Black Diamond is a naming convention and graphic representation that the ski industry uses to identify the steepest slopes in a geography, generally a pitch of 40% or more, that may or may not be groomed.
Not all slopes in a geography are marked with black diamonds.
Camelback ski area has ten black diamond trails from the thirty three trails that are open to ski the ten trails are the most difficult to ski and would not be recommended to the beginner skiers. A few black diamond trails are named "john Bailey", sullivans trail and the pharaoh.
Ski Trails was created on 1956-01-01.
Okemo hosts 119 trails on 650 acres of terrain.
Black diamonds are used to mark the most difficult runs on a ski hill.
1) Be safe 2) Use good quality equipment 3) Ski black diamonds comfortably 4) The love of it
Considering linked ski areas it´s Les 3 vallées having 196 lifts.
Ofcourse! Just need a snowy winter and good freeskiing abilities since there are no groomed trails or ski lifts.
Bridger Bowl Ski Area is in Bozeman, Montana and it is accessed by a well maintained road. It has seventy one ski trails of varying degrees of difficulty.
Mount Saint Anne is a mountain located in Quebec, Canada, and it has an elevation of 800 miles above sea level. It is famous for ski and snowboarding trails, and has a total of 66 trails and 4 ski lifts.
John Veranth has written: 'Wasatch winter trails' -- subject(s): Cross-country ski trails, Guidebooks, Snowshoes and snowshoeing
The Meribel resort is part of the world's largest linked ski area. For those that don't ski there is also a ice skating rink, walking trails and a pool too!
Bowl skiing refers to skiing above the tree line. Usually higher altitude mountains that offer a "bowl" shape. There are no difined trails in a bowl.