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I've read somewhere that red mountain has three triple black runs. :o is this true? is there any truth whatsoever to this?

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.

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

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.

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

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

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?

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

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.

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

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

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
This post has been edited by edmontonguy: 21 October 2004 - 06:50 PM

It looks like TOTW at Mammoth

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

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

I found one with snow!

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

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?)

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

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