Les Deux Alpes - Top to bottom - Skiing 100 km/h!! - Over 2000 Meters Vertical Descent
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ม.ค. 2022
- One of the longest skiing descents in Europe over to 2400 meters to 1600 meters is possible the top drag lift from the final climb was unfortunately closed at the time I was in Les Deux Alpes.
I filmed the run using a Gopro hero 10 black originally in 5k but TH-cam compresses the video down to 4k I extracted the telemetry using Gopro telemetry overlay.
So I didn't hit 100 KPH when I smoothed out the data I realised it was more like 97.4 KPH I already made the thumbnail and a guy gotta make a living somehow lift passes are expensive haha.
Chapters:
0.00 Intro
4.25 First flat
4.57 End
5.59 Second flat
9.24 End
11.29 Third flat through the town
12.41 End Mont De Lans
Thanks for watching! - กีฬา
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Damn that was fast and fun, the same run takes me 20 to 25 minutes (still working on my carving). Definitely one of the most relaxing, satisfying and forgiving run I've done!
I loved it as well so much fun
Another really good video! I miss Euro skiing so much. The long runs from top to bottom, especially end of day. You can really drag out that last run.....make it last seemingly forever!
Hi Michael glad to see your still around 👍 Thanks for your comment for sure I love these long runs.
as a person who lived in a desert all his life, I feel snow is a magical thing.
Another amazing video! The quality of that camera (and also the skiing) is just fantastic to look at! Les Deux Alpes might be my favorite ski resort so these videos really bring back a lot of memories!! Keep it up!
first month of skiing and loving it! working on my carves on blue runs now.. want to get out there on the big mountains eventually
Hey d that's great that you have got into skiing and your loving it. If you ever need any advice then let me know. Good luck with getting the skills up so you can visit the big mountains.
@@Alexskiing thanks Alex! your videos are a major source of motivation for me just starting out this season. recently working on “intermediate carving” where i want to reduce skidding in my turns and have the edges bite more into the hill. i think the solution here is more ANGULATION!
My father used to say: skiing is like learning to cycle in the beginning you will struggle and it will look impossible but once you get the hang of it you’ll never forget how to do it
And no gates, fences and wardens and no lift queuing system, freedom
I love your videos, just the sound of the wind, snow and ice! Plus the scenery is beautiful! 💚
Glad you like them!
A pure joy to watch. Thank you for uploading.
It’s the little quick turn but at 3:30 for me.. when you’ve just got that vibe flowing and it’s like bam bam bam haha loved it !!
You are such a confident skier! Growing up where topology isn't that great, I don't think I can get 12km of skiing after an entire day of going up and down the runs lol, I am so very much looking forward to my first Euro ski trip!
Hi Collin, you will have such a good time!
Thank you for adding another item to my bucket list. Fantastic run!
My pleasure!
Wysoki poziom umiejętności. Mega kontrola nad nartami. Respekt
Cool!
I was in Les Deux Alpes in January 22 and I did this descent a few times. probably not at this speed, as there were a lot of people at this time. Thanks for sharing.
Beautiful. You're making me jealous. I missed the Christmas season due to COVID but am currently gonna be skiing in Tignes in March/April. Let's hope it's still as beautiful
Hi Robert, haha thanks for the comment. I am heading to Tignes next week and I will be posting some videos hope it makes you excited not jealous. Enjoy your trip 👍
Every time you dropped into a tuck, my mind would be screaming out in fun!
I think it’s pretty cool that you superimposed the speedometers in the corners 👍
My knees have way too little cartilage left in them to do this anymore, but I enjoyed it vicariously ✌️
Hey, Thanks for the comment I am glad that you like the speedometers in the corner. Glad you liked the video I have no ACL in my left knee so I feel your pain.
How do you manage the risk of your knee collapsing? Do you wear something? @@Alexskiing
Nice 👍
I think you ski just like I do, it felt perfect following you all the way. Top notch. I assume you had visited the area before, you have such confidence in some of the hidden passages. Thanks for the video.
Thanks for watching!
I love watching the other people on the flats, so funny looking at all their different poses
Great to see you posting again Alex!
Hey man I hope you are well and I see you are enjoying Canada!
@@Alexskiing Having a great time thanks Alex, never seen so much snow. Looks like Europe got a caking though?
amazing, ty for this video 😊😊
Nice content! Keep up the good work
Hi Mark thanks for the comment really appreciate the encouragement!
Super satisfaisant et relaxant à regarder, merci :)
Merci beaucoup pour votre commentaire :)
Nice video! Makes me ache for the coming ski vacation. You have really nice edge control so it pains me to watch you lead with shoulders and ski with sloppy sticks :D I think you would feel the difference in your carve as well ;) enjoy the season and thanks for all the nice runs you upload!!
Hi Philip thanks for the comments and the tips! Hope you have a good season to.
Nice!
Can’t wait to get into it again in Switzerland next week. Over two weeks of wintersport enjoyment and visiting good friends awaits 😁
Oh and I’ve been in Le Deux Alpes twice. Amazing resort!
Amazing I hope you have a great time!
Looks beautiful, cant wait to get out snowboarding !
Hi Reconnecting thanks for the comment. Nice I hope you are going somewhere cool.👍
that's got to be the best slopes i've ever seen. so open and loooooong, i wish i could go
Nice! I can imagine how long it takes to get back on top ... 😀👍
25/30min. It's all modern high speed chairlift to the top.
@@MtNikota Yea, 25/30min you will spend only in queues! ... 😂
@@ivokoimecs most queues in FR stations take less than 5 minutes on high season for chairs
Love snow sport. You are clearly a very competent skier but also very inconsiderate. There is absolutely no need to cut so close other on the slope and especially at such speed. Please, give people more space.
true giving me anxiety watching haha but its very satisfying even for a snowboarder
i agree! very good video and he's clearly a very competent skier, but has no regard for other people - majority of this run was on blue slopes with families and learners/beginners and he showed little respect for their space, speed, and skill level
I miss skiing! This brought back some great memories for me, skiing in the western US (Idaho specifically). No runs are nearly this long out here though! Great vid
Thats great glad a could bringback some memories!
Great Video wish i was there keep up the good work :)
Hi Bee33 thanks for the comment really appreciate the encouragement!
Wow that was great!
Enjoyed your videos so much! Really nice work! The first part of the piste seems quite suitable for me to practise those carved turns. Have been looking for wide piste with moderate gradient which are not too crowded. Any recommendations in terms of resort/piste?
Hi Yu Him Law, Thanks for your complement. I would recommend Alpe D'Huez because it has a really large bowl of easy runs just abouve the resort. As you go up the mountain the gradient of the runs tends to get steeper. This is the opposite to les Deux Alpes I think it makes it easier to learn.
Nice run! I struggle to get anywhere near 100kph, as I'm usually wearing a summit jacket over my windstopper, which creates far too much resistance to go that fast. I used to ski Val d'Isere at least once a season, which has some decent runs from the top of the glacier, though haven't been to France since the start of the pandemic. One of my favourite runs is in Ischgl, Austria, which is 11km, top to bottom, with a good mix of black and reds, including some mogul and off-piste options. There are longer runs (17k), where you can ski into Switzerland, though much of it's quite flat and it can get very busy with duty free shoppers. The main thing that stands out for me when comparing France with Austria is that the best Austrian resorts have better lifts than most of the resorts in France and it tends to be a bit cheaper too. Incidentally, and without wanting to seem too critical, some of the shots where your shadow appears suggests you occasionally use too much upper body in your turns, which reduces your control over the skis, and although you are clearly an inter-advanced skiier, you could give a tiny bit more consideration to other skiiers, as even at 30mph, if one of them turns into you you're going to hurt them. Just saying!
For many years I've been skiing in France, because its just soo cheap, compared to other countries, and oh how much I miss the Austrian lifts.
@@davidkovacs5432 Yes, the fact that you can still do all-inclusive chalet deals does make France a bit cheaper, especially as many of the old-style guesthouses in the best Austrian resorts, which used to be excellent value for the money, have now been turned into 'boutique hotels'. If you're skiing at either end of the season there aren't that many good options that are snow sure, so Solden was always our first trip of the year, usually in late November. Dec-Jan in Ischgl, or maybe Val d'Isere or Meribel if Ischgl was booked up, which started to happen when the rich Russians discovered the place. They'd book up all the best hotels and there'd be a trickle down effect, with even the most basic hotels charging premium rates. Though Ischgl is still hard to beat for a last hurrah at the end of the season.
I watched the whole video and enjoyed it very much, but I also thought he was passing people too close (some times). It can be quite scary when people pass you like that and can cause an accident even if you didn't touch them. With that being said, I'm pretty sure I have done the same thing a million times, but it's something I try to be better at myself. :)
Les deux alps is the best ski area I know I can't wait to get back there in March 😍
Hope you have a good trip although I am sure you will!
This is making me excited to go back to the alps at Easter
Hi Dylan I am excited for you glad you are able to make it to the mountains this year.
I subscribed for this kind of content
Thanks Pshady I appreciate it.
I’ve went here with my school a couple of years ago and it was my first time skiing and they accidentally put me in the top group for good skiers so on the first day they chucked me in one of those egg lifts and next thing you know I was falling down a black slope 😂
Haha , Glad you weren't heart. I bet that was stressful for the teachers and you! Yep when it you falls on these blacks it's so hard to stop
You didn't have to go down it, a little word always works, the word is No.
@@Puzzoozoo the people barely spoke english and i didnt want to look like a pussy infront of my friends who new how to ski and a few older kids in the years above (i was also like 12 and was shy to talk to the french instructor that barely spoke english)
Wow. Nice skiing Alex. That's one long speed run. Looks fun. Late Jan is a brilliant time to go skiing.
@Jiros00 glad you enjoyed the video late Jan is also a favourite. Hope you got to ski this year
Makes me miss it, my best was 118.9km/h, once you get to the high 90's, the wind really becomes the battle!
It’s a nice walk in the summer too! Lifts up, walk down. Mountain views, less effort :-)
It really is!
Les deux Alpes is such a good ski station. There aren't a lot of slopes but each one of them is incredible
Hi Firfle I couldn't agree more. Well said!
Bro, you are insane skier
woah! That looks really fun. I would love to go there if I got the chance!
Seems like heaven to ski on
Scary fast, and at 3:32 you almost hit that sign.
haha, using slipstream on slow parts. absolutely love it
An incredible run! While I think skiing looks fun, about a month or so back internally fractured my elbow while learning to ski, and while it is healing I doubt that I'll ever have full range of extention and contraction in that elbow.
But still - that looked fun!
Damn bro, how is the recovery going? Got most of your movement back?
@@Jell0zz It's been over a year, I can do everything fine, it's just that instead of my arm extending to 180 Degrees it's more like ~175.
Also around this time I was a bit of an attention seeker so my comment makes me cringe internally.
@@toxic765 Well, I suppose you were right so far ;) glad to hear it's only a minor loss.
And I have to say, I have seen much cringier things on here, don't worry about it. We all grow with time.
This looks like it would be one of the most fun things to do ever! I have been inline skating for years, but have always wanted to try skiing! It would feel weird not being able to do crossovers and fast running strides, but I do enjoy a good downhill run even on my skates! Hopefully all that experience will do me more good than harm when I finally decide to start skiing! Maybe they have shorter skis that would feel a little closer to inlines...
Hey I really hope you get to try skiing soon. Expert skiers sometimes practice in the summer on inline skates so I think it would be really easy for you to start skiing.
Congrats, in this video you are about 1 mph faster than I've ever been
Very amazing quality video! Wich program use for having speedmeter and other data?
Hi thanks for the comment I use a program called GoPro telemetry extractor!
I still remember the week I was in this station, sleeping in this building on the left 12:17 . Great memories
crazy!
Nice job bro🤟🤟
Thanks 🔥
Super Alex. I never managed to get to the bottom. There wasn't enough snow. Thanks.
Nice skiing mate 👍 that’s a nice run , particularly the top section, trying to get there this march for a few days , looks really good, how many dumb f””ks stand in the middle of a narrow run though , still amazes me that, thick
Looks fun wish we had long ones like this in the us
Awesome drift at 14:54!
Great long descent and high speed! 💪👍 Though looks like it consists from blue runs only! As I remember you were unlucky to be in Soelden in the lockdown time last year, and many runs were closed to try the longest descent in Soelden. I think the longest descent in Soelden is more interesting. One question. How long time your GoPro 10 accumulator worked in the cold and at what temperature? Do you have Enduro accumulator?
Besides my Sony XDR 3000, I used GoPro 10 this year as well having regular accumulator and sometimes it did not want to work even at about minus 7-8 degree.
Hey! I would love to try the long decent in Soelden. I just use the normal battery's but I keep them in my pocket and until I need to use them so they stay warm. When you start the GoPro make sure you obtain GPS signal then start the recording. I use 4k 60fps when it starts recording it tends to be fine as the heat generated by the camera keeps the battery warm enough to work at much lower temperatures.
@@Alexskiing Thanks for the recommendations!
In my skiing I've noticed that when the skier begins to approach 60 mph, his jacket starts acting like a sail, slowing down his acceleration until he can't ski faster anymore
Great video
Thanks great name!
Thanks!
In the movie, all these steeper sections seem flatter than in reality.
Why do you pass next to other people realy near from them, when you have some BLVD! At 10:50 you almost hit the snowboard just waiting here for nothing ! I know he waiting at the wrong place but that for thoses reasons, we can see all the time helicopters ! Else that a realy good Spot, nice view !
11:50 *
A lot of the runs here weren’t pisted enough but it was still very fun
A very good video. Thank You.
For those of you wishing to practice the longest run at Les 2 Alpes in the winter,
you can go from the max top to the min bottom, which is from 3600m to 1000m.
Instead of turning right when descending to Les 2 Alpes as depicted in Alex Wrigglesworth ' s video,
you turn left and descend to Venosc.
It is 2600m of vertical fall in a very beautiful and very long run.
The only " detail " is the enormous amount of time you lose to climb from 1000m back to 3600m !
Just 2 things more : you need to be a skilled skier and you
only can ski to Venosc in january when snowy.
I wish you all good runs and I wish myself
to go and ski someday in the US,
which is my dream , a dream
I have written in my
to-do list
I have written : skiing in the USA, skiing in Asia or New Zealand, skiing in South America 🎿⛷⛷⛷🎿
I recognized the start of the Megavalanche MBX course. :)
Impressive...
I would have been forced to stay and relax my legs at least 5 times during that run...
I tried the supposed longest run in Europe in Chamonix with at 22 km length and 2808m drop in alitude just for the experience of it.
That was quite OK, but this run seems to be a lot more fun...
L2A is my alltime favorite and I am coming back again this March. I might try to challenge myself with this video :) Maybe I'll even make a video of my own, we'll see :)
Hopefully il get to ski in Austria at Easter been practicing on the dry slopes in England
That definitely helps when you go skiing I have spent countless days on the dry ski slopes in England.
Great video and run, Alex. Were you using a helmet or chest mount? Thank you!
My legs were burning just watching it. Must be one of the top three pisted vertical drops in Europe.
It is I think its the second biggest decent in Europe after Verbier but I am willing to be corrected.
@@Alexskiing I guess you missed a run in Sölden in Austria. There is also a 15km long decent.
@@Allerlei-cp9zg zermatt slope? 🤔 or from Matterhorn glacier to Cervinia (but with using 1 ski lift)
Ah man I miss skiing so much. Soon.
A true top to bottom video unlike other videos which finishes at the Mont de Lans lift at 1300metres and not Les Deux Alpes at 1650 metres
The slopes near me are all fouled up with snowboarders sitting down vaping and talking about how gnarley and epic they are.
In switzerland you have the opportunity to go from a station on the Klein Matterhorn at 3‘883 m down to around 1‘600m at Zermatt, so slightly over 2‘200m difference and also around 17km piste :)
Nice
Thanks for the info I would love to give this run a go hopefully next year!
It’s my second season skiing and I’m really stuck with getting my parallel turns down and learning how to carve, I still go into a pizza often and I cannot smoothly go into short turns/long turns. Any advice would be much appreciated from a veteran skier like you!
I'm not an instructor but I have met alot off people with similar skiing issues. I would say confidence in skiing is the most important thing when learning. Going from pizza to parallel it's going to be easier on a slightly steeper slop. All the best
I am not sure if it translates, but one person gave me a tip for inline turning on skates (which I presume is very similar to a parallel turn on skis) that really helped me in learning how to turn better. They told me to bend my ankle towards the direction I want to go with the leading foot, then commit and lean into it some, and the following foot will naturally fall into place. It's all pretty difficult to explain with this kind of stuff. >.< I think that with stuff like this, the only way to truly understand is to experience it yourself haha. So keep practicing!
That's a lot of freaking vertical. Like skiing from the top of Arapahoe Basin to Denver.
Great run snow looks good. What was the total distance of the run??.
Do you mean in terms of altitude drop or length its around 13km
Just looking for advice which one is better the Rockies or the alpes
was there a tunnel? what is 100 KPH? so many questions. love how easy it was for you to skip other people. reminds of my biking 😍
That red got my hands clammy at the bridge. Valle Blanche next month? I’ll still be on the blue slopes at Le Tour. Bevan.
Hey man I was wondering when you were going to spot the videos this year. Haha looking forward to skiing with you next week 🤞 Yep for sure Valle Blanche next week.
@@Alexskiing conditions are crap up there at the moment. Maybe snow on the 1st.
gonna go there in 6 days i cant wait and cant stop thinking about it havent been skieng in 2 years now because of covid
Hope you have a great time!
@@Alexskiing thanks
Wow! Amazing! Where is this at?
in France les deux Alpes!
Nice video, question : how do you get the km/h ??
Well done⛷⛷
These trails are so wide and smooth I feel like I'm back in highschool playing 1080 snowboarding while I watch these videos.
Nice video and skiing although I have to remark on how close you get to others.
We survived skiing 2 weeks in Les Deux Alpes. 1980's
How to get that thing that counts how fast u go?
Hi, do the overlays on the video showing speed/distance etc come from GoPro or is it 3rd party stuff cheers
Hi Archie its GoPro data but the overlays are done with an amazing program called GoPro telemetry overlay.
@@Alexskiing oh great thanks for the comment
Made the very same top top bottom un les 2 Alpes but in the summer on a mountain bike... This tiny trail made of Sharp stones... 2.5 Hours long, falling notre being an option 😅
I have never done it but the downhill biking looks pretty insane. I could see some of the bridges that the track uses when I was coming up the lift.
i would absolutely set a speed record goin down this thing
Looks like its changed a lot ( for the better ) since i skied there back in the 90s,
Hi Jim yes it definitely has changed for the better!
11:19 red pants ridin a snowboard like one big-ass ski
How did you keep your gopro battery from dieing from cold? Also how much years of exp do yo have skiing
I'm there now, I take it you start from lauze but where do you finish and any hints? Much appreciated!
hi how is it activated Gopro telemetry overlay
Hi, which slopes did you use on this?thx
Never skied above the tree line before looks cool but maybe kinda boring? I love the glades....
Holy crap! How long does it take to get to the top?!?
Thanks so much!...what kind of Atomics?...
To be honest I am not sure of the exact model I will get back to you when I am next with them.
when skiing down the mountain, i notice you were zigzaging, does it help slow down you speed? sorry never ski before in my liffe
Fifteen straight minutes of "GET THE FUCK OUT THE WAAAAAAAAYYYYYYYYY"
Any other tips?