalmer
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These.

I'd say either Jay or Stowe have the best trees (Stowe has the better terrain, but Jay gets the better snow...normally), but Sugarbush is right up there with them.


But, sadly, this year, no where will have good trees as of right now...this winter sucks.
Feb 20 2012 8:55PM
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Forcillo
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Anyone ever been to Saddleback Maine or heard of it? The Casablancas are incredible. After any new snow at all, they are amazing. It takes about 20 minutes to get down and it's so fun
Feb 20 2012 9:01PM
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Brenone
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Jay Peak for sure. Stowe.
The North Face trees at Mt Snow are real fun.
Feb 20 2012 9:51PM
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Nate_Doggg
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doesnt mt snow have multiple mountains. which is the best forr trees
Feb 20 2012 10:33PM
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BWalmer
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not multiple mountains, but multiple faces on the same mountain.

- Carinthia is all park (left side of the mountain)
- The Main Face is mostly groomers with some trees (middle of the mountain where the new bubble lift is)
- The North Face is the steeper face, bumps, trees, ect. (right side of the mountain), if you want tree skiing at Mount Snow, you go there...get to the top of the mountain and go as far left as you can, you'll end up at a section with two identical lifts right next to each other, those lifts service the North Face.
Feb 20 2012 10:44PM
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ARMADAR7
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Smugglers is on the same mountain as stow but it faces north so thier are less tourists from new york because its harder to get thier and it colder so it holds its snow for longer, ivenever been to jay but i hear its got great trees, smugglers is the only place in the eastcoast that i hve been too that gets six inches over night on a semi reguler basis
Feb 21 2012 8:14AM
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Thadius.Castle
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At the beginning of the year Saddleback's glades were absolutely amazing, but you probably won't find those conditions anywhere this year.
Feb 21 2012 8:40AM
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adamlukowski
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This is the only place ive skiied tree's, but i'd say the northface is a lot better than what i was expecting/probably what you will too
Feb 21 2012 8:48AM
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snowmosexual
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Jay Peak, Mad River Glen
Feb 21 2012 9:41AM
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skifiend
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nothing to see at smuggs...move along.
Feb 21 2012 9:59AM
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Huck_Norris
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Well for having some serious steeps and nobody there, Magic has got to be on the list.  Greak skiing, closer by several hours and nobody there.  Can't fuck with that for a pow day! 

Feb 21 2012 11:01AM
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vtpublicenemy3
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jay, mad river, and if there's snow and you are with someone who knows where they are going, bolton muhfuckin valley, snow on a monday=freshies til saturday
Feb 21 2012 11:14AM
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Mr.Gaga
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Had one sick pow day at massif (quebec) on jan 20. Had pow over my knees the whole day + sick backcountry section there. Best skiing I had in like 5 years.
Feb 21 2012 11:16AM
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Nate_Doggg
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all these avalanche stories on the news are freaking me out haha. I can't go to Canada sadly, northeast is my limits pretty much.
Feb 21 2012 11:51AM
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Crankset
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Jay Peak, Mad River Glen (from what I hear), Mt Sainte Anne, Le Massif

But mostly Jay... most snow in eastern north america
Feb 21 2012 12:08PM
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Juicy-J
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dont forget about saddleback mt in maine
Feb 21 2012 6:15PM
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Nate_Doggg
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i wish these were closer -_-
Feb 21 2012 6:36PM
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Bumblesteeze
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Lots of good hills mentioned above. Check out Sutton in Quebec, not too far from Montreal..
Great glades when there's snow of course.
Feb 21 2012 6:49PM
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garrettwiz
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Stowe had some pretty good lower glades everything up top is ice but I found a little bit of fresh snow.
Feb 21 2012 7:06PM
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zach802
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Jay peak nuff said. Smuggs can be pretty legit too
Feb 22 2012 1:45PM
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SkierX
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When the storms are lining up for Southern VT, nowhere delivers the goods better than Magic.
Feb 22 2012 2:23PM
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CDdesign
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tremblant has some great trails on versant sud (south side).  they have usually had enough snow to cover it, i dont know about this year though

Feb 22 2012 2:28PM
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opcjack
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Cannon is legit.  A bit of hiking, but you can go on either side and in the sick glades.  Saddleback wasn't that great any of the times I've been
Feb 22 2012 4:35PM
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chuck_testa
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bush, jay, mrg, and magic. yeah its not the best winter but the trees at the bush are still super fun this year. after this past weekend sugarbush and mrg picked up 4-5 inches. It covered all the bare spots and the lower elevation trees at sugarbush were so nice today. Yeah they have been skied out but it got pretty warm and sunny today so it was soft. probably one of my better days this year.
Feb 22 2012 4:41PM
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Huck_Norris
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Seriously.  I love that it's sooooo below the radar as well, keeps the freshies fresh. 
Feb 22 2012 4:44PM
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HumanGenius
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sugarloaf in maine looks dirty with their new expansion. cant speak from experience but i wish i could. but as always on the east it has to be a good year so maybe next season...
Feb 22 2012 8:42PM
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schusson
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ive been riding cannons woods for 9 years(i think) and that shit is $$$$ just know where youre going
Feb 22 2012 9:12PM
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.daringharry
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Yup, the first expansion last year was sick during the pow.
Feb 22 2012 9:13PM
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skodeo7
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Magic, MRG, Jay.

I haven't had a chance to ride Bracket at the Loaf yet, they definitely have some great glades aside from that zone.
Feb 22 2012 9:19PM
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NCgaron
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if you are willing to look around in the woods there is some really nice stuff at smuggs
Feb 22 2012 9:21PM
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