Sarrenne black run
Started by Twofish in Snow Reports from Ski Resorts 15-Mar-2020 - 7 Replies
Twofish posted Mar-2020
Sonofapreacher
reply to 'Sarrenne black run' posted 23-Jul
Its main appeal is to tick it off and say you've done it.
I think the lift is useful getting that high so maybe it is the starting point of something more interesting.
The long path out ..which is required, iirc, is what gives it its longest run status.
Andid
reply to 'Sarrenne black run' posted 21-Sep
J2SkiNews
reply to 'Sarrenne black run' posted 22-Sep

Andymol2
reply to 'Sarrenne black run' posted 16-Oct
Billip5
reply to 'Sarrenne black run' posted 16-Oct
andymol2 wrote:It's certainly long .
....with a lot of flat bits !
Wanderer
reply to 'Sarrenne black run' posted 21-Oct
Yes, the run out is long and gentle and is definitely not a challenge for even intermediate skiers (once they have managed to get safely down the top bits). However, this misses the point of this run. For me, what makes the Sarenne special is not its "longest black in wherever" status (though do not underestimate the value of the confidence boost this gives to less experienced skiers), it is the beauty of a run that travels through its own private valley with absolutely no houses, lifts or other signs of human occupation, apart from the piste markers. It is extraordinarily quiet and peaceful place and a wonderful way to spend a couple of hours.
Andymol2
reply to 'Sarrenne black run' posted 22-Oct
I have much more of an objection with runs that get mis-graded as blue. Often these are the runs back to the resort that should be called reds but somehow get graded otherwise to make the resort more appealing to less able skiers who don't want to go to a resort that they might otherwise go down in a lift. So at the end of the day you find the home run strewn with bodies and people struggling because the run is not what they expected.
I'll give an example of one of the runs into Corcheval le Praz. There is a red and a green that cross over and at times merge. The steepest part of the red was a section where the red & green ran together. Not sure if it has been reclassified as that was 6 or 7 years ago.
Topic last updated on 22-October-2020 at 18:32