Best Glades

[awf170]

I was wondering what people thought were the best glades in the east. My picks are cant dog and the glade between white nitro and bubblecouffer(I forget what it is called) at sugarloaf and the creeks at wildcat.
Any i think sugarloaf is really underrated for thier glades, i think they have some of the nicest glades in the east now and every year they seem to make a few more.

 

[riverc0il]

although i haven't skied many in the state, i think vermont defintiely has the best glades in new england. i think VT's trees generally allow for better cut glades than the whites which tend to have more hard woods. mad river glen and magic come to mind right away. though my heart is in the woods over on mittersill.

 

[JD]

I thought hardwoods was what you wanted. I sure enjoy skiing birch and maple glades over the tight soft wood (pine schrbb) up high.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

Many will say Jay and you certainly can make a strong argument for them, but I'm going to say Smuggs. When they have the snow they have great glades and lift serviced backcountry for a Northest mt.

When open nothing in the Northeast can compete with the Slides at Whiteface IMHO, but they are almost never open. 1 day last year, 2 days the year before.

 

[beswift]

although i haven't skied many in the state, i think vermont defintiely has the best glades in new england. i think VT's trees generally allow for better cut glades than the whites which tend to have more hard woods. mad river glen and magic come to mind right away. though my heart is in the woods over on mittersill.

That's preposterous!!! Bretton Woods and Wildcat have great glades. Since there's no way to draw a clear line between Tree skiing and Glades, it would be hard to state the best area. MRG has Antelope and sections of Paradise which one can call Glades. Killington bulldozed some of their best glades, but they do have one of the steepest gladed areas (offhand I can't remember the name of it). Antelope can be very bumpy so it is also a bump run. If you are looking for a glade without a radical slope, Bretton Woods has the best. (again, I can't remember the name) It can be tons of fun in a good snowstorm. I also like that small gladed area which runs out directly to the Tram at Cannon. By the way, a N.Y. lawyer once told me that the White Mtn/'s got their name from the number of birches there. However, I have seen a lot of Birch in the Green Mountains. Vermont derived it's name from the French explorers and trappers who were familiar with Alpine terrain. They found mountains with no tree line (green top to bottom) rather exceptional. However, in the winter it isn't so much green as brown. The Whites, I believe, were named because they were snow capped and had a tree line.

 

[JD]

Killington has the best glades in N.E. Jay is second. However, there is no reason to drive any farther then N.H. if you're coming from the Boston area. 8)

 

[Greg]

By the way, a N.Y. lawyer once told me that the White Mtn/'s got their name from the number of birches there.

I've heard a few explanations for how the Whites got their name - they are often snow-capped or shrouded in fog, or more commonly - the mountains many ledges and rock faces often shine white from sunlight when wet. I've never heard the birches explanation.

 

[beswift]

Killington has the best glades in N.E. Jay is second. However, there is no reason to drive any farther then N.H. if you're coming from the Boston area. 8)

I consider Jay as a tree-skiing area, not a glades area. Burke has some excellent quasi-gladed areas.

 

[beswift]

I've never heard the birches explanation.

There are a lot of Birch on the northern facing slopes of the White's. I forget the name of the village, but if you travel out of Gorham into Me. you pass through a forest of Birch. More than likely the first views of the mountains were from this side by traveller's up the Conn. R. The Birch Bark canoe was the main vehicle of river travel then. Since N.H. had been almost fully deforested and farmed in the 19th century, it is hard to say what it looked like when first approached by Europeans.

 

[ftrain]

consider Jay as a tree-skiing area, not a glades area. Burke has some excellent quasi-gladed areas.

What is the difference between glades and tress skiing?

 

[JD]

I think he's trying to say glades are open areas with scattered trees, and tree skiing is wooded areas that are fairly open, enough to ski, anyway. I think for most of us on the east coast, they are synonomous. I think the question was meant to be, in Beswifts purist vernacular, who has the best trees in N.E.

I still say killington and Southern N.H. and in Norhtern VT, Jay by FAR. :-?

 

[JimG]

Personally, the glades/trees at Stowe are hard to beat. The riverbed is awesome!

 

[JD]

Stowe sucks. I her they are pulling passes if they catch you in the woods.

 

[JimG]

Stowe sucks. I her they are pulling passes if they catch you in the woods.

Figured you might say that :lol: ! You must be a fly fisherman too.

 

[highpeaksdrifter]

JD, I’ve probably been to Kmart no more then 12 times my whole life. It’s just not my cup of tea. I have a bud who is a pass holder and he tells me the glades at Kmart suck. He says the best one is what the locals call Toilet Bowl. Educate me, I’d like to know. Compare to Jay Peak for instance.

 

[ftrain]

Jay is by far the best glade skiing. You could hit 3 different glades on 1 run alone.

 

[David Metsky]

By the way, a N.Y. lawyer once told me that the White Mtn/'s got their name from the number of birches there.

I've heard a few explanations for how the Whites got their name - they are often snow-capped or shrouded in fog, or more commonly - the mountains many ledges and rock faces often shine white from sunlight when wet. I've never heard the birches explanation.

The White Hills (or Cristall Hills) were first sited by Europeans in 1524 by Verrezano as he was sailing up the East Coast. The name either from snow covering or water reflecting off the bare rocks, as seen from the ocean.

 

[Greg]

By the way, a N.Y. lawyer once told me that the White Mtn/'s got their name from the number of birches there.

I've heard a few explanations for how the Whites got their name - they are often snow-capped or shrouded in fog, or more commonly - the mountains many ledges and rock faces often shine white from sunlight when wet. I've never heard the birches explanation.

The White Hills (or Cristall Hills) were first sited by Europeans in 1524 by Verrezano as he was sailing up the East Coast. The name either from snow covering or water reflecting off the bare rocks, as seen from the ocean.

Thanks Dave. You are the authority, after all! 8)

 

[dmc]

By the way, a N.Y. lawyer once told me that the White Mtn/'s got their name from the number of birches there.

I've heard a few explanations for how the Whites got their name - they are often snow-capped or shrouded in fog, or more commonly - the mountains many ledges and rock faces often shine white from sunlight when wet. I've never heard the birches explanation.

The White Hills (or Cristall Hills) were first sited by Europeans in 1524 by Verrezano as he was sailing up the East Coast. The name either from snow covering or water reflecting off the bare rocks, as seen from the ocean.

Thanks Dave. You are the authority, after all! 8)

I always hear that on certain days you can see the ocean from the top of Mt Washington.. But everytime I've climb to the top - I can't...
I always attribute it to haze...

 

[Skimaine4ever]

Big Squaw has some sweet glades and the best part is that i have them all to myself