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red mountain - triple blacks?

Started by pyrotechnik, Oct 21 2004 06:04 AM

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#1 pyrotechnik

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Posted 21 October 2004 - 06:04 AM

I've read somewhere that red mountain has three triple black runs. :o is this true? is there any truth whatsoever to this?
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Posted 21 October 2004 - 06:53 AM

Yea, they are probably the only mountain that has REAL triple blacks. I think they are basically steep narrow chutes or something. Allan can correct me if I'm wrong.
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Posted 21 October 2004 - 12:52 PM

Does Jackson Hole have any? Whats that one insane run called? Hole in the wall or something

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Posted 21 October 2004 - 01:38 PM

Yea I think that's what it's called but basically that's just a drop off, so it is probably considered a cliff since it's pretty short.
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Posted 21 October 2004 - 04:49 PM

Yea that thing is crazy. Its just like a super long cornice. But you can ski down it so I dunno.

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Posted 21 October 2004 - 05:19 PM

Doesn't Smuggler's Notch in the east have a Triple black?

#7 pyrotechnik

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Posted 21 October 2004 - 05:33 PM

wow, what degree pitch do these triple black runs have?

side note - what issue of SKIING magazine do they tell the top resortes and what their steepest runs(and degree slope) are?
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Posted 21 October 2004 - 05:38 PM

I would think that Jackson's Corbett's Couloir and some pitches off Sunshine's Delerium Dive would be pushing triple-black in difficulty. But yeah, Red's got some extreme :censored:

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Posted 21 October 2004 - 05:40 PM

Well I just got my October issue of skiing magazine and the ratings for the best resorts are in it. Red is #13 on the list.
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Posted 21 October 2004 - 06:15 PM

We have sone trible-blacks in Quebec too...

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Posted 21 October 2004 - 06:28 PM

Does anyone have any pics of one of these Tripple Blacks?

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Posted 21 October 2004 - 06:49 PM

Delerium Dive @ sunshine is officially Extreme terrain given a limited access Double Black rating
From top to bottom it's an average slope of 39 degrees

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Posted 21 October 2004 - 06:56 PM

It looks like TOTW at Mammoth

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Posted 23 October 2004 - 08:11 AM

We most certainly have triple blacks!! The pics don't do them justice though :)

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Posted 23 October 2004 - 08:13 AM

A shot down. I didn't want to get any closer to the edge!

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Posted 23 October 2004 - 08:15 AM

I found one with snow!

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Posted 23 October 2004 - 09:10 AM

ummmm...That is a lil steep. I thought double blcks where steep. I wouldnt want to fall dwon that :censored:

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Posted 23 October 2004 - 01:47 PM

If you fall down that, you roll all the way to the bottom and then hit the thick looking trees below. Sounds like fun
Are they officially called triple blacks on the signs? (Or are there any signs at all?)
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Posted 23 October 2004 - 01:58 PM

I still want to try. I must do that before age 30

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Posted 23 October 2004 - 03:41 PM

No signs, they used to be on the map though - they've since removed them.
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