The way to ski a trail, like that, which, by the way, is probably not even a black diamond trail, is to make very short turns on the left side or the right side of the trail and stay out of the middle.
Hi Chad, thank you so much for the advice. Do read this comment out loud to yourself. I’m sure you meant it to be constructive but I’m afraid it doesn’t quite come across in that way. This run is also in France where the pistes are rated Green, Blue, Red, Black. There are no black diamonds or double black diamonds. The certainly doesn’t mean that the skiing is any less challenging in Europe, however it does use a slightly different rating scale.
Awesome! It’s such a good resort. One of my favourite things there is that even when the weather is bad and the light is flat, there are loads of tree runs that you can always go to for good conditions.
Steepest, narrowest, biggest, highest, longest, in France, in Europe, in the world, on south side of Tarentaise valley… Can’t you just enjoy something without setting hierarchy, rating and compare what would be wether better or not as good as. Grade is a strange way to describe and transmit passion. Try not to write a cv on your skis, you shall enjoy
@@charlieharper4975 thanks for the comment Charlie! Keyhole sounds like another level, I’d love to try it one day. I would just bear in mind the GoPro effect on these videos and that black just signifies being the next level of difficulty/exposure/deterioration or piste above red.
@@sessionmediaa Oh yeah, narrow, icy, double fall lines, the works. Conditions in this vid would actually be good for a lot of northeast trails… no bare spots, lol! Depends on where you go, of course. And to be fair, those are mostly double diamonds that barely qualify as on piste, although they technically are. My favorite is Stowe in Vermont. Upper Goat at Stowe is well known for being one of the hardest trails in the east, with a double fall line that often restricts you to a single skiable, very steep line that is almost always icy; and Bypass, while lesser known, is very narrow, I’d say 4-5 meters, followed by a wider but extremely steep pitch. I know Jay Peak has similar expert terrain, and Mad River Glen takes it to the next level of crazy. I’ve never been to either of those (both also in Vermont), but I hope to go sometime.
Nathan is right. My dad skied east coast all the time growing up and attested to the fact that it is pure ice. You can still get good conditions there sometimes, but they have a reputation for being icy and challenging!
I really see no difference between the blue diamond run you were doing and this so called black diamond run. "Narrowest Black in the World", not so much.
L O L! Do you think this is narrow? Really? I think you should’ve skied the goat trail at Stowe Vermont about 50 years ago before they wind it. It was probably about 12 feet wide and 35°.
is it in la plagne of the main les arcs ski area
skied it a multiple times last year. its steep but not more then that, would recommend it to ppl that wanna skie there first black!!
Yeah really good shout! It would be a perfect intro black. Not too steep and not too commiting.
I thought I was icy last year because of the snow condition but probably its just the slope if I see this vid :)@@sessionmediaa
The way to ski a trail, like that, which, by the way, is probably not even a black diamond trail, is to make very short turns on the left side or the right side of the trail and stay out of the middle.
Hi Chad, thank you so much for the advice. Do read this comment out loud to yourself. I’m sure you meant it to be constructive but I’m afraid it doesn’t quite come across in that way. This run is also in France where the pistes are rated Green, Blue, Red, Black. There are no black diamonds or double black diamonds. The certainly doesn’t mean that the skiing is any less challenging in Europe, however it does use a slightly different rating scale.
Heading les arcs in two weeks love the vids!?
Awesome! It’s such a good resort. One of my favourite things there is that even when the weather is bad and the light is flat, there are loads of tree runs that you can always go to for good conditions.
Steepest, narrowest, biggest, highest, longest, in France, in Europe, in the world, on south side of Tarentaise valley… Can’t you just enjoy something without setting hierarchy, rating and compare what would be wether better or not as good as. Grade is a strange way to describe and transmit passion. Try not to write a cv on your skis, you shall enjoy
That was black? That was narrow? Try Keyhole at Alpine Meadows. It is the definition of steep and narrow.
@@charlieharper4975 thanks for the comment Charlie! Keyhole sounds like another level, I’d love to try it one day. I would just bear in mind the GoPro effect on these videos and that black just signifies being the next level of difficulty/exposure/deterioration or piste above red.
Narrowest black in the world? HAHAHA! Apparently never been to the northeast US!
😂😂 no. You got me there. Is it narrow? I should make a trip? Any recomendatjons
@@sessionmediaa Oh yeah, narrow, icy, double fall lines, the works. Conditions in this vid would actually be good for a lot of northeast trails… no bare spots, lol! Depends on where you go, of course. And to be fair, those are mostly double diamonds that barely qualify as on piste, although they technically are. My favorite is Stowe in Vermont. Upper Goat at Stowe is well known for being one of the hardest trails in the east, with a double fall line that often restricts you to a single skiable, very steep line that is almost always icy; and Bypass, while lesser known, is very narrow, I’d say 4-5 meters, followed by a wider but extremely steep pitch. I know Jay Peak has similar expert terrain, and Mad River Glen takes it to the next level of crazy. I’ve never been to either of those (both also in Vermont), but I hope to go sometime.
@@nathanedison8692 that sounds absolutely wild!!!
@@sessionmediaa Not gonna lie, the snow here sucks an awful lot of the time, but there’s plenty of adrenaline-inducing terrain!
Nathan is right. My dad skied east coast all the time growing up and attested to the fact that it is pure ice. You can still get good conditions there sometimes, but they have a reputation for being icy and challenging!
Drama! I have skied that run many times.. it's not a big deal! Piste 21 (Red) in Zell am See in March is a bigger challenge.
“That… is i-VILE!”
No no no. It’s a glorious challenge. 😂
This is a green at most other resorts. It’s not narrow. It doesn’t look difficult. This is some weak ass shit.
I really see no difference between the blue diamond run you were doing and this so called black diamond run. "Narrowest Black in the World", not so much.
Looks like an average intermediate run in Vt with normal “firm”
Conditions
😂😂😂 doesn’t it just!? Good old “firm” VT
L O L! Do you think this is narrow? Really? I think you should’ve skied the goat trail at Stowe Vermont about 50 years ago before they wind it. It was probably about 12 feet wide and 35°.
I think the Goat at Stowe is much narrower and steeper than this run.
I’d be interested to ski it! Like with all these things the camera doesn’t ever do it justice
Doesnt look black, not very steep? o:
😂 the perils of a GoPro I’m afraid. Certainly not the steepest around but still steep enough.
It was all scraped up ice. Didn't look pleasant.
It wasn’t particularly pleasant but a great experience. Type two enjoyment for sure 😂
Crap run. awful iced up cat track. Les Arcs has no go pisted black runs since lockdown.