Best tree skiing?

[gwright94]

OK so I understand that Ski/Skiing mag polls are nothing to get bothered over...but I have to ask this community their opinion on the best tree skiing in North America...because Ski/Skiing is totally wacked.

I've been lucky enough to ski Whistler, Red Mountain, Steamboat, Crested Butte, Alta, Snowbird, etc...and even some cat skiing up by New Denver, BC. And I have still yet to find better tree skiing than Heavenly. Yes I am biased, its my home mountain. But who can deny 2500 vertical of north facing trees accessed via gates. And the spacing is perfect - because the whole area was clearcut back in the Comstock mining days...so there is little undergrowth.

Granted I will give it up to Sierra at Tahoe trees too - mostly because the trees are older, bigger and there are some sweet pillow/boulder lines through the trees.

But when I move to Colorado I was all about trees, until I learned that everyone skis the same line...making those awesome bob-sled tracks.

Tell me if Im missing somewhere, and if so have you acutally skied Firebreak/Raleys/Palisades at Heavenly?

[Rooster]

You fucking western state fags don't know dick about tree skiing.

[gwright94]

Exactly my point. Obviously the Ski/Skiing results are wack because of the East Coast bias. Enjoy your part of the world my friend.

Sincerely,
A western state fag who knows dick about tree skiing

[Tunco]

But when I move to Colorado I was all about trees, until I learned that everyone skis the same line...making those awesome bob-sled tracks.

I never had that problem.

[jgb@etree]

I'd normally join my east coast brethren and bash the west for it's shitty trees, but I was out in Steamboat a few winters back visiting a buddy who lives out there and I had one of the best tree skiing days of my life.

Granted we were hitting places that non-locals rarely tread, but my god... Perfect pitch, tree spacing and the snow was amazing. The only real downside is that the wet, heavy snow we get here in the east makes it much easier to check your speed and avoid eating bark.

My favorites places to ski trees in the east (in order) are:

Jay
MRG
Stowe
Magic
Burke
Smugs
Wildcat
Sutton

[samthaman]

I'd normally join my east coast brethren and bash the west for it's shitty trees, but I was out in Steamboat a few winters back visiting a buddy who lives out there and I had one of the best tree skiing days of my life.

Granted we were hitting places that non-locals rarely tread, but my god... Perfect pitch, tree spacing and the snow was amazing. The only real downside is that the wet, heavy snow we get here in the east makes it much easier to check your speed and avoid eating bark.

My favorites places to ski trees in the east (in order) are:

Jay
MRG
Stowe
Magic
Burke
Smugs
Wildcat
Sutton

yes everyone go to Jay, their trees are the best....







will this debate ever end?

[Rooster]

yes everyone go to Jay, their trees are the best....







will this debate ever end?

..aren't you the kid from Jersey?

(...not that theres anything wrong with that)

[truth]

New Denver huh? The fact that you rank Heavenly over Retallack for tree skiing speaks volumes about the value of your opinion.

[allenataylor]

Everybody go to aspen, their resort is named after a tree. Don't come to vermont... If you must come to vermont go to jay I hear its blowing up (even the manmade illegal BC trails). Don't come to stowe, its a huge fucking disaster.

...and yes rooster, Sam is from dirty jers.

Allen

[samthaman]

Everybody go to aspen, their resort is named after a tree. Don't come to vermont... If you must come to vermont go to jay I hear its blowing up (even the manmade illegal BC trails). Don't come to stowe, its a huge fucking disaster.

...and yes rooster, Sam is from dirty jers.

Allen

yeah and i'll cut you. bitch.

[robgoose]

Could it be that tree skiing is best where you know the lines (or are skiing with someone who does)?

[el penoso]

Give the east their trees. heavenly best in the west....i think so

[lax]

baker trees look really fun, not as tight as the east, but not as boring/open as what i;ve skied out west. beyond beaver pond has some fukcing epic lines though.

[wicked_sick]

I think good tree skiing can be found pretty much anywhere. You just have to know where to look

[jepilot]

Jay and Stowe are best in the east. But out west, Heavenly definitely reigns as best. Last trip there it was blowing at least half of everyday for 5 days. My non-mag friend and I stayed in the trees everyday save going to the lifts. Good times

[cinnepa]

whew........glad no one likes sugarbush or plattekill.

[gwright94]

New Denver huh? The fact that you rank Heavenly over Retallack for tree skiing speaks volumes about the value of your opinion.

I am biased against Retallack because of the guide situation when cat skiing. You know...the whole "dont ski in-front of me, don't ski left of my line, keep my line in sight, and dont ski behind the other guide.

I get off at Heavenly because (per other peoples point in this thread) I know where Im going, as do my buddies, so we can charge full speed top to bottom every time.

Glad to hear the east resorts have good tree skiing. Honestly Im ignorant, and probably always will be when it comes to skiing the right coast.

[Rooster]

whew........glad no one likes sugarbush or plattekill.

No doubt. Sugarbush is gaperville. Those Egan brothers.. total gapers.rolz eyzerz

[adimmen]

Silverton has some incredible tree skiing. 2000+ vert, continuous, pillows, freshies, all you could ask for.

[freezorburn]

Stowe
Jay
Killington
MRG (Low on the list cuase everyone skiis the trees and it's chopped realy fast.)
Majic

[Steepdeepnlong]

Steamboat's gotta be in the top 3 at least. There's a little hill in Idaho called Brundage that has some decent trees, but it's a secret.

[unofficialandes]

Give the east their trees. heavenly best in the west....i think so

your crazy ---

[telepariah]

Skied a lot of trees in NA. Grew up in the east, lived in Steamboat, and always figure out where the good trees are at any area I visit.

But if you limit yourself to NA you will never know the unbelievable tree skiing in Hokkaido. It isn't so much a choice of where do you go, it's where would you not go because everything else is so good. Beech-Birch second growth forest all over the place with the occasional enormous Ezo Spruce that didn't get cut. Trees perfectly spaced and ground covered by sasa and then a ten foot base by Christmas so you never hit rocks. You might want to take your misery sticks because there isn't a lot of steep and on bondage gear you might get bored.

[ak_powder_monkey]

what are trees?

[skiHOG]

silverton aside, i really like the trees in/around Beaver Creek. amazing aspen forests with great snow most days.