Hi,
Heading to Sestriere and wondering how the Olympic run compares in difficulty with the Face in VDI.
It looks like the Olympic is part red, black and blue. Just wondering ho difficult the black is.
Just out of interest, I know that in Espace Killy many runs seem to be under graded with a number of greens/blues that would notmally be red in other resorts.
Snow conditions aside, does anyone have an opinion on how the slopes at the Milky Way are graded compared with Tignes/VDI?
Regards,
Brian
Sestriere Olympic Piste vs VDI Face
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We saw lots of skiers on the Verte run who were clearly not happy with the green rating. Complete bun fight at the end of the day.
Vert is not wide for a reasonable bit of it - the bit down towards where the tunnel goes under the piste and then comes out to cross the black
I'd rather take beginners down OK and accept that they'll struggle a little with the final drop through the trees rather than destroy their confidence on Vert
Santons though is grossly under rated and I think Piste L (though often closed) is the Solaise equivalent of Santons on Bellevarde and can be just as tricky through the gulley
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Andyhull
reply to 'Sestriere Olympic Piste vs VDI Face' posted Nov-2012
Val D'Isere's reputation for under grading runs is a little unfair, as it's really only one run, the blue Santons. The rest of Espace Killy is graded about right I'd say. I can't think of any other obviously questionable grading.
I can think of plenty more resorts that over grade runs to suggest their resort is more challenging that it really is.
It's a lot of years since I was last in Sestriere, but from what I can remember the rating was pretty fair.
I'm not sure which the Olympic run is in Sestriere, so can't compare. I remember the World Cup run, that's not as challenging as the Face.
I can think of plenty more resorts that over grade runs to suggest their resort is more challenging that it really is.
It's a lot of years since I was last in Sestriere, but from what I can remember the rating was pretty fair.
I'm not sure which the Olympic run is in Sestriere, so can't compare. I remember the World Cup run, that's not as challenging as the Face.
Tony_H
reply to 'Sestriere Olympic Piste vs VDI Face' posted Nov-2012
Aha. I do believe we are talking about the Banchetta?
Try and do it from very top to the bottom. I did it the week after racing and it still had blue paint lines on it.
Its wide and fast, and has a couple of corners that could catch you out. Its red graded all the way down apart form the very top (up the drag) which you fly off, and the last dip down to the bottom which are both black. My son came down with me, and literally flew over the jump before the black into the finish area.
Its a cracking run.
Never been to Val.
Try and do it from very top to the bottom. I did it the week after racing and it still had blue paint lines on it.
Its wide and fast, and has a couple of corners that could catch you out. Its red graded all the way down apart form the very top (up the drag) which you fly off, and the last dip down to the bottom which are both black. My son came down with me, and literally flew over the jump before the black into the finish area.
Its a cracking run.
Never been to Val.
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Bedrock barney
reply to 'Sestriere Olympic Piste vs VDI Face' posted Nov-2012
andyhull wrote:Val D'Isere's reputation for under grading runs is a little unfair, as it's really only one run, the blue Santons. The rest of Espace Killy is graded about right I'd say. I can't think of any other obviously questionable grading.
I can think of plenty more resorts that over grade runs to suggest their resort is more challenging that it really is.
It's a lot of years since I was last in Sestriere, but from what I can remember the rating was pretty fair.
I'm not sure which the Olympic run is in Sestriere, so can't compare. I remember the World Cup run, that's not as challenging as the Face.
We saw lots of skiers on the Verte run who were clearly not happy with the green rating. Complete bun fight at the end of the day.
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Andyhull
reply to 'Sestriere Olympic Piste vs VDI Face' posted Nov-2012
But it not steep and it's nice and wide. Just because it gets busy late in the day that doesn't mean it's under graded.
Having said that, of course now you have the added hazard late in the day of drunken Folie Douce goers 'skiing' down, so maybe they will have to review!
Having said that, of course now you have the added hazard late in the day of drunken Folie Douce goers 'skiing' down, so maybe they will have to review!
LOTA
reply to 'Sestriere Olympic Piste vs VDI Face' posted Nov-2012
Have to disagree about Val D'Isere's gradings, Andy. Just off the top of my head, there are some blues off the Glacier and Cugair chairlifts above Solaise that are more like reds. That's just two I can think off.
However, it's a must do resort for all skiers (take note, Tony H!) before they hang up the planks!
However, it's a must do resort for all skiers (take note, Tony H!) before they hang up the planks!
OldAndy
reply to 'Sestriere Olympic Piste vs VDI Face' posted Nov-2012
Or perhaps the opposite is true?
VDI has the grading correct and other places grade their runs too hard, so black should be a red etc etc.
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VDI has the grading correct and other places grade their runs too hard, so black should be a red etc etc.
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Andyoneil
reply to 'Sestriere Olympic Piste vs VDI Face' posted Nov-2012
andyhull wrote:But it not steep and it's nice and wide. Just because it gets busy late in the day that doesn't mean it's under graded.
Having said that, of course now you have the added hazard late in the day of drunken Folie Douce goers 'skiing' down, so maybe they will have to review!
Vert is not wide for a reasonable bit of it - the bit down towards where the tunnel goes under the piste and then comes out to cross the black
I'd rather take beginners down OK and accept that they'll struggle a little with the final drop through the trees rather than destroy their confidence on Vert
Santons though is grossly under rated and I think Piste L (though often closed) is the Solaise equivalent of Santons on Bellevarde and can be just as tricky through the gulley
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