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Favourite runs

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 11:57:46 GMT

So what are your favourite runs and why?

Re:Favourite runs

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 12:14:02 GMT

I must answer this question with the answer "My Last" as it means my knees have held out for another season 8)

Re:Favourite runs

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:14:40 GMT

The Pallavicini in Arapahoe Basin. Here is the link, and if you watch the video, it will explain why. I have to say I had double the amount of stops this guy had....

Re:Favourite runs

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:15:12 GMT

Abondance in Grimentz. Photo here, 5th one down...

http://www.j2ski.com/ski-chat-forum/posts/list/7896.page

:D

Re:Favourite runs

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 16:33:34 GMT

Aliga in El Tarter, it goes from the top of Soldeu down to the El Tarter gondola, through the trees at the bottom.

But I am going to Val D'isere in February and from videos I have seen I can see 'La Face' becoming my favourite or 'Sache' in Tignes

Re:Favourite runs

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 21:24:20 GMT

Red 7 Mayrhofen. Long and varied, a leg burner.

Red 14/blue 17 St Anton. Another really long run where you have to work the top and then open up the lower section. Stunning peaks at the top before you set off.

Les Rousses ADH, winds along the edge of a peak with some lovely views off the edge into the valley, some steeps to test you on the way down too.

Aiguilette Serre Chevalier. Brilliant fast parallel reds that really give some vertical through the trees, and when you've done one side you can take the lift back up and do the other one.

La Cucumelle Serre Chevalier. If you haven't skied it, you really should. Fast fast fast.

Red 17 St Moritz. Long and exciting, brilliant views up the top, just a really enjoyable cruise in a brilliant ski area.

Banchetta Sestriere. Olympic run, officially a red but really fast and steep in parts. Just skiing a run that you watch the experts doing on TV gives it an edge.

Re:Favourite runs

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 07:09:33 GMT

I have two quite different favourites, one is to start from the top of the Grande Motte in Tignes on a quiet day and blasting down the hill "as I like the speed" all the way down to VC. You can do it without stopping but the legs burn !!!

The other is the ski out @ sunshine village in Banff. It is not hugely challenging but if you start from the top of Goats eye or the top of the WaWa chair you can carry enough speed to take you the 8k's to the bottom.

If you time it right on a quiet day where the run is empty you can have quite a speedy run on a not so wide track with lots of bends and drop offs on the edge it can deliver a nice buzz.

Again, run from the top, all the way and the legs burn !!

Re:Favourite runs

Sun, 30 Oct 2011 08:34:43 GMT

Piste:
Grands Montets 'Pierre a Ric' If you like to crank fast long turns, go first thing when its in good condition and quiet.

Re:Favourite runs

Sat, 5 Nov 2011 08:25:09 GMT

Better give you mine.

For picturesque interesting runs, the run down to Oz on Poutran/L'Olmet runs in Alpe D'Huez. Fantastic, everyone has a smile on their face at the bottom of that.

Jockeys black run in Courchevel is also a favourite, one of the most picturesque tree lined runs I can think of.

I also love the ski routes of St Anton, R5 in Rendl and 18 above St Christoph down to Stuben. Or 15 the Schindler Kar.

Black routes Les Arcs 2000, there are a number of marked runs which feed off the Aiguille Rouge black run, Varet, Genepy, Combes and Droset. All are left natural, all are steep and there are all sorts of off piste opportunities in between.

La Face in Val D'Isere, a great challenge, steep, long and the Banana Bar is at the bottom!

And finally for the challenge, The Tunnel. Few black runs compare for the drama of the entry, the view or the sense of achievement having conquered it.

Re:Favourite runs

Sat, 5 Nov 2011 08:39:14 GMT

Oh and then there's this:

Re:Favourite runs

Sat, 5 Nov 2011 18:57:56 GMT

andyhull wrote:Better give you mine.

For picturesque interesting runs, the run down to Oz on Poutran/L'Olmet runs in Alpe D'Huez. Fantastic, everyone has a smile on their face at the bottom of that.

The first time I went down that I managed to stop but my body kept on going and I smashed my face into my pole that I stuck in the ground

I didn't have a smile at the bottom instead I had blood pouring out of my mouth.

But I still agree its a very good run, it seems very quiet in that video though compared to when I skied it.

Re:Favourite runs

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 10:58:04 GMT

The Olympic run in San Sicario (Milky way), from the top of the Fraiteve into the village. It's 1 KM of vertical and 7 minutes and up of non-stop skiing. The run is wide, well-groomed empty red. Flat, no bumps perfect for long, fast carves.

I've attached a video of the top two-thirds, down as far as the Col-Boeuf.

Re:Favourite runs

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 12:52:37 GMT

andyhull wrote:Oh and then there's this:

Did you take a guide when you did this? I was told we couldnt do it unless we had a guide with us up there...????

Re:Favourite runs

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 18:39:28 GMT

The guy in the light blue is the guide, from Piste to Powder. Highly recommended.
No one is allowed into the Valluga 2 lift with skis unless accompanied by a guide. And we had to do an hour assessment before the guide passed us off as good enough to ski the route.
When they have to sign you in at the top you realise it's serious!

There are a couple of steep bits where you wouldn't want to fall. If you look carefully here you'll see I'm one ski, having managed to step out of one, the other is about 40 meters below. Opps!:

Re:Favourite runs

Mon, 7 Nov 2011 18:51:47 GMT

dont have a video unfortunately but the "peak to creek" in bormio in one go is pretty hardcore-3000m to 1200m in 8minutes-a good thigh burner!!

Re:Favourite runs

Thu, 1 Dec 2011 23:11:33 GMT

The Hidden Valley in Val d'Isere, specially when you get to the bit where you either go potholing or climb an ice cliff, balancing skis as you go! Anyone know any similar runs to this?
... and the Vallee Blanche = not difficult and amazing ice 'sculptures' on the way down...

Re:Favourite runs

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 00:01:34 GMT

MogulManiac wrote:The Hidden Valley in Val d'Isere, specially when you get to the bit where you either go potholing or climb an ice cliff, balancing skis as you go! Anyone know any similar runs to this?

I know this one! My brother and I had a lot of fun trying to fit through a raaather small gap after a season of good snow.

One of my favourite pistes has got to be Jerusalem, above St. Martin de Belleville in the 3 valleys. If you get it on a quiet day, you can zoom down it and fly off the top of massive rollers. It also has spectacular views, and because of it's out-of-the-way location, can be a bit of a peaceful spot on busy days.

Face in Val D'Isere is also a favourite for thigh-burning goodness.

Re:Favourite runs

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:36:08 GMT

Red run down to Val Thorens from the Cime de Caron. Screaming corkscrewing run, balls out, barely clinging to the edges on the hairpins, legs like jelly in clingfilm..FANTASTIC!

Re:Favourite runs

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:53:55 GMT

randyrat wrote:Red run down to Val Thorens from the Cime de Caron. Screaming corkscrewing run, balls out, barely clinging to the edges on the hairpins, legs like jelly in clingfilm..FANTASTIC!

I know the one - 50% terrifying, 50% sense of achievemnt

which is about right if you ask me!

Re:Favourite runs

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 08:56:53 GMT

My Favourite is the Ok in VDI down to La Daille

I know its not tricked up like it is for the stars and I know I don't hit at their speed or fly the jumps etc but there's a real sense of achievement of running down a World Cup grade piste non-stop at (your own version of) full tilt!

You can keep the Face mind you..... :shock:

Re:Favourite runs

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 17:47:40 GMT

The Tunnel mentioned in an earlier post - is this at VDI?

Re:Favourite runs

Fri, 2 Dec 2011 18:18:06 GMT

randyrat wrote:Red run down to Val Thorens from the Cime de Caron. Screaming corkscrewing run, balls out, barely clinging to the edges on the hairpins, legs like jelly in clingfilm..FANTASTIC!

tspill, the tunnel is in Alpe D'Huez. Love this vid!