Dodges Drop

[z_coburn803]

Has anyone here actually ever skied this route? Im not considering it nor do I think I ever will but Im curious who has done it and what is was like

[2plankerider]

while i do not beleive i ever gave a full report back in 05 when i crossed it off my list, you can find other discussion of it here, there are many here who have, and still many more who hope to one day

http://www.timefortuckerman.com/forums/showthread.php?t=6731&highlight=dodges+drop

in a nutshell, it is basically a balls in your throat experience with a full pucker effect on the other side. :D

[Rider.Steve]

Has anyone here actually ever skied this route? Im not considering it nor do I think I ever will but Im curious who has done it and what is was like

Dodge's Drop is named after Brooks Dodge, who skied it first back in the '40s. You can read about him in Goodman's book on back country tours in NH and Maine, available from the AMC press.

[surf88]

From the top:
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3154&stc=1&d=1100814243
Photo from a TGR post.

[kiel1020]

Yeah I skied Dodges back in April of 2005. It was absolutely insane!! Maybe the steepest line I have ever skied, but definitely the steepest in the East. I hiked up Hillman's and dropped in at about 2pm. By then the sun had passed it so it was starting to freeze up. The top was the steepest, definitely over 50 degrees and probably only 8 - 10 feet wide, which made maneuvering very hard. I mostly did jump turns at the top, then about half-way down it opened up to a wider trail and prob 40-45 degrees. If you do it, it's better to get it done earlier than I did when the sun is still directly on it. But it was the most gratifying feeling when I got down. Good luck if you ever try it.

[PWDR8S]

Did it many many moons ago. It's about time I do it again with my 'new' gear. The advice on hitting it when it's sunbaked is gold. When crusty, it is a death wish but doable and hopefully without injury.

[Seeker]

From the top:
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3154&stc=1&d=1100814243
Photo from a TGR post.

:eek:

[BladeGirl]

From the top:
http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=3154&stc=1&d=1100814243
Photo from a TGR post.
:eek:

What she said! You skied that?!? You're a better man than I am, surf88!

-BG

[z_coburn803]

Dodge's Drop is named after Brooks Dodge, who skied it first back in the '40s. You can read about him in Goodman's book on back country tours in NH and Maine, available from the AMC press.

I know that he had done it and had named it but wasnt sure if alot of other people had. On old wooden skiis, crazy !

[surf88]

What she said! You skied that?!? You're a better man than I am, surf88!

-BG
I would love to lie and say I did:rolleyes: , but I've only stood at the top and tried to talk myself into it. That pic isnt mine either, I just thought it gave a good prospective of how steep it is.
Sorry if I led you to believe that I was a better man then you BladeGirl.:D

[Cliff]

Wow that is insanely steep from that view point!

[2plankerider]

Dodges going up
http://www.techsourceconsultants.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=0

Doges going down
http://www.techsourceconsultants.com/coppermine/displayimage.php?album=lastup&cat=0&pos=1

and as mentioned above
DO NOT hit it too late....hit it when it still has sun....once it starts shading, you got a lot more problems than just steepness. I had just made the window of opportunity on this one, oh and crampons wouldn't hurt either, it would certainly help the pucker factor. mind you i did NOT own crampons at the time, so i did not use them.