Mount Snow-Haystack riding guide - World Snowboard Guide

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Freeriding

Freeriders coming here for the first time will find that the slopes on Mount Snow will offer challenging and difficult terrain. Advanced freeriders should head up to North Face with its series of blacks and double blacks which will test you with a mixture of bumps and groomed terrain. On Haystack, The Witches double blacks offer some interesting riding, but they're quite short.

Freestylers

Freestylers are best checking out the slopes on Mount Snow, where youll find a good series of well constructed man-made hits in the shape of four parks, at Carinthia you have Inferno for the air heads, and El Diablo for the intermediate, Un Blanco Gulch off Canyon trail is for the beginner while Grommet located on Beaver Hill is for the first timer in a park. Also at the base of Carinthia, The Gut Pipe is consistently rated as one of the top 10 pipes in the country, its 460-feet long with 18-foot walls. All parks are designed by Ken Gaitor once of Brighton Utah. Also of interest is the Beartrap area which blast music all day.

Pistes

Boarders wanting to lay down some turns at speed can do so with ease on Snowdance, one of the blues from the Summit Cafe. The North Face area on Mount Snow is good for fast full on steep descents

Beginners

Beginners tend to stay on Mount Snow, where there is a good layout of easy trails. Haystack has a complete beginner-only area. Ride On Snowboard School offers a Guaranteed Learn to Ride session, at $50 all-in.

Resort Statistics

Resort Type: Alpine
Winter: Nov to April
Summer: None

Lifts

Total Lifts: 19
Chair lifts: 15
Drag lifts: 1
Other lifts: 3 Magic Carpets
Max people per hour: 30,370
Board Leashes required: Yes

Mountain

Total pistes/trails: 104
Total ride area: 771acres/37miles
Longest run: 2.5miles (4km)

Top lift: 1097m
Vertical drop: 518m
First lift: 579m

Piste suitability

Green runs: 16%
Red runs: 62%
Black runs: 22%

Lift Passes

Lift Passes:
Day pass $57/68 (hi/low season)
6 Day $240-336
Lift times:8.30am to 4.00pm

Snowfall

Average annual snowfall: 4.21metres
Artificial snowmaking coverage: 76%

Facilities

Snowboard Schools: private $87/hr 6 hours $360
3 day learner package $175 includes rental, lift pass & 8hrs tuition
Snowboard Hire: Board and Boots $36/day 5 Days $121
Night Riding: : No