I dont quite understand the purpose of going down this type of hill.... I might be able to skid all the way down with taking a couple of gentle falls but wouldn't enjoy the run at all
Anyone who does this be very careful going too far skiers left, you'll spend few hours trekking out in deep snow to Wheelerville rd or Rt 4, it flats out very quickly. You will completely miss the lower birches and the Outpost area. In good conditions it takes about an hour from the bottom of Outpost to the VT trans garage on alpine gear via the snowmobile trails.
More like 30 degrees. But props to you though. That's one hell of a run! That run is super steep and super icy and super narrow the whole time. It's hard to believe they had a poma running up that thing. Great skiing too!
yeah dude. the pitch isn't even the half of it. it was wind exposed and icy af. I slipped and had to cut over just around the crown of the head wall. every one ahead of me slipped and almost fell or did fall. it was quite windy most of the time as well. much much more open than the current growth would lead you to believe. as far as how steep it actually though? no steeper than the summit poma at Hickory Hill. The problem was how slick the ski lines were. gawd I'll never forget getting pulled for 10' on my stomach. so embarrassing. 😆
when I skied it almost 30 years ago they didn't rope off the midsection... we use to watch idiots come down and go over the cliff, and scream out Oh Shit!
I miss skiing…. And I only live about two hours from the loaf. Thanks for posting this! Anyone judging: The snow (usually ice) fields are a lot tougher than they look. Great video!!
It might not look that steep on video because of video distortion. But in reality it’s intense. I have only seen a few that can carve down properly. Most people struggle a bit.
Wonderful footage. I remember the first time I conquered West Cirque like it was yesterday. Raised on Quebec and Vermont ski hills, my mind was completely blown by how such wicked terrain could be actually in-bounds. Thanks for sharing.
Dude, the snow sounds miserable but you did great! Was that cut path the only safe way to enter the run at the time or was there a different entrance a bit skiers' left?
Is this supposed to be a double black diamond run at Park City at 3,017 m - it looks a regular black run to me except for the bottom section? How do you compare it to double black diamond runs at Whistler / Blackcomb (Saudan Couloir)? Trying to decide for next season whether to visit Telluride, CO, Park City, UT, Breckenridge, CO, Vail, CO (I've been there in the summer) with Epic Pass or Alpe d'Huez in France. Thanks.
While the bottom is steep, the camera makes the top look a lot less steep than it really is. I agree with you though, if you just ski the top and maneuver around the lower section the run really is only black in difficulty. And I was just at Whistler, and in my experience with the runs I did there (including Saudan Couloir), they were as steep if not steeper but were MUCH more exposed. For the resorts, I highly recommend WB and Telluride, although Vail and PCMR are fine. I can't peak for the French one.
@@AdventuresOfGalen Thanks. The Pencil Chute at Blackcomb is unofficially considered a triple-black run deservedly so: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-yDMRSj761W4.html And Surfs Up also on Blackcomb: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-ku88jlSrrMw.html Also the Coffin in Whistler: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-6D-LfwyvITk.html The Couloir in Whistler: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Dqk1JvBLayc.html And the famous Corbet's Couloir at Jackson Hole, of course: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PxO4oOuQZ9g.html
@@AdventuresOfGalen how would you compare whistler to park city in general? will be at park city next year after usually going to whistler. looking for some challenging stuff.
@@seanguo9366 Like I said, Whistler, in my experience, is steeper and much more exposed than Park City. But don't get me wrong, Park City has some steep areas around Jupiter Bowl, East Face, 9990 but the length and difficulty of runs such as Machete or Indicator just don't compare to Saudan Couloir or The Cirque. Both are way too expensive :D
1978 and '79 here: "Expo" was notorious for ice, rocks, steep incline and of course moguls...lots of moguls. What we are seeing here is tame in comparison to the Expo we skied on back in the day.
@@codprocamp4690 And the ice...it wasn't mere patches of ice but sheets of the stuff about the size of an Olympic swimming pool. I can still remember how your skis would clatter over the ice...terrifying indeed!
