Montage makes it onto Snowbrains

[Jersey Tomato]

Nice feature-

https://snowbrains.com/montage-mountain-pa-report-skiing-the-2nd-steepest-slope-in-the-east/

[trackbiker]

Wow! White  Lightning is 1000 vertical feet!

He actually says it twice. 🙄

[RidgeRacer]

5 minutes ago, trackbiker said:

Wow! White  Lightning is 1000 vertical feet!

He actually says it twice. 🙄

There's no way. The whole mountain is 1k. WL starts mid mountain. Probably 400 but the actual headwall is maybe 150 or 200 if that. 

[Benm]

5 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said:

There's no way. The whole mountain is 1k. WL starts mid mountain. Probably 400 but the actual headwall is maybe 150 or 200 if that. 

400 might even be a stretch. here is a photo from the bottom lol

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Also no way it’s the second steepest slope in the east and anyway that’s like being second place in the special Olympics. 

[trackbiker]

32 minutes ago, RidgeRacer said:

There's no way. The whole mountain is 1k. WL starts mid mountain. Probably 400 but the actual headwall is maybe 150 or 200 if that. 

I know that but somebody should tell the author. It appears he doesn't actually know what vertical drop means. Obviously, there is no proof reading or editing anymore.

From a quick look at a topographical map the headwall is about 200 vertical feet. 

[RidgeRacer]

26 minutes ago, trackbiker said:

I know that but somebody should tell the author. It appears he doesn't actually know what vertical drop means. Obviously, there is no proof reading or editing anymore.

From a quick look at a topographical map the headwall is about 200 vertical feet. 

I know you knew that with your roll eyes emoji. My comment was directed at the author spreading the fake news. Maybe he reads PASR

[JFskiDan]

This data is from the top of WL, at boomer, to the bottom.  None the less, bad info, bad intel, poor math converting from metric to standard, or Canadian, whatever, its a fun run.  you had best be able to put the brakes on quick at the bottom.  

 

[PSUFrankenstein]

Yeah white lightning is a fun trail but definitely not 1000 ft vertical.   It was in great shape Saturday.   Groomed nicely and not icy

[mute1080]

1 hour ago, Benm said:

400 might even be a stretch. here is a photo from the bottom lol

Hey that's me going down 1000 vert!

[RidgeRacer]

22 minutes ago, mute1080 said:

Hey that's me going down 1000 vert!

That's me next to you!

[trackbiker]

If you guys can get down 1000 vertical feet as fast you got down White Lightning, you should enter the downhill at the next Winter Olympics! 😉

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Is Blue on Snowbrains?  Snowbrains seems like a gaper publication.   

[C1erArt]

Snowbrains.com has a RSS feed, for anyone into vintage tech. 

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

Vertical served by Phoebe Snow lift is 608'

Vertical of White Lightning segment is 427'

Expect the headwall is close to 400'

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

4 minutes ago, Ski2Live Live2Ski said:

Vertical served by Phoebe Snow lift is 608'

Vertical of White Lightning segment is 427'

Expect the headwall is close to 400'

So the runout is only 27 vert??

[Ski2Live Live2Ski]

Certainly over 350. There does not seem to be much pitch anywhere else on WL.