Grand Couloir Hardest ski run in Europe?

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  • Опубликовано: 1 окт 2024
  • This ski slope is called the Grand Couloir often referred to as the hardest inbound ski run in Europe.
    This is my first time skiing the run so I was a little unsure of where to go. The run is in the Courchevel area of the three valleys. I didn't have the correct skis on for these conditions really I should have off-piste skis hence the leaning back to help stop my skis from sinking.
    The GoPro is mounted on my head and I am using the 2d speed measurement if my head is moving but my body is not it's still going to register some speed.
    Let me know if you think there is a harder run in the alpes.

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  • @courchevel
    @courchevel 2 года назад +413

    Well done 💪🔥🔥

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +28

      Such a great resort really looking forward to visiting again!
      Un domaine skiable exceptionnel, j'ai vraiment hate de revenir a l'occasion !

    • @busked
      @busked 2 года назад +5

      Noice

    • @emphyriohazzl1510
      @emphyriohazzl1510 Год назад +2

      @@Alexskiing you should also try Couloir Emile Allais next time you go there (starts from the same cab but on the other side of it and is considered off-slope), it's shorter and if I remember correctly it has no moguls but it's slightly steeper (been a while, used to go there when I was 12 to 15, 35 years ago :P). I tended to prefer it because less tiring but steeper and deeper snow (much less skied) :).

  • @mdiug
    @mdiug 2 года назад +1730

    Depends on how you define hard. It’s definitely looks physically very challenging, particularly in the condition that it’s in. But it’s pretty wide with an even fall line, and the snow conditions are consistent, which are all things that (for me at least) up the difficulty level.

    • @markmd9
      @markmd9 2 года назад +51

      Yeah, for a novice even a blue slope will seem hard

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +214

      Hi Merek I agree with everything you said. Lots of people think it's the hardest I am off to do the swizz wall next week so it will be interesting to compare!

    • @mdiug
      @mdiug 2 года назад +18

      @@Alexskiing I look forward to watching that video!

    • @TheCactusjack1
      @TheCactusjack1 2 года назад +61

      Never mind the fact that all of Europe considers this one of the most challenging in-bounds ski runs with 350m of descent and 1000m length with a max gradient of 85% at the top, Merek here, says it is wide open with a good fall-line and he would't consider it fits the definition of hard. Funny! Nice video, you did good up there with the wrong skis on, 1st time on the run. Damn, just getting to the couloir looks like an ass pucker and I have read expert skier accounts of getting butterflies looking into it at the top. Sure, competent skiers can do it, but it will get your attention, for sure.

    • @FUCK65963
      @FUCK65963 2 года назад +2

      @@Alexskiing have you ever tried patchavanette in the porte du soleil

  • @ChristopheLevesque
    @ChristopheLevesque 2 года назад +1220

    To be honest, this doesn’t seem that hard. Just scary at the top of the mountain.

    • @ClaesN1973
      @ClaesN1973 2 года назад +117

      You are right. it's not hard, but the top section is a bit narrow and can be icy :)

    • @Guy-hd5lx
      @Guy-hd5lx 2 года назад +25

      @@ClaesN1973 interesting, I wonder how the ice compared to the US east coast. I'll definitely add this to the list of places I'm going whenever I can ski in Europe.

    • @conorlinehan4434
      @conorlinehan4434 Год назад +59

      Looks like a standard off piste black diamond run in Colorado.

    • @jackmundy2157
      @jackmundy2157 Год назад +8

      @@Guy-hd5lx your best bet is to stay in Val Thorens and ski over to courchavel. Most the stuff in courchavel is easy

    • @xp8969
      @xp8969 Год назад +22

      Yeah, this is only a blue on the East Coast US

  • @TheCreditShifu
    @TheCreditShifu 2 года назад +57

    Looks like it would be great on a powder day…

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +11

      I bet it would be!

    • @juliaalvarez537
      @juliaalvarez537 2 года назад +9

      How do you even know where to go? I’d be so lost bc wouldn’t see the marks in the snow and stuff.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +4

      @@juliaalvarez537 Haha I wasn't 100 % sure that's why I am looking around a little bit. The black marker poles tell you were to go but it wasn't that clear to be honest!

    • @young_diogenes
      @young_diogenes 8 месяцев назад

      Skiing this run on a powder day is one of the best experiences I've ever had

  • @chilombe
    @chilombe 2 года назад +737

    For me, the feeling is like night and day: it always looks and feels ten times more steep and challenging when you are actually skiing down the mountain, rather than when watching the recording. GOOD JOB! You made it look easy. Hope one day I could do something this challenging.

    • @computerbob06
      @computerbob06 2 года назад +59

      Unfortunately, GoPro's and all other action cameras, tend to flatten the view quite a lot!

    • @ryan39584
      @ryan39584 2 года назад +5

      Look how fast he is going, when it's steep you go way faster because every turn slides you down 20ft+. His little baby turns were small so not that steep.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +17

      Thanks for the encouragement everything you said is spot on. Hope you get to the mountains this year!

    • @skullkrusher4418
      @skullkrusher4418 2 года назад +4

      @@ryan39584 Look at the pieces of snow/ice that start moving and continue falling. You can tell it's quite steep from that.

    • @Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea
      @Anti-FreedomD.P.R.ofSouthKorea 2 года назад +4

      So true, and plus he's wearing the wrong pair of skis lol

  • @likebotting784
    @likebotting784 2 года назад +111

    You guys are mistaking hardest run with hardest terrain. In terms of marked runs this is probably up there, but yeah if you go off trail you’ll definitely get into some crazier stuff.

  • @alakazoom87
    @alakazoom87 2 года назад +94

    I love how many options there are for going down... Its not just a straight forward run that takes you from point A to point B

  • @tomsan91
    @tomsan91 2 года назад +77

    Last time I did this run it had snowed 40cm over night, spent most the morning moving across that ridge for some fresh stuff. Shame the main lift from courchevel isn't running this year 😔

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +9

      That sounds like an amazing day! Yep definitely it was a bit of a pain to get back around to go down the other side. 👍

  • @baguettefish
    @baguettefish Год назад +129

    I remember going down this slope when I was 14... There were lots of moguls and it was super icy, which made it horrible. The start of it, on top of the mountain didn't scare me at all but once I got to the steep part I started regretting my life choices. I'm afraid of heights this is the only time I can recall being scared because of the steepness of a ski slope. I hate that it looks so flat on the video, even though it really isn't.
    Anyways, great video!

    • @xaviersida7521
      @xaviersida7521 Год назад

      Where is it ?

    • @jlight7346
      @jlight7346 Год назад +5

      This is the kind of slope that I’d just go straight down lol. It’s probably a miracle I haven’t had a life threatening injury yet but ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

    • @Subtleknife12367
      @Subtleknife12367 Год назад +1

      I think I did this about the same age. It wasn't technically challenging if my memory serves me but physically my legs were on fire.

    • @excusemeliam
      @excusemeliam Год назад

      Where is it?

    • @DONOTWATCHALONE-
      @DONOTWATCHALONE- Год назад

      courchevel (le 3 vallées) i did it when i was 9 lol

  • @joshwalkowicz
    @joshwalkowicz 2 года назад +170

    It definitely looks like you scooted right on past some much more difficult runs.

    • @randz9898
      @randz9898 2 года назад +4

      There’s some much better and less skied couloir’s is you traverse further along the ridge

    • @evanlloyd2870
      @evanlloyd2870 Год назад

      bro these people need to go to like any where good in Canada, big white shits on that hill

    • @TheBillBomb
      @TheBillBomb Год назад +2

      There is the petit couloir right under the lift. That’s narrower and steeper.

    • @MrSylthas
      @MrSylthas Год назад

      couloir Emile Allais is right before grand couloir on the right and even more difficult. A lot narrower

    • @tris421
      @tris421 10 месяцев назад

      you joking right?@@evanlloyd2870

  • @claytillman
    @claytillman 2 года назад +22

    No doubt that was hard for someone of your skill and fitness level given the conditions.
    But that can't be the hardest actual run . .

    • @swanyhouse4730
      @swanyhouse4730 2 года назад +6

      Totally agree seems pretty easy

    • @VideoAmericanStyle
      @VideoAmericanStyle 2 года назад

      Everything looks easier through a GoPro lens, as it distorts the steepness.

    • @andrewtucker3070
      @andrewtucker3070 2 года назад

      It is not the hardest run. It may or not be the hardest black run but there are masses of more difficult ‘itineraires’ and of course off piste routes.
      The system for marking pistes and what is on or off piste is very different in US and Europe.

    • @canningsimon
      @canningsimon 2 года назад

      Nice flex.

    • @averagejojofan8649
      @averagejojofan8649 2 года назад

      @@VideoAmericanStyle still just a normal double in colorado maybe even a single

  • @patrickadownes
    @patrickadownes 2 года назад +31

    That looked like the most icy, bumpy horrible run ever. Only a skier would enjoy this...😉

    • @sebastienvanderheyden7960
      @sebastienvanderheyden7960 2 года назад

      hahah

    • @ProLeopardx1
      @ProLeopardx1 2 года назад +11

      Man if you think that's icy you've never been skiing in US east coast 😁

    • @GB-mj2sj
      @GB-mj2sj 2 года назад +5

      How was that icy?

    • @mingyuanliu7417
      @mingyuanliu7417 2 года назад

      @@ProLeopardx1 lol That was not icy at all at my poiont of view,but looked very interesting though. For the most icy part of ski you can only slip it over , no way of speed control. An icy bump could be helpful.

    • @michaeldbhawker3556
      @michaeldbhawker3556 Год назад

      Ya boarders need not apply. No ice just hard pack very cold.

  • @zzebowa
    @zzebowa 2 года назад +2

    No where near the hardest, heck, its what, 35 degrees, no moguls, light and shallow powder, ie, a piece of cake. Try the Swiss Wall sometime, starts at over 45 degrees, moguled almost always, and they can be huge, and relentlessly long.

  • @vanessawalkiewicz4257
    @vanessawalkiewicz4257 2 года назад +27

    i’ve been on this run so many time and i love it so much! it’s challenging, yes, and you can’t get very fast but it makes skiing and snowboarding just that much more rewarding and not to say extremely exiting and makes you think more about what to do and what next! i strongly strongly recommend courchevelle and val thorens ( le 3 vallées ) (méribel is good too however keep in mind it’s very slushy especially during the summer seasons) in the lower area in france for absolutely everyone, beginner to expert of all styles!!

  • @marinsmulders5026
    @marinsmulders5026 2 года назад +31

    Hey, I was in Courchevel as well last week and I just took some random skilifts. Then I was on top of that mountain and did the same run. It was really hard and scary. And you did really great. I was lucky that the circumstances where ok. I’m 13 btw and I went with snowboard…

    • @novalone3211
      @novalone3211 2 года назад +6

      Lmfao kid you were just in a life threatening situation 😂🤟

    • @iocuz8249
      @iocuz8249 2 года назад +3

      good job then :D

    • @3.0l8pro8
      @3.0l8pro8 2 года назад +1

      Nice, I’m 13 and I could barely even get on blue lol

    • @aryankumar7283
      @aryankumar7283 Год назад +3

      @@3.0l8pro8 it's experience, not age, that matters. I know a seven year old that could smi this like nothing based off the slopes I've seen her do.

    • @MrSkifastoo
      @MrSkifastoo Год назад

      Where is this run? Courchevel?

  • @sessionmediaa
    @sessionmediaa 2 года назад +28

    Looks bloody epic! It's been a fair while since i skied this and it doesnt even look familiar anymore 😂😂

    • @saxonski6146
      @saxonski6146 2 года назад +1

      Sorry but im an american and seeing someone say bloody is funny as shit for me to say that in an english accent

  • @malcolmmoore
    @malcolmmoore 2 года назад +7

    Heard some snowboarder was doing it faster that very same day 🤔

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      Haha do you know Pip as well?

    • @keithgrainger8797
      @keithgrainger8797 2 года назад +1

      @@Alexskiing pip? What's his surname? Can't be the one I know, surely.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      @@keithgrainger8797 Coe everyone knows pip right?

    • @keithgrainger8797
      @keithgrainger8797 2 года назад

      @@Alexskiing small world. He's usually in chamonix .

  • @DiablO18btp
    @DiablO18btp 2 года назад +63

    That was awesome I live in France and I'm always impressed by those skilled riders when I go to the Alps. Had a great time watching your vids, I appreciated the infos like the altitude and speed too!

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +2

      Hi Hanska thanks for the comment! Really pleased you liked the videos.

  • @HackedFishing
    @HackedFishing 2 года назад +7

    The gopro does not do this run justice. Every ski video I'm like looks easy. Then I get there and am like weellllll f that. Great video my man!

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      Haha this is so true I hate the GoPro effect

  • @TimTheMusicMan
    @TimTheMusicMan 2 года назад +19

    Awesome !! Notice how there were no skiers on the steepest section on top with him, then all of a sudden they appeared at the base. Wonder what degree that upper part was?

    • @joeninetee
      @joeninetee 2 года назад +5

      Grand couloir is down as a black run but it's never groomed so it's a bit of a grey area, it rejoins the main red run Saulire further down that's why the other skiers appeared just off the side. That's why the last bit was pisted.

    • @Photosynthesisbeing
      @Photosynthesisbeing 2 года назад +1

      Looks about 45 degree at parts specially when he looked back up.
      Id love to do it.

    • @valentingrimault446
      @valentingrimault446 2 года назад

      More like 70-80 degrees.

    • @derek_406
      @derek_406 2 года назад +1

      Google search says 35 then reduces to 30 degrees. Steep for sure, but not insane.

  • @riccoratzo
    @riccoratzo 2 года назад +3

    Its not hard, the slope is just in a poor condition.

  • @taosmountainhouse8157
    @taosmountainhouse8157 2 года назад +4

    You should watch the video and keep an eye on your skis. You are not on your downhill ski for much of the run, probably from being in the back seat on the skis. You also make your left leg work more than your right. It would be great to see another run now that you have skied it and know where you are headed.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      Thanks for the tips!

    • @taosmountainhouse8157
      @taosmountainhouse8157 2 года назад

      @@Alexskiing thanks for the video, it is now on my list of 2022 places to ski.

  • @jiros00
    @jiros00 2 года назад +13

    Well done. That looked tough especially considering how chopped up and heavy the snow evidently was. How long are your skis out of interest?

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +3

      HI Jiros00 Thanks for the comment my skis are 175.

  • @sauceroflivingpeople
    @sauceroflivingpeople 2 года назад +7

    Doing this on a set of Redster x9’s is a chad move. Well done!

  • @sfoo4137
    @sfoo4137 Год назад +5

    Looks pretty easy, but it is always way harder when you’re the actual skiing it. Nice job.

  • @zurxed_9937
    @zurxed_9937 8 месяцев назад +2

    nice chill run, but you are wasting so much energi stopping all the time it would be better for you to just go with the flow. Ofc i dont know anything about you but i do know a lot about skiing.

    • @nimgol03
      @nimgol03 6 месяцев назад

      When legs are burrning you have to stop and rest if you dont wanna fall and slide all the way down

  • @andreschondelmaier4834
    @andreschondelmaier4834 Год назад +5

    I've seen much harder than that ! The only issue with that run was the snow was very chopped up and hard .

  • @tastytechaddictsmtb
    @tastytechaddictsmtb 10 месяцев назад +1

    The sort of run that’s amazing after fresh snow, but a horrible icey smashed up mess when it’s like this.

  • @belgianht
    @belgianht 2 года назад +60

    Never considered it a hard slope when I did it like 10y ago while being a kid so kinda surprised it's referred to as one of the hardest :p . The only thing that makes it stand out from other blacks is the ledge you have to ski on at the start which is terrifying when there isn't as much snow (like around April) as there is now. In the end the difficulty of a slope just comes down to how the moguls are, how narrow/steep it is and when it's icy or not, here there are no moguls, wide slope and the snow is hard but you see and hear that the snow is perfect.
    One that does have the narrowness and steepness is the top part of Les Coqs in La Plagne just after you turn into the trees, but a lot of people miss the initial way onto the top part (since it's just a single track into the trees and it looks more natural to ski down towards the black next to it) and only go onto it a bit lower where you can get on it from the other black next to it called the Palsembleu where it's already a bit wider and less steep. But again, conditions are day and night, done it with fresh snow and no moguls, nothing to it, but with big icy moguls and trees on both sides, it makes you question life choices and murmur a prayer or two before you take the first turn xD

    • @Floatnride
      @Floatnride 2 года назад +5

      I know the one in la plange yeah bloody gnarley, I found it tight and not very forgiving. Went into this well over 25 years ago.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +10

      Hey belgiaht thanks for the comment. I am skiing in La Plagne next week so I will let you know how I get on!

    • @belgianht
      @belgianht 2 года назад +2

      Haha, enjoy, I just got back a week ago :) Was pretty ideal with 6 sunny days right after a snowdump during the weekend but some lower slopes were already about to close cause it's way too hot for this time of the year.
      Had to open my jacket and undo my gloves on top of the glacier at 3000m, seemed like April during January.. :p

  • @Lightningchase1973
    @Lightningchase1973 7 месяцев назад +1

    It's sterp, unprepared, has narrow spots. A typical orange diamond, a ski route. And a fairly hard one. But not too bad. What makes it bad, is the snow condition. Half ice, half soft mogules, hardly any soft nice snow, and nothing close to a normal prepared slope, sometimes by many skiers such a slope just develop into an almost prepared one. So quite hard work. I'd go for it. Once. Knowing than, this is just fighting, not skiing, no fun (fun for me is doing medium to long curves on steep hard slopes with about 100 kph, and strong inclination, feeling nice multiple g-forces.

  • @chucksavall
    @chucksavall 2 года назад +10

    Well, you certainly made it LOOK hard.

  • @allenjohnson7686
    @allenjohnson7686 9 месяцев назад +1

    I stopped skiing once my back decided to f*ck up.... But my god i loved our skiing holidays... I only did a black once and that was because it was the end of the day and the fastest way down..... I hated it!!!! It was pure lumps and bumps i felt like my knees were on fire! Give me steady fast runs any day where i can put my arms out and think im flying lolol

  • @sebastienmerluzzi6747
    @sebastienmerluzzi6747 2 года назад +4

    More than 45mph, close to others, no wonder so many accidents and death (2 in 4 days).

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +1

      Accidents on the mountain are tragic there are rules governing how you conduct yourself on the mountain. Having watched the video with instructors and mountain guides there is consensus that there isn't a time stamp that broke the rules below. I understand however its a sensitive topic so I thank you for your comment.
      I. Rules for the Conduct of Skiers and Snowboarders
      FIS has since many decades published guidelines to assist in the
      promotion of skiing and snowboarding, such as the rules for the conduct of
      skiers and snowboarders. These are to be used for guidance only and are
      subject to and do not replace the specific rules applicable to any given ski
      area, course, park or competition.
      The following document is the latest version of those guidelines.
      1. Respect for others
      A skier or snowboarder must behave in such a way that he does not
      endanger or prejudice others.
      2. Control of speed and skiing or snowboarding
      A skier or snowboarder must move in control. He must adapt his speed
      and manner of skiing or snowboarding to his personal ability and to the
      prevailing conditions of terrain, snow and weather as well as to the density
      of traffic.
      3. Choice of route
      A skier or snowboarder coming from behind must choose his route in such
      a way that he does not endanger skiers or snowboarders ahead.
      4. Overtaking
      A skier or snowboarder may overtake another skier or snowboarder above
      or below and to the right or to the left provided that he leaves enough
      space for the overtaken skier or snowboarder to make any voluntary or
      involuntary movement.
      5. Entering, starting and moving upwards
      A skier or snowboarder entering a marked run, starting again after
      stopping or moving upwards on the slopes must look up and down the
      slopes that he can do so without endangering himself or others.
      6. Stopping on the slope
      Unless absolutely necessary, a skier or snowboarder must avoid stopping
      on the slope in narrow places or where visibility is restricted. After a fall in
      such a place, a skier or snowboarder must move and clear of the slope as
      soon as possible.
      7. Climbing and descending on foot
      A skier or snowboarder either climbing or descending on foot must keep to
      the side of the slope.
      8. Respect for signs and markings
      A skier or snowboarder must respect all signs and markings.
      9. Assistance
      At accidents, every skier or snowboarder is duty bound to assist.
      10. Identification
      Every skier or snowboarder and witness, whether a responsible party or
      not, must exchange names and addresses following an accident.

    • @kengregory1541
      @kengregory1541 2 года назад

      The whole on-piste part he looked in control to me, enough room

  • @allenjohnson7686
    @allenjohnson7686 9 месяцев назад +1

    Its always those runs at the peak that scare me... I once had some crazy panic attack in Bulgaria and literally started shouting at everyone in my group lol... Then told them to f*ck off while i sorted myself out... Had a talk to myself then just bolted down... Afterwards i felt quite the fool lol

  • @user-bu9nb8wr6e
    @user-bu9nb8wr6e 10 месяцев назад +3

    The entrance looks terrifying in real life. I looked at it about 25 years ago from the top and watched lots of people going along the knife edge at the top.

  • @MrBeeastFan
    @MrBeeastFan 9 месяцев назад +1

    Extreme Skiiers on wild alpine trails be like.....

  • @PeteDevlinootnaboot
    @PeteDevlinootnaboot Год назад +3

    Did that in fairly fresh snow way back when. The track along the ridge at the top was one skier wide and you basically had to ride it to the end as the rut wouldn't allow you to turn. That was the scariest bit of it. Couldn't see much of the way down as it whited out. Never thought about it again until now, thanks for sharing.

  • @charliebuoy
    @charliebuoy 9 месяцев назад +1

    Like all these supposedly "hardest" runs, it entirely depends on conditions. I've snowboarded down there a few times in fresh conditions and it's been great fun, and pretty easy. I wouldn't touch it with a barge pole if it's hard with no fresh snow though.

  • @happy_skier
    @happy_skier 2 года назад +5

    Great video, Alex, thanks. Cool slope and looks like really the hardest! 💪🎿 But frankly, I don't like such slopes.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      Hey Happy skier, Happy new year! I see you have managed to the mountains this year as well!

  • @jamesgarvey2508
    @jamesgarvey2508 Год назад +1

    This run would get marked “Blue” in North America. Cool video though. Looks like a fun day out there. 😊

  • @trn8061
    @trn8061 Год назад +3

    It's always so hard to see gradient on camera. Only thing telling me how steep it acrually is is how much you have to control speed. That would be a mad run on fresh powder!

  • @jemand8462
    @jemand8462 9 месяцев назад +1

    highest speed was only 15mph btw, not 50mph. clickbait

  • @hopandsolo
    @hopandsolo Год назад +3

    The snow conditions are what really make a run hard, the same run can be very enjoyable to unskiable, even on the same day!

  • @blastphem0r
    @blastphem0r Год назад +1

    This is a wide open blue run with no exposed rocks and no terrain to navigate. What's difficult about this run? The 50mph wasn't even until the groomed run at the bottom. This is total click bait.

  • @fp387
    @fp387 2 года назад +10

    That’s really good skiing! Especially with the icy choppy terrain, what a workout, legs gotta be burning 🔥.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +4

      Thanks F P I appreciate the comment. I hope you got to get out to the mountains this year. Definitely a leg burner lol 👍

  • @flyingmortgageman
    @flyingmortgageman 2 года назад +8

    That had me holding my breath. I started a few years ago learning to ski at 55. I just enjoyed getting onto blues at VT last month after a few lessons. Seing this just made me realised I should have started skiing at 5.5 not 55 :-)

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +2

      You've still got time!

    • @PompeyBoy66
      @PompeyBoy66 2 года назад +2

      My instructor at Ackers in Birmingham, Midlands Ski Club only started skiing 8 years ago and is about 46. Deb Armstrong here on RUclips is a good coach. Good technique is really important to confident skiing. Im 55.

    • @edenbreckhouse
      @edenbreckhouse Год назад +1

      I didn't start snowboarding till I was about 54 and 4 years later I can do black runs and a bit of freestyle stuff - it is never too late provided you stay fit and healthy.

  • @esquivel1
    @esquivel1 9 месяцев назад +1

    Those skiers zig-zagging is stuff straight out of the worst nightmares. Why do they not use their skis in a "V" to slow down instead of being a danger to everyone else? I totally get it when its done on an empty slope, but that final stretch was full of people. It is even worse when there are schools of beginner skiers going in snake formation. Entitlement in all its glory.

  • @ilBUZZo
    @ilBUZZo 2 года назад +8

    What annoys me the most are crowded skiing slopes....even though this one looks very steep, the fact that you don't have to avoid other skiers makes it easier

  • @jemand8462
    @jemand8462 9 месяцев назад +1

    Being a skier for 30 years I still have no idea why people go on these types of runs. It's terrible snow, way too many skiers have ruined it and it' zero fun to go down while still being risky.

  • @winstonsmith1226
    @winstonsmith1226 2 года назад +3

    Looked and sounded gnarly. Makes my run down the green slopes this morning look pretty tame. Bit nicer up here in Cham, I thought you were coming up?

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +1

      Hopefully soon wish I had a plan for what I am doing from one day to the next! Getting there though. Hope the weather is as nice there as it is here!

  • @rickdalbey6009
    @rickdalbey6009 2 года назад +1

    There are several runs on Mt Hood that are more difficult. And then think about Corbet's Couloir in Jackson Hole. This can't be the most difficult run in Europe.

  • @ChadLSargent
    @ChadLSargent Год назад +12

    I have never skiied there, and am aware that camera angles make slopes look easier... But I am shocked that this is counted as one of Europes "Most difficult inbounds runs".
    I would relate this run to a non-complicated single black diamond off piste run at Kicking Horse (B.C. Canada).
    regardless, glad you had fun and got your heart pumping, thats what counts!

    • @xp8969
      @xp8969 Год назад +2

      This would be the bunny slope in America

    • @adammacer
      @adammacer Год назад +1

      @@xp8969 Sure, cos everything is more hardcore in 'America'..🙄

    • @xp8969
      @xp8969 Год назад

      @@adammacer relative to this terrain it is, I'm not saying that there aren't harder trails in Europe but the guy lied his face off labeling the video as "the hardest ski run in Europe"

  • @RichardEnglander
    @RichardEnglander 9 месяцев назад +1

    Its not hard, snowboard down just fine, absolutely lovely run-out.
    However if the top is very icy and low on snow prolly best to give it a miss.

  • @jvino3615
    @jvino3615 2 года назад +4

    Can't imagine that this would be the hardest run, looks like a solid blue

    • @_pjd
      @_pjd 2 года назад +2

      hahahaha then you haven't been there.

    • @jvino3615
      @jvino3615 2 года назад +1

      @@_pjd mmmm yeah still not impressed, I mean it's a little chunky, but to say it's the hardest is ridiculous

  • @cklotter
    @cklotter 10 месяцев назад +1

    That's a black...? Does not seem difficult in the slightest...

  • @udailey
    @udailey 2 года назад +25

    You did well! I have not skied outside of the USA and that does look quite steep, but the conditions of the terrain were not bad and it did not seem that it would be hard. Strenuous, yes, but not technically extreme difficulty. With some powder maybe even not too bad except for the incline. Ice and moguls could really up the difficulty but still there are not cliffs, rocks or trees to deal with and no moguls that are of any size to mention. I would guess there must be harder inbound runs.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +6

      Thanks for the comment. Inbound runs are classed different in Europe in Europe you inbound runs would be classed as off-piste and there are defiantly harder off-piste runs with the conditions you mention. This would translate to a double dimond black in the USA.

    • @misterclean7570
      @misterclean7570 2 года назад +1

      Your Missing Out.

    • @udailey
      @udailey 2 года назад +1

      @@misterclean7570 watching videos like this...I know. My friends and I have a yearly ski trip to Colorado. We have decided to boycott Vail next year due to their employee treatment and forty five minute lines. Our trip starts tomorrow for this year. We will be discussing a trip outside the country. See if it makes any kind of financial sense.

    • @misterclean7570
      @misterclean7570 2 года назад +1

      @@udailey Well have fun, Been only to breckenridge, and parts of southern california. A skiing Trip Outside of the US doesnt have to be pricey, but it definitly can! Anways, have a great Trip!

  • @muddymark215
    @muddymark215 2 года назад +1

    The Meribel Couloir under the Saulire Express is the harder one of the two marked from that ridge IMO, not saying that the Grand isn't a tough run

  • @jimmorgan540
    @jimmorgan540 Год назад +5

    Cool Run Alex, Glad you finally found some conditions that weren't complete Hard-Pack or Ice. That run would have been brutal otherwise. Quick favor for next video, when you get close to the bottom of a steep run, please stop and look back up the hill...it gives us a much better perspective of the pitch...Thanks for the posts!

  • @zoroverse8358
    @zoroverse8358 2 года назад +2

    I mean not really hardest. In a local skiing place to where i live, there is a forest route, wich is just as steep as the run in the video, only difference being its in the forest. Im not sure how hard it is (im to scared to try it) but if it is what i think it is, it should be next to impossible.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      ZeroVerse I would love to see a video of that run it sounds insane.

    • @zoroverse8358
      @zoroverse8358 2 года назад

      @@Alexskiing I defenetiverly can go it, so sadly i cant show you it, but maybe a picture of the map and the black run next to it (to get a feeling for how steep it is)

  • @gur123noor
    @gur123noor Год назад +4

    Looks like a lot of fun - especially that last smooth and fast part. Nice video :)
    What did you use to measure, calibrate, and superimpose the speed and other stats?

  • @voodoocars2134
    @voodoocars2134 8 месяцев назад +1

    Gosh. Doesn’t seem that bad - definitely tiring though.

  • @davideldridge9021
    @davideldridge9021 2 года назад +6

    As someone who has skied the east and midwest that squeaky snow sounded very familiar. It was always a treat to get out west once a year where the snow was a little softer.

  • @stephanierobinson7082
    @stephanierobinson7082 2 года назад +1

    Interesting I don't think it's too hard. He did not really ski the top bit mainly side slipped. The hard but was it was icy crud uggh.

  • @BruTwo
    @BruTwo Год назад +3

    The speedometer is really blowing my mind right now, i snowboard but i never thought that there are times where i could merge into traffic at the speed im goin

  • @chadwelty8764
    @chadwelty8764 2 года назад +1

    Ski safer in the crowds. I wouldn't trust any of those other yahoos. Spot on in your comments on hitting that line on those blades you are rocking. Run looks sweet. Alps are gorgeous.

  • @ShalomBrother
    @ShalomBrother 2 года назад +6

    I’ve been down it, it would be a bit much for me to say I skied it though tbh 😂
    It hadn’t snowed in a while when we hit it and the moguls were the size of cars down the narrowest but of the chute!
    Looks lovely and really shows how steep it is when you look back up the hill

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад +2

      Hi Ryan, runs this steal definitely change so much due to the conditions. Fair play for getting down it in one piece that's the main thing 🤣

    • @ShalomBrother
      @ShalomBrother 2 года назад +2

      @@Alexskiing as you head across the ridge there’s a run to the left, I think it was called the GoPro couloir last time I was there but has changed name now. I’ve never seen a single person go down it. It runs sort of parallel to the chair that comes up from the meribel direction. It looked a bit bare at the top as you skied past but it’s something I’ve always wanted to have a go at

    • @LeDore38
      @LeDore38 2 года назад +2

      @@ShalomBrother the grand couloir is way funnier to do, better snow most of the times and wider.
      The Gopro one is steeper at the top and quite narrow, it gets icy faster than grand couloir due to its exposition.
      But it's perfectly doable (did it a few times) if you control your speed correctly.
      If the snow is not too bad (if there is some semblance of transformed pow still), you can actually charge at the top since it opens up quite a bit down the way, quite a thrill but you can't fail.

    • @LeDore38
      @LeDore38 2 года назад +1

      @@Alexskiing oh and hey, you certainly had a better week than mine since last weekend at Isabelle's friend :)

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      @@LeDore38 I couldn't agree more the first few turns are really tricky on the Gopro one then it opens up. I did make a video of that which I will post soon it's a great run to the bottom of Meribel!

  • @Constifm-fj1rt
    @Constifm-fj1rt 2 года назад +2

    This is a a walk in the park, or better said a carve in the snow. lol
    You should check out the Streif in Kitzbühel/Austria. Thats a hell of a ride

  • @jeffyzefrench
    @jeffyzefrench 2 года назад +3

    Out of all your videos I've watched, that seems to be the real tough one.
    The fact you were the only one on it says it all too.
    Well done!

  • @N.E.P._brig
    @N.E.P._brig 2 года назад +1

    Pow day id rip maybe five turns down that on a board. Those conditions I'd be in the trees looking for pow. Skiers can have that late day trash run

  • @Muzzle801
    @Muzzle801 2 года назад +3

    I watch things like this and I can feel all my muscles reacting to the terrain 🤣 I'm virtually skiing it myself 😆

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      Haha glad you like the video! 🤣

  • @stevefoltz3838
    @stevefoltz3838 2 года назад +2

    I would say, that much effort is not fun. I would rather enjoy a steep run without the chop.

  • @stannis7640
    @stannis7640 Год назад +1

    Hardest in all of Europe? *laughs in rocky mountain*

  • @saad-ski
    @saad-ski 7 месяцев назад +1

    Woow It is very difficult and any mistake is punished harshly. Well done ✌️✌️👏👏😋😋

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  7 месяцев назад

      Thank you so much 😀

  • @henrikbasler2368
    @henrikbasler2368 2 года назад +1

    Hardest Ski Run - Just kidding - don`t you? There are a lot of harder lines in the Alps

  • @larryburner9941
    @larryburner9941 Год назад +1

    I've smashed this run easy, not the most difficult I've ever done 💪

  • @melwane1613
    @melwane1613 2 года назад +2

    Wowww

  • @samnind9527
    @samnind9527 2 года назад +1

    Nah man. Hardest black has to be Jon Jones or Daniel Cormier...

  • @floooobzdagget3734
    @floooobzdagget3734 Год назад +1

    Seriously? That looks super easy.

  • @bipmix
    @bipmix 9 месяцев назад +1

    this is not the hardest inbound run in Europe by a long shot...go to Chamonix

  • @teo665
    @teo665 2 года назад +1

    snow is very nice and the slop is fairly wide moles aren't very big

  • @GattoDormiente
    @GattoDormiente 2 года назад +1

    I hate the france to skie, the trails aren't groomed so you can't carving or freerides or have fun

  • @hejyo586
    @hejyo586 Год назад +1

    Post it when riding on ice plates. Nice grip on fresh snow, nothing special.

  • @Andrew_wchs
    @Andrew_wchs Год назад +1

    Probably the most boring skiing video I’ve ever seen

  • @juniorjohnson9509
    @juniorjohnson9509 2 года назад +1

    Looks hard only because it has been chewed up pretty badly.

  • @theleoshowm3010
    @theleoshowm3010 9 месяцев назад +1

    I did grand couloir and I would say it was alot easier than small couloir on the other side.

  • @saxonski6146
    @saxonski6146 2 года назад +1

    Two words Swiss alps. this not hardest run this is a baby black bro

  • @leostevens4063
    @leostevens4063 Год назад +1

    I did this on my first time skiing like a breeze, sounds like a skill issue

  • @optout5350
    @optout5350 2 года назад +1

    now go to Argentina and try to ski marte its another 3 levels above this

  • @hbegaming503
    @hbegaming503 2 года назад +1

    Hardest if you can only ski on preped slopes and can't find your own lol

  • @mrsmartypants_1
    @mrsmartypants_1 2 года назад +1

    Does Europe ever have good snow? Like 4” (10cm) of fresh dry light pow or more? Does it ever snow? (That’s a joke). I don’t think I’ve ever seen a vid of fresh 12” - 24” (30 to 60 cm) powder or one where it’s snowing hard. The snow always looks like mediocre groomed hard snow you find at US/Canadian resorts where it hasn’t snowed for 2 weeks.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      Haha some parts of Europe get a lot of snow but like the rest of the world it can be hit or miss. When I filmed this run it had been two weeks without fresh snow.

  • @benthegoose4779
    @benthegoose4779 Год назад +1

    There's no way that's the hardest run. I've been skiing since I was little, so most tracks are easy for me. New tracks are always a challenge, but you can only judge how hard it is after you went down on it the second or third time. I've never been there but judging by looks and condition it seems like a pretty easy ride. It's a nice landscape though

  • @blacksabbath3474
    @blacksabbath3474 2 года назад +1

    So wie das aussieht ist das keine präparierte Piste sondern eine Tiefschnee-Abfahrt bzw. Skitouren-Route.

  • @BramskiVlogs
    @BramskiVlogs 2 года назад +1

    Looks a fun run Alex, but I bet the legs were burning after this?

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      For sure lol Good luck with your residency in Canada!

  • @biscuit6116
    @biscuit6116 2 года назад +1

    bruh the go pro effect makes it not look steep at all

  • @blakeslayton9455
    @blakeslayton9455 2 года назад +2

    Hardest in Europe?? Come on bro..

  • @davefrofisher
    @davefrofisher 2 года назад +1

    My friend's 7 year old son has skied it a couple winters back.. Although he is an instructor.

    • @Alexskiing
      @Alexskiing  2 года назад

      Nice that helps especially if you grow up in the mountains!

  • @car8820
    @car8820 2 года назад +1

    Looks great fun....I'll pass

  • @paullazarevic2
    @paullazarevic2 Год назад +1

    bro got the green machine 70mm on moguls

  • @marekcz8570
    @marekcz8570 2 года назад +1

    Green ATOMIC skis are the fastest.

  • @alexhorley5674
    @alexhorley5674 2 года назад +1

    And the answer is….no. Not tight enough