Nasties

The Nasties are just as the name suggests, nasty. They are a fluty, steep tree spine area with a couple steep rollovers. It is North facing, and holds powder many days after a storm. The skier's right side is a little more mellow, but there are still technical turns through the trees, and this side gets skied a lot, so there will be less soft snow. At the top of the Nasties, there is a nice gentle pow field, this rolls over to a shelf above a tight crux where most people will head to the right back into the trees. If one goes for the gnarlier option, you must point it through a steep section for about 20ft directly towards trees- hopefully you'll be able to turn left, avoiding these trees, and finding the alley through. This last section is a 10-20 footer with a nasty take off that you will have to pre jump. The Nasties is a great run, but the consequences are high if you are choose the direct line and are not totally on your game.