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- From: gschuck@leland.Stanford.EDU (Gary Erle Schuck)
- Subject: Re: Double Black Diamonds at Mammoth
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.063959.23171@leland.Stanford.EDU>
- Sender: news@leland.Stanford.EDU (Mr News)
- Organization: DSG, Stanford University, CA 94305, USA
- References: <1egb9sINNcs@seven-up.East.Sun.COM> <1eh6cqINN80q@mizar.usc.edu>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 92 06:39:59 GMT
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- In article <1eh6cqINN80q@mizar.usc.edu> lapworth@mizar.usc.edu (Bill Lapworth) writes:
- >Dave, how could you! IMHO a double black diamond should be reserved for
- >runs where you stand a good chance of serious injury if a fall occurs, and
- >that such rock strewn elevator shafts are the domain of hard core experts
- >only.
- >
- As a frequent Mammoth skiier, I too was shocked at the new map. However,
- let's keep things in perspective. The ratings at Mammoth used to come in
- only three flavors -- green, blue, and black. The new map uses six flavors--
- two each for green, blue, and black. As you know, Mammoth is huge, and a
- first time skiier there may not know which of the old blue squares were
- closer to to greens than blacks, etc. The new map gives a better rating
- perspective of the whole mountain. Remember, all ratings are relative to
- the hill that they are posted on. A black diamond at Mammoth is not
- necessarily the same as a black diamond at Blackcomb. While I agree in the
- purest sense that the new double diamonds at Mammoth are not comparable
- to other "real" double diamonds, I think that the six tier rating system that
- they adopted is a good idea. Don't forget, this is the mountain with the
- easiest black diamond of them all, Patrolman's (which is STILL mis-labeled
- as a black diamond).
-
- The real question, though, is how was the snow?
-
- -- Gary
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