This is a perfect example of why trail ratings, especially in side country type of terrain like this, don't tell the full story. You guys are GREAT skiers, and I can totally see how in proper filled in conditions this would be a single diamond. However, in these conditions, it definitely could be a double. I'm from the east coast of the USA and people always rag on our runs for being easy and they're forgetting that steepness has little to do with difficulty at some point. Places like Killington and Stowe have a lot of challenging doubles and it just comes down to typical conditions. Its a lot harder to ski down a 80% grade on ice with exposed rocks and cliffs than it is to ski down that in 2 foot of blower powder.
Yea I agree I'd say conditions play at least a 50% role in the overall difficulty, they really are a vital factor. When making my video thumbnails, I always believe it's better to stick to a self-graded system that means I decide the rating on the given day when we skied it. In said conditions, there was no chance this is a single. I'm also aware that different ski resorts have different ideals of what their rating system is, so having my own ratings (even though they often line up with the resort rating) on the title allows for much more consistency for viewers.
Definitely, looks untracked at the top…😅 To be fair, I’ve been on this on fresh snow and you can BLOW down the top. The egress out gets sketch no matter what. Took a nice 8 - 10 foot drop down to the cat track unexpectedly.
@@edressin Yea unfortunately not the time for it this year. I hope you are ok! As bad as a 10 foot drop sounds, its completely believable in that end bit. Although I did enjoy the end quite a bit because it resembles skiing an mtb track.
the sign you skied past at the beginning showed double black because of the low snowpack
aswesome run. always more fun with your dawgs too!
This is a perfect example of why trail ratings, especially in side country type of terrain like this, don't tell the full story. You guys are GREAT skiers, and I can totally see how in proper filled in conditions this would be a single diamond. However, in these conditions, it definitely could be a double. I'm from the east coast of the USA and people always rag on our runs for being easy and they're forgetting that steepness has little to do with difficulty at some point. Places like Killington and Stowe have a lot of challenging doubles and it just comes down to typical conditions. Its a lot harder to ski down a 80% grade on ice with exposed rocks and cliffs than it is to ski down that in 2 foot of blower powder.
Yea I agree I'd say conditions play at least a 50% role in the overall difficulty, they really are a vital factor. When making my video thumbnails, I always believe it's better to stick to a self-graded system that means I decide the rating on the given day when we skied it. In said conditions, there was no chance this is a single. I'm also aware that different ski resorts have different ideals of what their rating system is, so having my own ratings (even though they often line up with the resort rating) on the title allows for much more consistency for viewers.
Definitely, looks untracked at the top…😅 To be fair, I’ve been on this on fresh snow and you can BLOW down the top. The egress out gets sketch no matter what. Took a nice 8 - 10 foot drop down to the cat track unexpectedly.
@@edressin Yea unfortunately not the time for it this year. I hope you are ok! As bad as a 10 foot drop sounds, its completely believable in that end bit. Although I did enjoy the end quite a bit because it resembles skiing an mtb track.