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Permalink Reply by Boo Boo on December 8, 2008 at 4:21pm

I LOOOOOOVE Heavenly Glaze! :-)

But I guess that it decided to throw me a curve ball to keep me on my toes... ;-)

Boo

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Permalink Reply by KCSki on December 4, 2008 at 11:08am

Me and my family take Broadway down to Elkhead lift, then down Tower to Gondola.

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Permalink Reply by Kup on December 4, 2008 at 11:33am

thanks for the tip KC! yes, from the video I saw on line, Tomahawk definitely looked 'do-able' to my level. Again, there are two things I want from this trip. One is to make it to the top and have a viable way to the bottom, and two is to not be stuck halfway down the mountain and stuck at the top of a black - at which time I soil by skipants.
Kup

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Permalink Reply by skisteamboat on December 4, 2008 at 12:50pm

There's another way to get down from the top of Sunshine Peak by skiing past the bottom of the Sunshine Express on Tomahawk, Flintlock, etc to the South Peak Lift. Take that and ski straight ahead until you see Broadway on your left.

Broadway to the Elkhead lift and then to either Heavenly Daze or skate/walk up to the Gondola and ride it down. I often suggest that to people who might be a bit tired. I usually take the Gondy down late in the season when the bottom turns to slush.

Duster is only good for snowmobiles and the Snowshoe tours to Ragnar's for Lunch and the Cat pulled sleds for evening dinner at Ragnar's. It does have one other benefit of being a break half way down Three O'Clock.

Cheers

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Permalink Reply by Boo Boo on December 4, 2008 at 6:26pm

If you take Elkhead lift up, you can take Tower down (and round to the right) to Rudi's Run.

From there you can either ski down past Storm Peak Lift and onto BC Ski Way (very pretty) to Right-of-Way. OR (my favourite if I am getting tired) cut across the top of Rudi's Run and follow the little road to Vagabond (reaches Vagabond midway down the first section/pitch), take Vagabond down to Betwixt, Betwixt down to Eagles Nest, through to Giggle Gulch and Roght-of-Way.

Boo

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Permalink Reply by wireking1 on December 4, 2008 at 1:30pm

I think the runs at Steamboat are pretty conservatively marked. I find some of the blues are a bit flat compared to other resorts I have skied. Specifically, the blue runs in the Sunshine Express area I consider green/blue level (exceptions being High Noon and One O'Clock). Other examples of runs that I think are more "true" blue runs would be Buddy's, Tornado Lane, Rainbow, Heavenly Daze, Vagabond and Vogue. If you can handle all of the aforementioned runs then you would also likely be able all of the blue/black runs (**when groomed*). Always better to err on the side of caution when marking slopes though.

After posting this, I do believe I replyed to the wrong thread...... oops. This should have be in the Easy Blues thread.

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Permalink Reply by trudeska on December 4, 2008 at 1:55pm

You have to ride 1 lift. It's short but slow. I agree about avoiding Duster.

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Permalink Reply by ChicagoSkier on December 4, 2008 at 5:51pm

Stay off Duster, you will work harder on Duster than a Black run, due to the flatness. We take Braodway (and there's another Green that I don't see on the map) to Elkhead, then ski down to Thunderhead or the Gondola.

Be sure to take advantage of the chance to catch some air the "easy and old person way" at the Sunbeam Terrain Park where you will find no crazy boarders, rails or moguls, only 3 or 4 simple and wide hills/bumps. Run two or three laps off the South Peak lift, and tell your friends back home how you were jumping left and right in the Rockies! Have fun and be safe (this place is safe)

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Permalink Reply by KCSki on December 8, 2008 at 1:44pm

I don"t know if any of these answers helped you out but this might. If you go to the thread "Ariel photo's of resort in winter" you will see someone posted a 3D map of the mountain that is just great. You can move it around and see just how the lay of the trails are on the mountain. Best thing since sliced bread...anyway I believe the true answer to your question is no, not really, but there are always ways around IF you want to work that hard at it.

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Permalink Reply by Barry Goldkind(TeachToSki) on December 9, 2008 at 8:44am

Kevin,
You will encounter blue/black terrain in order to achieve a top of Sunshine to the bottom of the Gondi run but it is doable although, without guidence or knowledge of the fall lines of the different peaks you will most likely make a couple of wrong turns which will require more lift rides.
The advice of others to use Southpeak and Broadway to the Elk Head chair is best, once off the chair you will see to your left the Thunderhead building and can descend via several routes but the ones offered by Boo Boo are the most pleasant.
Heavenly Daze can cause heartburn late in the day.

Barry Goldkind
Ski School

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Permalink Reply by KevinH on December 9, 2008 at 9:00am

"Heavenly Daze can cause heartburn late in the day."

What exactly does this mean?

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Permalink Reply by Boo Boo on December 9, 2008 at 9:06am

Depending on conditions, Heavenly Daze can get very churned up: big push piles contrasting with slick hard packed bits. Plus a LOT of people use it to get down (even if it is a little beyond their ability): it can resemble a WW1 battlefield sometimes (bodies strewn right across it)... :-(

Heavenly Daze is a WONDERFUL run, though (one of my favourites): best experienced early - when it is perfectly groomed and there isn't anyone about :-)

Boo

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