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Old October 9th 05, 01:44 PM
flax
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I'm planning a trip out west this winter and one of the deciding
factors will be the length of the runs. I seem to recall that trail
maps used to include info like the length of the runs serviced by a
particular lift plus the length of time the lift took to get you to the
top. I rarely see that info any more -- with very few exceptions,
trail maps will give you the elevation at the top and bottom of the
mountain, and you can do the math yourself -- but that will only work
for lifts that go from the bottom to the top.

Anyone know a good website to find detailed info like this on lots of
different mountains? I'm trying to avoid mountains/resorts that say
they have 3000'+ top to bottom, but it's chopped up into small runs and
takes 3 lifts to get to the top....

I usually ski Stowe back east, and one of the great things about that
mountain is you get 2400' top to bottom runs with nice straight steeps
that don't bottom out at various places or get chopped up by a lot of
intersecting trails. Would like to find a similar experience out west.

thanks!

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Old October 9th 05, 03:53 PM
klaus
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flax wrote:
I usually ski Stowe back east, and one of the great things about that
mountain is you get 2400' top to bottom runs with nice straight steeps
that don't bottom out at various places or get chopped up by a lot of
intersecting trails. Would like to find a similar experience out west.


Snowbird. 6 minute ride (unless there's a line), 3000' sustained for
the most part.

-klaus



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Old October 10th 05, 06:14 PM
Bob Peters
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klaus wrote:

Snowbird. 6 minute ride (unless there's a line), 3000' sustained for
the most part.

-klaus


Adding on...

Jackson Hole aerial tram, 4,139 vertical that is all skiable depending
on the route you choose. 12 minute ride excluding the liftline (which
can be horrendous on a powder day).

If you want to ski the Jackson Hole tram, you need to do it this
winter. As of now, it's scheduled to be decommissioned at the end of
next summer.

Bob

 




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