Sherburne ski trail (formerly Gulf of Slides)
- Leaders
- Dan Anderson (coB coS), Odin Achorn (B coC S), Samuel Gruetter (coB coS)
- Program
- Winter School
- Type
- Backcountry skiing
- Terrain level
- B
- Trip date
- Sunday, January 19th, 2020
- Difficulty rating
- Moderate
- Prerequisites
- At least one backcountry ski trip (or a good excuse for not having one)
NOTE This trip ended up hiking up Tuckerman Ravine trail and descending the Sherburne ski trail since the Gulf of Slides conditions were iffy.
We'll be checking out the current condies on the Gulf of Slides Ski Trail starting from Pinkham Notch ending at the base of Gulf of Slides. The trail is 5 miles round trip with around 2000' of vertical gain. You should be comfortable with skiing in the backcountry and excited to see what the terrain is like this weekend.
For those that are new to backcountry skiing you may not realize the following: You will not get a chance to warm up on an easy slope and may have to start off on challenging terrain. THIS SHOULD NOT BE YOUR FIRST BACKCOUNTRY SKI TRIP.
Conditions are unknown and objective hazards (exposed rocks, bushes, etc.) may make runs narrower or more difficult than slope indicates. For instance, you may have to navigate a slope that has exposed rocks because of low snow coverage. Snow conditions will be highly variable, and different from what can be found in a resort (breakable crust, water ice, etc)
Skinning up is equal in difficulty to a strenuous hike (i.e. a continuously steep uphill climb) with the extra weight of skis on your feet, so good fitness is important.
Depending on snow conditions, we may skin up a resort in the area ($10 uphill pass for Wildcat)
Signup
- Algorithm
- first-come, first-serve
- Maximum participants
- 5
- Signups opened at
- Jan. 15, 2020, noon
- Signups closed at
- Jan. 16, 2020, 11:59 p.m.
- Notes
1) Do you have a backcountry setup or do you need to rent from MITOC?
2) How many years have you been skiing or snowboarding?
3) How often have you skied/snowboarded in the last 3 years: (a) less than 5 times; (b) less than 5 times a season; (c) less than 10 times a season; (d) more than 10 times a season?
4) How comfortable are you on (Not at all, Somewhat, Very): (a) blues; (b) black diamonds; (c) double blacks?