East Coast Tree skiing

HamFaceGirl

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It's cool

Sep 29 2012 4:53PM

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AnthonyWalsh

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its lots of fun, if you know the area well, and know where to look

Sep 29 2012 4:53PM

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HamFaceGirl

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But on a related note, this being a picture on your profile, you tell me.

Sep 29 2012 4:54PM

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waveydavey

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its sketchy at times

Sep 29 2012 4:55PM

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jdubbs.

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indeed

Sep 29 2012 6:14PM

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aquinn

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sketchy, barren, and worth it

Sep 29 2012 6:49PM

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SamColby

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Can be done for sure... Theres a good amount it NH

Sep 29 2012 6:53PM

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jerm

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Literally had one of the top three powder days of my life riding trees at jay peak.

Sep 29 2012 7:58PM

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ColinB

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fun if it has snowed and you ski them within the period of time before it rains next

Sep 29 2012 8:18PM

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a_burger

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Fun. The sketchiness is half the fun. For the most part you won't find anything good on the map though. I'll need to dig up some pics of my favourites.

Sep 29 2012 8:27PM

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a_burger

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Alright took some stills from video I took on a trip to SR last year. Temps were about 35-40 that week so snow wasn't great, but it had snowed a bit near the top of the peaks.

These first two are from one of my favourites. Snow wasn't too good, but better then nothing.

This one was a little sketchy. If you recognize this place, you probably remember it bot being too different for you. Almost never good snow on this part.

This is nothing compared to other places on the EC either. Sugarloaf, Jay, and Stowe all have really sick spots that are amazing.

Sep 29 2012 8:53PM

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GuacamoleMane

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would that happen to be the lower half of patsys at killington?

Sep 29 2012 9:06PM

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DIPSY

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FUCK THE EAST COAST

Sep 29 2012 9:08PM

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a_burger

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FUCK YOUR MOM

Sep 29 2012 9:21PM

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SkiBum.

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Right place, right time, right snow. Can be as good as anything.

But said above is rare.

Sep 29 2012 9:38PM

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jeb_b_vt

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The best

Sep 29 2012 9:40PM

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just make sure you wear goggles so you don't lose an eye when you take a branch to the face...

Sep 29 2012 9:44PM

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Matt_Rossi

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The Benches in backcountry Stowe is most likely the best treeskiing in the east, let alone some of my favorite in the world, so many good memories there

Sep 29 2012 10:23PM

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FUCK YOUR DOG THEN JUGGLE MY BALLS

Sep 30 2012 12:35AM

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a_burger

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I would but you don't have any.

Sep 30 2012 8:42AM

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That' so funny!!!11!11!!!

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Sep 30 2012 10:20AM

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a_pla5tic_bag

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usually not available to me. it there's patches of dirt, rocks, logs...

Sep 30 2012 10:36AM

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HamFaceGirl

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Makes it all the more fun in my opinion

Sep 30 2012 10:38AM

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alev

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plenty of it. totally variable terrain, but the woods are generally tighter, drops sketchier, but its all really fun. just have to go to the right places in the right conditions tho

Sep 30 2012 10:51AM

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.frenchy

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This picture describes East Coast Pow real well, I'd say.

Sep 30 2012 10:53AM

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Peter.

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yeah the one day a year we get it

Sep 30 2012 12:35PM

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HumanGenius

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yeah if we're lucky. i'd say 1 in 5 years at least for pennsylvania. kill me

Sep 30 2012 1:06PM

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jdubbs.

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I feel your pain. whats your home mountain?

Sep 30 2012 1:26PM

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californiagrown

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ha, i would be terrrified, there is no base under that, so hitting sharks and being grabbed by snakes is super likely.

I think pow on the east actually makes skiing more dangerous cause you cant see and avoid the sketchiness located 6 inches under the top of the pow.

Sep 30 2012 2:02PM

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8088

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jay peak

Sep 30 2012 2:04PM

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.frenchy

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Haha, yeah I guess. Jay peak AVERAGES about 355+ every year though. IMO that's pretty good for the East Coast, that's more than Mount Washington too.

Sep 30 2012 2:09PM

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AHHH FUCK YOU NIGGA. MY BALLS ARE BIGGER THAN THE PLANETS IN OUR GALAXY.

Sep 30 2012 2:26PM

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californiagrown

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that would be good, but idk how much i believe that number.

What is the average base around february?

Sep 30 2012 3:01PM

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Crankset

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Karafanda knows the way.

Fat Tuesdays anyone?

Sep 30 2012 3:35PM

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snomaster

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tight

Sep 30 2012 3:38PM

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you must have missed the jay photos

Sep 30 2012 3:58PM

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FuckAllOfYou

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y'all quit bitching. i've never had a powder day in my life, the most snow i've ever skied like pow is about 3 inches on snow on a groomer.

Sep 30 2012 4:06PM

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e.will

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yes, Jay does average 350 plus a year. The mountain lies in this magical meteorological anomaly that produces a beautiful thing called the jay cloud.

Mid-to-late Feb is always the best. Tree skiing is "sharky"(more like branchy) and scary early winter, but come january it ain't bad.

Sep 30 2012 4:08PM

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zahava

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Lol, there is no such thing as a tremblant pow day, main runs get skied out my 10am. We do have great tree skiing though, tons of secret spots, so you can get some good snow if you know where to go.

Sep 30 2012 4:19PM

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corona

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Le Massif destroys Tremblant for snowfall though.

Tremblant: 156 inch yearly average
Le Massif: 263 inch yearly average

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Jay: 376 inches

but then there are some pretty epic tree skiing/backcountry areas like the Chic Chocs. average 250ish inches of snow a year

and look like this: