Thanks for the great clip! In fresh powder days Vallon d'Arby is my favourite ski run in the world! One of my proudest achievement has been a non stop run top to bottom carving in powder... Felt like a dream!
I can imagine, it's a great run and so much nicer with powder... glad you got to experience it... I have an updated video of this run here th-cam.com/video/d8Y6iFPXW-4/w-d-xo.html with more powder... cheers! :-)
Thanks for the birthday wish, I'm 81, and hoping to survive until I can ski some of these wonderful places in your videos. Your runs in Switzerland have been challenging, very interesting terrain, and glorious scenery. This is one place, when there is good snow, I'd love to see you hang in there until you've done all the trails, videos for each run, before you move on.
Very cute little run. Definitely something else. I remember doing this run for the first time, in very bad conditions. Zero visibility and I had no idea where to go. Man, that was scary! Went back on my mountain bike last summer and that little snowplow that sits in the corner, to make the track, lives there year-round.
Yes, I assumed the snowplow was a permanent fixture, thanks for confirming. I also did this for the first time many years ago and discovered that Verbier is connected to La Tzoumaz via this run.
I have been there for 20+ years, it such a nice route. Just enjoying the stunning landscape in a remote part of the ski resort. If you want to skip some of the traversing over the bumpy path you can choose to decent to the right immediatly when you leave the "walled section" around min 5:04, just follow the tracks and you will join the official route after 10 minuts again in the valley near the bridge/river. This way you will be skiing more and skip the long traverse from min 5 to ca. 9. But wouldn't recomment doing this on your own since you leave the official route, and defenitly not if you are there for the first time.
Thanks for the tip. I did this route again yesterday and will release the video in a couple of days. I would like to try your suggestion but would need someone with me for safety... I think this new video is much better as I'm familiar with the route...
@@ChasingSnow Sounds good, looking forward to that one t! Enjoy you time up there :) Did you also go to Thyon/Veyzonnaz? you have some great pistes there to; e.g. piste de l'ours (former Fiss worldcupp run), and the black Etherolla (lift 39) is also worth a visit.
Another thigh-bursting run. 😂 What time of year was.this? Pretty meagre snow cover. Vallon D'Arby is great if you catch it on a powder day with low avalanche risk.
This was 14 April 2023 (in the description)... the snow was quite heavy, however, it did it again last season under more powdery conditions... you can see it here th-cam.com/video/d8Y6iFPXW-4/w-d-xo.html
@ChasingSnow Thanks. I've spent a lot of time in Verbier, but not since lockdown. The different in snow cover is really apparent from your videos. It's a shame.
@@ChasingSnow they did then but when it was too deep we would go in and shovel it manually to get the path back on course first because it often completely disappeared
My point was that I will be making such videos every day when I get the opportunity to do so. Currently that's not the case but variable change is always in a state of flux@@ChasingSnow
There is another that has the same start but I turn left back to Verbier. This one goes straight to La Tzoumaz via Vallon d'Arbi so they are quite different.
Wow that's a really interesting walled section, I've never seen anything like that before it looks stunning. Can I ask where did you learn to ski? Have you got your own skis/boots? I've just paid for our trip to La Plagne in January coming up fast now lol, 2nd time on the ski train but not overnight this year.
Yes, the walled part is quite stunning, I love skiing that section. My skiing is pretty much self-taught. Enjoy La Plagne, I should be there later this season. I've caught the snow train a few times, many many years ago, quite convenient...glad it's still going...
Well, that was a different kind of run, rediish, a sort of piste type really steep black, green, then blue. On the bright side, you had the whole interesting bit to yourself.
Ya, it started with black then yellow Itinerary for most of the way. Snow was a bit heavy in the off-piste sections that day but still good. I like that walled sections, especially when it's empty...
8 Km seems a bit overrated. I have done many times over the years and I never had the impression that the run is 8 km. Of course you took the longest route which has lots roads or paths not very interesting for skiing like the last part to Tzoumaz is a road but the one is unavoidable. For what it matters, I doubted there is any run long 8 KM in Verbier, perhaps the backside of the Mont-Fort if you go for the longest run... Anyway glad you enjoyed.😇
The GPS data showed this run to be 8km but in more of a straight line, it is about 7.7km as shown in this video th-cam.com/video/d8Y6iFPXW-4/w-d-xo.html There is a 10km path in Verbier also, as you can see in this video th-cam.com/video/Fqp39CK8ips/w-d-xo.html
It is ! Our group didn't last Friday , a beautiful trail. The walled section was ice that day. The last section of moguls was fairly but other than that an excellent trail
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Thanks for the great clip! In fresh powder days Vallon d'Arby is my favourite ski run in the world! One of my proudest achievement has been a non stop run top to bottom carving in powder... Felt like a dream!
I can imagine, it's a great run and so much nicer with powder... glad you got to experience it... I have an updated video of this run here th-cam.com/video/d8Y6iFPXW-4/w-d-xo.html with more powder... cheers! :-)
Thanks for the birthday wish, I'm 81, and hoping to survive until I can ski some of these wonderful places in your videos. Your runs in Switzerland have been challenging, very interesting terrain, and glorious scenery. This is one place, when there is good snow, I'd love to see you hang in there until you've done all the trails, videos for each run, before you move on.
Hi Barry, to be skiing at your age is something I admire. Would you like to see more videos on Verbier? Cheers!
@@ChasingSnow More videos on wherever you want to ski.
Very cute little run. Definitely something else. I remember doing this run for the first time, in very bad conditions. Zero visibility and I had no idea where to go. Man, that was scary! Went back on my mountain bike last summer and that little snowplow that sits in the corner, to make the track, lives there year-round.
Yes, I assumed the snowplow was a permanent fixture, thanks for confirming. I also did this for the first time many years ago and discovered that Verbier is connected to La Tzoumaz via this run.
It's a very nice route. We are also waiting for such off-track videos from time to time.
Cheers!
I have been there for 20+ years, it such a nice route. Just enjoying the stunning landscape in a remote part of the ski resort. If you want to skip some of the traversing over the bumpy path you can choose to decent to the right immediatly when you leave the "walled section" around min 5:04, just follow the tracks and you will join the official route after 10 minuts again in the valley near the bridge/river. This way you will be skiing more and skip the long traverse from min 5 to ca. 9. But wouldn't recomment doing this on your own since you leave the official route, and defenitly not if you are there for the first time.
Thanks for the tip. I did this route again yesterday and will release the video in a couple of days. I would like to try your suggestion but would need someone with me for safety... I think this new video is much better as I'm familiar with the route...
@@ChasingSnow Sounds good, looking forward to that one t! Enjoy you time up there :) Did you also go to Thyon/Veyzonnaz? you have some great pistes there to; e.g. piste de l'ours (former Fiss worldcupp run), and the black Etherolla (lift 39) is also worth a visit.
Another thigh-bursting run. 😂 What time of year was.this? Pretty meagre snow cover. Vallon D'Arby is great if you catch it on a powder day with low avalanche risk.
This was 14 April 2023 (in the description)... the snow was quite heavy, however, it did it again last season under more powdery conditions... you can see it here th-cam.com/video/d8Y6iFPXW-4/w-d-xo.html
@ChasingSnow Thanks. I've spent a lot of time in Verbier, but not since lockdown. The different in snow cover is really apparent from your videos. It's a shame.
I used to dig that track out up at the top there after a heavy snow fall. Back in my Televerbier days! (with a shovel)
Oh wow, that's amazing... they have the heavy machinery for that now...
@@ChasingSnow they did then but when it was too deep we would go in and shovel it manually to get the path back on course first because it often completely disappeared
@olybarnsley5276 ok, so that's how it was done, good to know. Cheers!
where I'll be every day 💯 except when im fishing
Sounds like you are living the dream...
you're the one with all the good videos, I'm just a spectator who wishes he were in your shoes @@ChasingSnow
My point was that I will be making such videos every day when I get the opportunity to do so. Currently that's not the case but variable change is always in a state of flux@@ChasingSnow
Make more videos for me tho so I know where to go when the time arrives. I find all of your guidance of tremendous value u have no idea @@ChasingSnow
@@CharlesYoung-l6j Thanks Charles, glad you enjoy my content :-) appreciate the feedback...
what's the point of this itinerary? most of the route was on narrow roads almost flat and no snow...
That's the thing with long routes, there's always going to be a long flat part while the interesting section is usually at the beginning....
As I remember you uploaded that film already.
There is another that has the same start but I turn left back to Verbier. This one goes straight to La Tzoumaz via Vallon d'Arbi so they are quite different.
Great video! What app are you using for the altitude/speed visuals?
Did this one last week. Not easy
Cool, typical Verbier challenge...
Wow that's a really interesting walled section, I've never seen anything like that before it looks stunning. Can I ask where did you learn to ski? Have you got your own skis/boots? I've just paid for our trip to La Plagne in January coming up fast now lol, 2nd time on the ski train but not overnight this year.
Yes, the walled part is quite stunning, I love skiing that section. My skiing is pretty much self-taught. Enjoy La Plagne, I should be there later this season. I've caught the snow train a few times, many many years ago, quite convenient...glad it's still going...
Well, that was different 😅.
Yes, I like that run, when it's open...
Well, that was a different kind of run, rediish, a sort of piste type really steep black, green, then blue. On the bright side, you had the whole interesting bit to yourself.
Ya, it started with black then yellow Itinerary for most of the way. Snow was a bit heavy in the off-piste sections that day but still good. I like that walled sections, especially when it's empty...
i doubt it regularly gets busy , most people don't know about it
8 Km seems a bit overrated. I have done many times over the years and I never had the impression that the run is 8 km. Of course you took the longest route which has lots roads or paths not very interesting for skiing like the last part to Tzoumaz is a road but the one is unavoidable. For what it matters, I doubted there is any run long 8 KM in Verbier, perhaps the backside of the Mont-Fort if you go for the longest run... Anyway glad you enjoyed.😇
The GPS data showed this run to be 8km but in more of a straight line, it is about 7.7km as shown in this video th-cam.com/video/d8Y6iFPXW-4/w-d-xo.html
There is a 10km path in Verbier also, as you can see in this video th-cam.com/video/Fqp39CK8ips/w-d-xo.html
This is a snowboarder's nightmare haha
It can get a bit flat in places ;-)
It is !
Our group didn't last Friday , a beautiful trail. The walled section was ice that day. The last section of moguls was fairly but other than that an excellent trail