Tree Skiing and the Big Jay Cut

Big Jay Cut
photo courtesy Vermont Life

Vermont Life just published an article on the effect of tree skiing on the woods.

I never thought twice about the impact of tree skiing until the Big Jay Cut. It’s definitely hard to face the fact that something that I live for, could be harmful.

Naturally occurring tree skiing exists in very limited quantities in the east. If you are talking about tree skiing on today’s alpine, AT or telegear. At today’s speeds. On most pitches, the spacing to ski at those speed just isn’t there.

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Seasonal T2M Forecast

We’ve had a hard time finding good news for eastern skiers. Finally, some. This chart is NWS’s best guess at how temps will compare to the long-term average in the crucial period Dec-Feb.