takeahike46er wrote:

NPN wrote: why do you find a narrow ( for lack of appropriate term ) trail more enjoyable than a wider trail? I do think that narrower, wind protected slopes can provide a nice refuge on days when runs like Skyward are wind scoured. Those are the days when having sheltered runs can make all of the difference. Hopefully, Lookout will provide some insurance for when the wind howls.

That's right, I forgot all about that aspect of Lookout. Thanks for reminding me!

Check out this sweet photo of the new expert trail as viewed from Lower Excelsior. (compliments of RSN)

A couple more exciting RSN shots!

The first one shows a pretty straight shot down for one of the expert trails. I hope the other one has a little more "life" to it. But, still pretty cool to see.

The second one shows some higher elevation work being done. Looks like the trails will be fully cut this season!

Sorry, I don't know how to make the images big so you don't have to click on them....

ComeBackMudPuddles wrote:

The first one shows a pretty straight shot down for one of the expert trails.

I went and checked out the WF 2006 unit master plan (http://www.whiteface.com/newsite/wf_ump.pdf) and found the page with the rough trail layout. FWIW, the two expert trails are basically parallel and appear to be straight shots down. I uploaded a portion of the page below. I'd guess the trail in the RSN shot in my prior post is the one on skier's right.

I think from a previous post in a different thread someone noted that the gladed area has been moved down and basically extends from about 1/2 way down the intermediate run to Kids Kampus.

Yeah, both runs are pretty much straight down the fall line (unless the plans have changed). The middle sections turn slightly so there should be a double fall line in that section of the trail. Hopefully they will let these runs bump up!

"Whiteface' and 'let runs bump up'. How frequently have those two been used in the same sentence?

Here's to hoping..........It's exciting to see the progress on Lookout.

SKIdds wrote:

"Whiteface' and 'let runs bump up'. How frequently have those two been used in the same sentence?

I think it comes up once every three years or so on these boards.

ComeBackMudPuddles wrote:

A couple more exciting RSN shots! The first one shows a pretty straight shot down for one of the expert trails. I hope the other one has a little more "life" to it. But, still pretty cool to see. The second one shows some higher elevation work being done. Looks like the trails will be fully cut this season!

I was at the mountain today. You can see one of the trails from the base, at least the end of it. I was happily supprised at how unstraight it was. I could see 2 good turns in the trail and another lesser one. I had also heard that some people thought the trails might be too wide. The trail I saw isn't Empire narrow, but not Mt. Run wide either. It appeared to be about as wide as say Upper Mac. It looked to have a nice sustained pitch to it too.

I think I'll do a little hiking up there this Saturday.

highpeaksdrifter wrote:

I was at the mountain today. You can see one of the trails from the base, at least the end of it. I was happily supprised at how unstraight it was. I could see 2 good turns in the trail and another lesser one. I had also heard that some people thought the trails might be too wide. The trail I saw isn't Empire narrow, but not Mt. Run wide either. It appeared to be about as wide as say Upper Mac. It looked to have a nice sustained pitch to it too. I think I'll do a little hiking up there this Saturday.

Interesting! Thanks for the first-hand testimonial. Definitely would be cool if you could post some pix from your hike.

The new trails are long, and if they're more Upper Mac and less Mt. Run, they'll be pretty amazing. I'm psyched.

highpeaksdrifter wrote:

I was at the mountain today. You can see one of the trails from the base, at least the end of it. I was happily supprised at how unstraight it was. I could see 2 good turns in the trail and another lesser one. I had also heard that some people thought the trails might be too wide. The trail I saw isn't Empire narrow, but not Mt. Run wide either. It appeared to be about as wide as say Upper Mac. It looked to have a nice sustained pitch to it too. I think I'll do a little hiking up there this Saturday.

Thanks for the info! Good to hear. I am assuming the trail you saw was the intermediate trail that feeds into lower mountain-- yes? Should be a fun run down after a couple of laps on the triple.



From RSN:

"Trail crews are working up from the bottom and down from the top hoping to meet in the middle sometime this week and have the first new trail completed"

takeahike46er wrote:

highpeaksdrifter wrote: I was at the mountain today. You can see one of the trails from the base, at least the end of it. I was happily supprised at how unstraight it was. I could see 2 good turns in the trail and another lesser one. I had also heard that some people thought the trails might be too wide. The trail I saw isn't Empire narrow, but not Mt. Run wide either. It appeared to be about as wide as say Upper Mac. It looked to have a nice sustained pitch to it too. I think I'll do a little hiking up there this Saturday. Thanks for the info! Good to hear. I am assuming the trail you saw was the intermediate trail that feeds into lower mountain-- yes? Should be a fun run down after a couple of laps on the triple. From RSN: "Trail crews are working up from the bottom and down from the top hoping to meet in the middle sometime this week and have the first new trail completed"

I wonder how Jay, and Bruce feel about being called "Trail crew"?

First trail almost done.

RSN:

Nice pic from RSN. Looks like a good pitch.

takeahike46er wrote:

RSN:

Sweet!

BTW, does anybody know what they do with all of the wood from the cutting?