Ursus Trees

Short, gladed shot on the Ursus side that skis well when coverage is still thin elsewhere. Tight trees with a consistent fall line make for quick laps and easy navigation, but it gets tracked fast once a few parties cycle through.

From the usual Ursus access, skin into the trees and follow the fall line down through the glades, avoiding any steeper rollovers that start to pull you toward creek drainages. The line is straightforward to re-ascend: pick a skintrack just off your descent path and climb back through the same forest band for another lap.

Watch for early-season hazards buried just under the surface in the tighter trees, and be wary of small terrain traps where short pitches funnel into depressions. Overhead hazard is limited compared to the bigger alpine bowls nearby, but wind-loading can still stiffen pockets on convex rolls after storms.