Bring Back Devil's Elbow!

[summitchallenger]

If Alta can do it:



So can Sugarbush!

"Elbow" just doesn't sound the same. Now I know that the trail was tamed and all, but really, let's bring back a piece of history

[noski]

I wonder if the Moretown couple knows their phone number is the old Glen Ellen number... (I love the reverse directory in the local phonebook).

[random_ski_guy]

what's a phone book?

[noski]

...it's what we old folks used to put under your keaster so you could reach the food on your plate, you little whipper-snapper.

[summitchallenger]

When phonebooks existed, Devil's Elbow did as well

[beelze]

If Alta can do it:

So can Sugarbush!

"Elbow" just doesn't sound the same. Now I know that the trail was tamed and all, but really, let's bring back a piece of history

I wonder if Sugarbush can bring back the $8 ticket? What year is that map from? Be interesting to figure out the skiflation rate!
Shame they never did do that expansion above Inverness.

[smootharc]

..."Future Facilities and Trails" shown on that trail map ? It's been discussed in detail before, as that is a lovely looking "Proposed Pod" shown above Inverness. The sunny side of North. And I'd imagine if it was there that there would be lots of little woodsy things dropping off the Long Trail betwixt it and existing North terrain. Ah, to dream. A radio ad said this morning that Lotto is a gazillion dollars or some such right now. Maybe I'll just have to go out, win the thing, and as a public service fund the "North of North Terrain Expansion Project". You can all thank me later.

As an aside...I've never skied North so much in one week as this past week...and I'm surprised how easily I forget just how darn nice the place is. I probably did more runs on Black Diamond in 4 days than in the previous 4 years combined. And them trees had a surprising amount of base (at least as of Friday).

And if anyone can name a trail at North or South that for its length skis longer than Tumbler, I want to know. By that I mean it isn't that long by measurement, but it FEELS and SKIS really, really long...and none of it is runout. Anyone else feel that way skiing it ?

Good holiday week under trying circumstances. Um....Ullr...dude...if you're listening...shake off that hangover and get back to work. Pretty please...

[ski_resort_observer]

what's a phone book?

Relative to the MRV(that's what this forum is about, right?) it's a directory of MRV phone numbers that works 100% of the time. Iphone, crackberry and all the other smartphones, not so much.

[bernier39]

That trail map is probably from 1972 - 1974. I bought a season pass in 1971-1972 that cost $125. They also did cut for the lift. It used to be visible but in the last 10 years has mostly grown in.

A trail was also cut to the right of Upper FIS that went down to Rim Run. If my memory serves me it was only open one day and I was fortunate enough to ski it. Very short and steep and held very little snow.

[flakeydog]

Bring back the 200 ft of trees that were mowed down and it might have the more of its old "devilish" character it had before elbow was significantly widened.

Oh... and speaking of Tumbler (dont get me started on those "missing" trees....), I would perhaps suggest Castlerock --> lower Castlerock as a trail that skis long. It is easy to overlook Lower Castlerock run bcause you think you are headed to Bail Out instead.

[boze]

...makes Mellon's Devil's Elbow seem rather tame!
(it also skis as it sounds!)

[jwt]

Tumbler and Castlerock ( upper/lower) seem to me to be the longest, most challenging terrain there- with little of any run out - save for the bottom of LC - which can be less run out and more watch out with water bars and everything else that it can surprise you with.

Left - skiers - of Tumbler - tight to trees- is as consistenly steep and challenging as anything else out there.

Great runs both - and a lot of that had to do with au natural snow too. Not the steepest, or maybe the longest ( Upper/lower FIS) but always interesting and rarely any traffic - especially lower C.

This week looks good for snow - but generally, when the West gets it, East suffers and vis versa.