With the incoming storm predictions amping up, driving to a mountain may not be a great idea. Has anybody done any AT/Downhill in Rock Creek Park?
Thanks!
Jon Freedman
jn_freedman wrote:
With the incoming storm predictions amping up, driving to a mountain may not be a great idea. Has anybody done any AT/Downhill in Rock Creek Park?
Thanks!
Jon Freedman
Anyone have any ideas for Herndon/Reston?
wojo
Burke Lake Dam suggested in this thread from years ago:
Referenced in that same thread is the greatest backyard skiing post of all time:
http://www.dcski.com/forum/view_message.php?message_id=56630
I've skiied the "bowl" (lol) in Rock Creek Park at the Arkansas Ave NW entrance just east of 16th Street NW a few times during big snows when I lived in Columbia Heights and Mount Pleasant. Fun for the novelty when I was in my 20s, despite not getting a lot of vertical.
If you're looking further south in Rock Creek, the big, open slope at the P Street Bridge (east side the creek, along 23rd NW) would also make for good skiing! And in between those two, you could also ski the curve down Shoreham Drive NW (behind the Omni-Shoreham Hotel) down the grade leading to the Parkway. And if you don't care about possibly getting chased off, the Rock Creek Park golf course is least flat in its northwestern reaches.
Another spot that would be really nice would be the Arboretum -- there's a lot of sloping meadow-like terrain -- but I doubt USDA is going to open the gates on a big snow day.
Numbr of places in Reston + some of the woods would be good for glade skiing if it snows again next weekend
Near dams:
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Glades:
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