Big Couloir at Big Sky Resort, Montana - GoPro
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- Опубликовано: 2 окт 2024
- Skiing the Big Couloir with Famous Aiden as our first big mountain lap of the day was slightly a mistake haha. We made it out alive, and checked off a bucket list item for both us today! Praise God for his Grace on us and strength though us to ski the Gnarliest, most consequential ski run (if we are going to call it that, its more like a crack in the side of americas matterhorn lol) I've ever skied. It's about 1450' of continuous slope, bringing you to the base of Lone Peak. WOW, what a run.
What I loved most about this video is how you guys encouraged each other and truly believed in one another!
People will criticize the way you dropped in. Fuck em. Anyone with the confidence and ability to ski terrain like this deserves respect. IT’s physically demanding and requires a very strong mental to ski yourself out of dangerous terrain like this.
yes thank you, I sent the A line into the chute, which was a bad idea due to the rocks, but I wanted to do it top to bottom! thanks for your support!
your right about that
HA! Confidence to be way out of your depth is nothing to be proud of.
Agreed. Having balls of steel adds extra weight... I'm a strong rider and hate chutes lol not for me
@@hightalenttraining7546 who told you you were strong?
I lived in Big Sky the first year of the Tram. The whole reason it was sketchy for you guys is that you’re doing stop shots every turn! Keep the momentum going and flow more and you’ll find your fear is unwarranted. Keeping the flow let’s you control more than trying to stop. That’s a lesson from experience. I did the Big at least 50 times the first season.
They are definitely not strong skiers, got one guy doing horrible jump turns and homeboy filming basically almost died on gobro with his shaky ass turns.
You know, there’s a simple mantra I live by that goes something like this, “DON’T BE A DICK!” I recommend u try it:)
@@rvrrun agreed
I spent a few months there over three seasons, when it was open you just ski it, had it when it was closed, the head ski patroller Jimbo and I did it together, still just skied it fast, loving it
80 to 90% of the people who do it probably shouldn’t. You learn from following people quickly, but if they aren’t there you have to do it yourself and learn from you’re mistakes.
The commentary is much appreciated and accurately reflects how actually sketchy this run is 😂
hahahaha thanks, yes its all part of the GoPro experience!
Finally a video that shows what it's really like! And this looked liked pretty decent snow actually. Anything less and I'd never attempt it. It'd be less scary and potentially enjoyable on a filled up powder day though!
HAHA thanks for your support!
Yeah someone who actually skied it , not scraped and skidded all the way for 20 min
@@choski76 Yes and not just that, but someone who also had a few scary moments. Felt like I was right there the whole time skiing myself!
That crusty snow can be tricky at times
Do u have a log book you put this accomplishment in? It's just lame to ski it on such bad snow but you got down it so "log it."
Bravo, not many gopro videos can capture steepness, cant imagine what its like in real life!
Thank you! yes its pretty mind boggling
It’s when he looks up and you don’t see the sky that does it for me 😂😮💨
@@poyocarter5858 correction: when he looks up, you see the Big Sky. 😁
Love the positivity imma put this audio on when I hit big sky next week
You guys did just fine here. I live just a stones throw away. I did all that stuff almost 30 yrs ago. Sometimes I still go on the steeps. Been skiing most of my life. Now enjoy skiing with my kids and grand kids.Happy new year and welcome to Montana.
such nice words thanks!
We used to have to hike up it to ski it! Feels a lot safer with skis on. You guys did great and your vid is genuinely what it’s like to come down almost 1,500’ at 48-52%. It’s sketch and gnarly and a rite of passage!!
@@fwpii I wouldn’t want to hike it lol! It’s a consequential run!
@@justinmtbiking yea, I hiked it three times and did it twice back and the Little Couloir (which was terrifying) back in the early 80’s. Much better with the Tram. Took my son on it four years ago when he had just turned 11. Fog rolled in about a third of the way down and it was icy (early April). Not ideal, but he wanted to do it and loved it (I’d already taken him and my daughter down NS Snowfield, BRT a bunch, Pinnacles, Little Gullies, First Gully, etc. so he was ready. We tried for three days and they kept closing it, but on the last day we got in. I grew up there - my family is the oldest one there (since 72). 😁
@@fwpii this is so cool! Thanks for sharing! That’s so cool you got to ski the little. It only gets filled in once in a blue moon! What’s your family’s last name?
Man that was inches from having a whole different experience that day. Awesome video!
Sorry, but this does accurately portray how steep Schmitty's is - it's twice as steep as this looks. And this footage is about as good as you can get, too. The exposure is true slide-for-life consequences. You both did a good job getting through. Suggestion: don't go straight down the center where everybody else goes and therefore scrapes any soft snow off. Go way off to the sides (like you did 2:00 - 2:12ish and at 4:54) to grab snow that you can put edge in and control the descent. Just being a ski-length left or right of center can make all the difference. It takes a bit of practice, but it's a lot safer than a 50 degree ice rink! (Also - it seems that the group in front of you is ALWAYS still in the couloir when you arrive at the top!) Great job to both of you!
Thank you for the nice words, yes it is much different on camera, and some people still don't seem to understand that in the 21st century.
Dude, glad you didn't die on that little slip. That is some seriously high consequence terrain. Well done.
no kidding, couldve ragdolled down the hill and easily slammed into those jagged rocks
You survived, looked like you got a little comfortable after a while.
Man I miss skiing so much, moved away from my ski town for university and this video makes me wanna go back😩
Dang dude. Yea you gotta get after it!
Nice job dude, especially in the less than ideal conditions.
Thanks!
Those looked pretty close to ideal. You don't really get uncut rope drops in there because of avy mitigation and patrol checking it out first.
Conditions weren’t the best, the rocks dropping in weren’t there when I skied and you coul😊d ski up the side😊walls but at least the cliff at the top third was covered by snow or you’d have a 15-20’ foot drop. Still you did good as it’s a 50 degree slope or more depending on how much snow has filled it in.
Good stuff! You boys ripped it!
Nothing til 5:53 looked remotely enjoyable to me 😂 tip of the hat brother!
Haha definitely rough!
Snow looked really good.
Dude Your Video Is Amazing 🤩 I think the video does it injustice to the real true experience! I bet your legs ache when you got to the bottom. The Incredible Vertical Angle of That Run is amazing and You DO NOT Want To Fall! Congrats
Going here tomorrow. Hope there’s a bit more snow looks rocky lol. Good job making it down.
Have fun! thank you!
As a steep Midwest ice skier. I got this, steep hills, no traction. Sounds like timberline 🤣
COOL !
Send it boys and quit the turning to stop nonsense.
Well done!
It was a lot more bony than I'd expect; may I ask what month you made this drop?
Haha this was January 3 2022! Definitely bony!
@@justinmtbiking And January 3 explains the exposed terrain; I'd say conditions were damn fine for early January. Thanks!
If you've never heard of Beartooth Basin, look it up. A mile into WY from MT, it's only open in June, and the stoke & spirit there is the best I've ever experienced.
i went to Justins channel and this guy can ski! I don't know what his deal was this day. It is like a Dr.Heckle and Mr. Hyde situation.
Thank you for understanding!!! I was swwiiiimmminnngg in my boots this day, and the conditions were pretty poor. Much love bro ❤️❤️❤️
Do they really require avalanche beacon/probe/shovel for u to access this peak? I’ll be going next weekend so I am curious!
Just a beacon and a buddy. Plus you have to sign out
Nice save! 😮
Dude you had a sick entrance though you got down around the knuckle pinch above the cheese grater man I can’t wait to get my cooler footage up for a second there I thought it was Justin netter making this vide.
Hahaha. Justin is a good friend of mine!
Tell him captain Ron says hope all is well.
Lol I actually don’t know him! Hahaha
Good ride man! Looks doable from the top and sketchy as hell when you’re in the couloir. Good job
Haha thanks! It was definitely sketchy! Ha. The drop in was the sketchiest part, there was a lot of rocks.
Me: "Why's he being so cautious?"
*looks uphill*
Me: "ohmagaw"
Nice job. Very real video. You’re the kind of guys I’d like to ski with.
that looked a little boney, pretty rocked out at the top and played out in the shoot. some sweet pow pow for the end run, nice video
I have been skiing for 34 years now. Mostly in New England. One thing I leaned about the steeps, it is not about form or flow at all - but CONTROL! Side slip and use the jump turn and take on the steeps a bite at a time. Do rest every 50 - 100 yards or so. Don't let your legs fatigue! Good job!
Yep! Sounds bout right
When skiing steeps like that and you need to jump turn by first planting your pole down the fall line it will unload the tail so that it makes it easier to jump turn. But you took your turns the way that I would have. Good on you guys for conquering your fears!
Is jump turns the preferable technique here or short carves like this guy?
For someone who’s skied since they were 3 years old and has ski raced for 6 years and skies double blacks easily. I feel like I could ski this fairly confidently. I know everyone says it’s steeper than what it looks in the video but I don’t want to go in over my head. Can I do this?
Probably, only one way to find out!
That was awesome. And skiing that with zero profanity… you just be born again?
Wow thank you so much for the kind words. Yes, no profanity, that’s how the lord calls me to act. :)
A unsolicited suggestion…put more flex into the front of your boots, roll your hips towards the slope and position your body so it’s perpendicular to the slope angle…you’ll stick to the mountain like a magnet
When you want to turn…as you cut across the slope…step your up hill out and at an angle, weight it and it’ll carry you through the acceleration phase quickly…but keep pressure on the front of your boots otherwise you’ll end up in the back seat…again😜
Good advice. Also his friend would conserve a lot of energy by not jump turning and instead plant the pole and turn around the pole. The guy making the video did that well. But his buddy didn't and some of his jump turns were sketchy.
If you're praising god and side slipping over rocks to enter a couloir maybe that's a sign conditions aren't worth it. Point and shoot bruh. Ride moment listen to slayer.
I expected a standard set of turns down the couloir. At 2:00 I thought we were in for a looong awkward fall video lol. Subtitle nailed it.
dude that moment nearly stoped my heart!
too much stopping lol really fun though & a good experience
Yea it wasn’t my best skiing but an accomplishment
Snow looks great. Exposure looks intense. Always steeper than the gorpro looks. Must be a consistent 40-50 degrees for most of the face?
yes it is pretty steep, Ive skied steeper but this is a chute. Snow was alright, pretty velvety up top, then it was thick
@@justinmtbiking Those deathwishes? How poetic given you almost lost your edge at the worst possible moment. Great recovery and finish. What setting do you use to capture it? Superview or regular?
Well, that wasn't exactly a Warren Miller film, but at least you got down it. That's way too steep for me, btw, so I'm not knocking you.
hahahah thanks for the support lollll
Wow, you guys have balls of steal as that is not how it is done. I hope they have a really good ski patrol medvac there.
Great job guys - well done! Looked sketch at the top but also like you picked a good time to go (as the sun was off it so it may have firmed up a bit). Happy tracks to you and stay safe!
Lots of comments here, great work getting down. To echo a couple others, try to get more decisive while stomping each turn and then hoping/jumping into next one, stomp, repeat. Your turns are a bit slow and drawn out, that causes you to gain more speed than you probably want throughout the long turn, and this leads to less control (and greater chance of catching something like you did on that one that spun you). Quick, short, stompy turns will help a lot.
Epic.
Good work. I saw a few videos of awful falls.... I was going to ski it until I heard a 45 min wait(I had 2 hours of family free skiing so I was not about to spend it waiting to ski). I skied the Otter Slide "triple black", but it wasnt half as hard as what you skied. It was one of the best runs of my life. Big Sky is an amazing place. One knock would be the sneaky rocks you hit on the double black terrain even with good snowfall due to the wind.... Especially under the Challenger chair.
Glad to hear you enjoyed big sky!
Take guts to do the steep stuff. The average skier can do groomed trails all day but never try the glades, bumps and steeps. Nice job getting down and knowing your skill level.
Thanks man!
Was out at Big Sky a couple years back and could only look up at Big in awe. Rode Upper Pinnacles and Three Moons, but Big was and is out of my league. Loved your decent, and thanks for not making it look too easy 😂
Big Sky Extreme !! Very Cool Brings
Into Play These Guys Are Good !
Don't see this @ My Old Digs
Heavenly SLT But Squaw You Will 👌
Yea bro big sky has the goods! Heavenly is kinda weak sauce, but squaw has some solid terrain
Awful conditions, you get through those, not rip em.
Plant those poles a little ways out in front of you, keep your shoulders across the hill (fall line), turn around your pole plants.
Use the troughs of the bumps to help check speed.
Side slipping turns it into an icey mess, not to mention exposing rocks.
Practice keeping within a narrow path on a different steep slope and then go attack these!
Keep it up, you'll be eating these up.
Thanks for the lesson and tips, go look at my other videos
I could tell at 1;13 point in vid ...plus the way you ski--you had no business on that run.....you were lucky....smarten up
Thought you needed an avalanche beacon, probe and a shovel to get into the Big Couloir. As I don't think I saw either of you with them. Good skiing though, glad you had a great time
You need a beacon and a buddy, and sign out with ski patrol
The beacon isn’t “really” for avalanches it’s mostly to keep riff raff out of the run
What are you talking about? Do you expect them to be tlstrapped to the top of his skis?, Or you expect the GoPro to give you an x-ray view inside his backpt
Yeah this video is sick and the footage looks amazing!! Would you mind letting me which gopro model was used and the general settings?
That 50 pitch zone is so gnarly it’s not even funny
My buddy works at the top here and I yet have not rode big sky yet haha amazing video!
Haven't skied in 30yrs. Can't get over how short skis are these days. Back then you couldn't ski half the mountain if your skis were shorter than 185.
The actual running length of the edge is longer than the ski height because of the shape. Lots of changes in 30 years. I just came back from Zermatt and they were skiing even shorter skis than what we ski in New England. Guys much bigger than me were skiing skis shorter than mine.
Nice descent .. You want sharp edges .. But not too sharp haha
Gj guys!
The people criticizing you probably couldn’t even do it as well as y’all
Just came up on my feed love it bro
Haha sik! Sub if you want more!
I’m going to big sky this spring break. I’m going to say I did this run vicariously through RUclips.
Thank you
hahah thats what my channel is for! check out all my bike vids too of all the trails!
Kinda wrong time of day to ski that,
Bravo! Well done.
headed there in early march, praying for lots of snow and a guide that will rip the hell out of this with me!!!
wut gopro do u use
Hero 10
I think I saw you the other day when I was at big sky! Nice run!
you know how they say GoPro video is deceptive and makes things seem easier/less steep? I don't think it's possible to appear steeper than this video without legit being a 90-degree cliff face. 😳
@@daneg haha! It’s for sure steep!
Apropos the negative comments, it was a reach, but skiing things that are a reach but within your capabilities is how you get better. That plus lessons, even into level 8, plus getting as many days on the hill as you can is how you get better.
The ability to assess the salient risks (where you're likeliest to get into trouble) and the consequences of a fall in the varying risk areas are skills themselves that are as crucial as technical skills, and are also learned by experience and instruction.
Did they own this drop? No, but it was not survival skiing either. And when they got to the outrun, they were better skiers than they were at the top.
And remember... the best skier or rider on the hill is the one who's having the most fun.
Thanks for kind words. Poor conditions don’t make for pleasent skiing
The one day I got to ski the big couloir. The visibility was absolute shit. Couldn’t see more then 10 feet In front of you. But got to lap it a few times since nobody else was stupid enough to ski it. Would love to ski it on a bluebird day.
Haha typical! It’s beautiful when you can see
Takes a while to become a snob mate.
Dang bro
Well done boys for getting down without the aid of a blood wagon. Did lots of Chutes in Squaw , Whistler and JH. Never saw powder in any of them...just styrofoam.
And were all tracked out....
Only in Chamonix and La Grave did I ever get couloirs with Powder, and you then wish you were back on the styrofoam again.!!
Am I wrong? Do you need backcountry equipment for that? I read somewhere....
@@laxcoach76marchand42 you need a beacon, and ability!
I was at Big Sky a couple weeks ago and from the top of the Powder Six lift, Big Coulier completely towers over you. It looks terrifying. Amazing job to both of you and glad you made it down safely.
People will criticize.....they are always better. Definitely a high consequence area....you guys manned up and made the descent....and should be proud. Most of the ones ragging prolly have never really ridden terrain like this. You know if you have.....it can gnarly REAL quick.
No harder than Phillipe's at Mammoth, but just 5x as long lol. Looks fun
Damn that’s awesome… not snow like that at sunshine village rn
Those areas are worthless if you don’t have good snowfall before hitting them.
Like the Snowbird Chutes.
i like this video, because it reminds me of my past, when i started to ski down steep slopes back in 2018, even i have not skied for almost 4 years now, i feel you are using your left pole lots of better than right at the slope.
You guys are gnarly!)
Great job!
Whats fun about this? A bunch of bad turns and rocks.
I bet your quads were screaming like crazy! Nice job.
more my feet! haha thanks!
@@justinmtbiking You crank down on those buckles and cut off your circulation. I bet you had your toes curled hard, and I don't blame you on that terrain. Curled toes though equal tight soleus, tibialis anterior, and gastrocnemius muscles. I get tightening up on sketchy terrain, but some toe exercises on groomers might help you relax and have more strength and power. Sorry, I'm a master boot fitter, Boot Dynamics, out of the park city area. I dug the narration. Looking forward to your next post.
"the jump turn master"
nice run.. camera doesn't do it justice
Insane feeling standing at top looking down
Looks softer than when I skied it lol
Dude…
what mount did you use for this gopro? Sick video!
Just mounted to my helmet! Thanks man 👌
I consider myself a fairly accomplished snowboarder (I know, not a skier, judge me all you want but it's close enough to the same thing). I routinely ride double blacks, and rarely feel like a trail is beyond my skill level.
That being said, just WATCHING this video made me feel uneasy. That trail looks SUPER sketch. Full credit to both of you for completing that run without a wipeout, I do not believe I could have gotten through that unscathed.
Wow! Thank you for your kind words. Definitely bad conditions, later in the season it filled in really Nicely and I’m sure you could have done it!
and to think a blind kid skied this 🤯
lolll!!!
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Been there, done that, going back soon, best lift served chute in the US!
This one’s about to go viral
Ha that would be neat
Yeah
Looks so fun
It's more enjoyable when there's SNOW on that run, rather than rocks
Dude farted at 5 minute mark lol
Love all the people posting in the comments how they’ve done it but much better 🙄. Yet I’m not seeing any links being posted of their “better version” of this. Internet never fails to disappoint.
Hahah classic right. “I need to poleplant more”
I'm just here for the gaper comments on how you should ski.......lol. nice job
Dude thank you.
These guys out here are like trying to tell me how to flipping pole plant. Sheesh man. I know how to ski and I’d love to see them try before they criticize us for skiing the big with these conditions. It’s pretty funny how people just feel like they need to teach someone how to ski over a RUclips comment 🤪
READ THE DESCRIPTION PEOPLE!!
@@justinmtbiking Peoples perception of how they ski makes them an “expert”. The reality is, they’re mostly delusional. Don’t worry, I see this even in the hardcore skier community of Crested Butte where I ski every day. Everyone thinks they’re incredible even if their glory days were 20 years ago….they think that entitles them to shitty opinions. Keep shredding and be true to yourself. You skied fine.
@@BrettMcNary lol yea! This was not my best run, but my first time Down the big. I was sloshing in my boots, and sliding down some ice.
great action looks sketch af!! id def like to fly my drone over there
Yes dude! You should!