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Glade skiing in Europe ?

Tue, 4 Aug 2015 09:45:06 GMT

We had a great time skiing glades at Jay Peak this year. Does anybody know where we can ski glades (or something like them) in Europe without going off piste ? I've seen comments on the forums saying its pretty much non-existent but is there anything out there at all ?

Re:Glade skiing in Europe ?

Wed, 5 Aug 2015 08:55:26 GMT

The simple answer to that is no. Europe doesn't have the same concept of in-bound skiing, only on piste and offpiste.

Whilst it would be wrong to say that Europe doesn't have good tree skiing, it does tend to be a bit bush whacking for 2 simple reasons.
1) Offpiste and hence not managed
2) Not same amount of old growth trees. Small trees = tight spacing which also prevents you getting a good snow pack to cover stumps etc.

Avalanches zones tend to be a bit thinner on the spacing with one obvious downside, especially as you end up gravitating to the more open terrain.

If you want tree skiing then Europe does simply not compare to Canada.

Re:Glade skiing in Europe ?

Wed, 5 Aug 2015 10:11:12 GMT

Thanks Ranchero

Re:Glade skiing in Europe ?

Thu, 6 Aug 2015 06:21:20 GMT

All tree skiing in Europe would be off-piste. Good snow season is needed for trees to be enjoyable or even skiable in some instances as the tree line is lower.