NJ Backcountry Skiing Spots????
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We are both on regular old downhill skis. Hike up, ski down.
The spot where I wiped out is pretty tight so there is very little room for turns, but generally in the fresh stuff you don’t get moving too quickly, so you can just cruise with some nice sweeping turns if you feel like it. Otherwise you can ski as well as @kearneyb and pop a lot of quick turns in a small area, or you can be like me and bomb straight and try to scrub some speed here and there... and if all else fails just use your whole body as a brake.
btw - the rock walls across the pipeline are skiable. You can just go right over them.
If these weren't $300...
Hike it up, and ski down in a snowboard boot.
i don't think a snowboard will work on the pipeline?? flat areas are a pain.
maybe down the left side?
Hike it up, and ski down in a snowboard boot.
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i don't think a snowboard will work on the pipeline?? flat areas are a pain.
maybe down the left side?
If you don’t stop, you’ll have enough juice. Looking down from the top I would definitely stay left. That’s where we are starting. Plenty of snow and a better pitch.
You could bring ski poles for the flat sections.
one piece crank
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Patrick - We have a couple sets of these. I like them better than any skis I've owned. If you like snowshoes, these are snowshoes that glide! They have synthetic skins on the bottom so you can climb, plus you can wear any type of footwear, and the bindings accommodate well beyond my size 14 snow boots.
JerseyPete
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I have these too. I will eventually get the Excursion boots and 3 pin set up. I hear it gives more control.
Cassinonorth
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Snowshoeing at Wildcat made me wish I had my snowboard on my back. 4 Birds looks like a perfect place to drop some big pillowy rocks.
I don’t know Wildcat too well, but if it’s anything like Mahlon with fire roads cross-crossing everything, that could be good fun.
Does anyone have any intel on Snow Bowl at the moment? I’ve never tried it but a friend is talking about some local BC adventuring and I recall some of you mentioning this. A quick google search has me very intrigued. It’s like 4 miles from my house so I feel like o have to try it....
Not sure what intel you are looking for exactly, but if you go there you will see lots of ski tracks.
I just knew nothing about it. Now I’m mad there is something this close that I haven’t explored. It should have an epic base at this point.... gonna check it out this week.
i sent you out 2 months ago to get it figured!
NJ Backcountry Skiing Spots????
I can’t help but be tempted to bring out the skis and hike for a few runs in the “backcountry” with the 15+ inches of snow forecast this week. Does anyone have any north jersey backcountry skiing spots they’d recommend?
i still thinks a couple people could figure out a craigmere shuttle
(would require snowmobile or track vehicle)
Maybe Stephens (Budd Lake side to Kinney), Wildcat (reservoir to bat cave), Dickerson Mine, etc can be shuttled? I dunno it doesn't seem very "backcountry" to me to be shuttling doe.i sent you out 2 months ago to get it figured!
NJ Backcountry Skiing Spots????
I can’t help but be tempted to bring out the skis and hike for a few runs in the “backcountry” with the 15+ inches of snow forecast this week. Does anyone have any north jersey backcountry skiing spots they’d recommend?www.mtbnj.com
i still thinks a couple people could figure out a craigmere shuttle
(would require snowmobile or track vehicle)
This would be easy. Pickup at the small lot where Four Birds crosses Green Pond Rd, drop off at the gate. It would just require a short section of skate skiing at the bottom.