I love all the comments that bash side slipping 😂 however, I would be willing to bet that none of those people could actually ski that run anyway. Most that even venture there do the best that they can. It is survival, but we all want to do some turns. First thing I thought was thanks for pushing all the snow down the hill, but then I realized how steep and narrow it is. Been there, done that. Nice job all four of you for trying.😎
I was there last week and I am not sure if I skied chute 2 or 3. The one I did was really narrow and had trees to either side. Probably about only 8 feet across from one side to the other so I’m thinking it was two but does anyone know if that is 2 or 3?
i skiied chute 2 on wednesday and the snow wasn't this good. had been searching for a clip that someone may have taken with footage as nice as this vid. i only found one where a guy talks to someone dropping in, turns to the left and gives solid advice to drop in from the ledge on the left and head to the right. as he does that, the first dude wipes out and skids to the bottom 🤣 then he says "Yesss!... I hope he's ok" haha... i think you captured the extreme nature of the chutes really well. nicely done! Your comment about survival skiing is spot on. i was calling it more billygoating than skiing until you drop in and ski it out. beautiful back there.
I grew up racing at Taos, skied about 5 days a week sometimes, always at least 3. And, in those days, I was skiing ‘chutes’ … narrow and steeper than this one… on 204 cm skis. My other skis were 212 and 220, for giant slalom and downhill. 204’s were for slalom.
These guys on hill, 1 pm: “this is crazy, unskiable, survival mode only..” Same guys at bar in lodge 4 pm (loudly): “we totally crushed the chutes today bro”.
ok whatever you say but thats barely a hill, look at the angle of their body to the hill and all they did was push the good snow off, go back to the blue runs and ski, making real turns @@holymeto9981
@@holymeto9981 whats the shame. People who ski that stuff want the people who slide down pushing the snow off to stay away, go ski the regular runs if you dont know how to actually ski a run like that, its a fairly simple concept.
“I can’t even ski this, really” “I know thats the first turn I Got”. Jerry’s like you ruin the mountain. If you have to slide down like a heelside stuck snowboarder, you need to learn to proficiently ski easier pitches before being “extreme”. Smh!
if you really want the snow and the turns, you have to go outside the boundary/under the ropes. In some places in the US you are not allowed to but in Canada you sign a waiver before going up, saying that the resort takes no responsibility for your safety, including your potential death (true)..and you can go anywhere you want..
looks very tricky. In those conditions it is a great time to let it go as a fall will be OK. Also, learn a jump turn. It will make those tight chutes skiable and it gives you a split second, while in the air, to "plan" your next move.
Lovely scenery, and I guess there is a certain sort of, um, plucky go-for-it attitude here, but honestly, this terrain is WAY beyond your skiing ability. It's dangerous to you, and in the meantime you're just ruining the terrain for skiers who have the ability to actually ski this.
These are the type of people who after skiing and a couple beers in the bar will be proclaiming a little too loud "we did chute 3 and it was awesome", you can't claim you did it when you side slip most of it.
Thanks for posting that. That felt very realistic. I know that feeling when you’re right on the edge. I definitely felt the adrenaline. You don’t need to see somebody flying off a cliff to get that. I enjoyed this more than watching some pro who did stuff like this all the time. Thanks.
I skiied this and thought I was going to die fun times haha. I love the Christmas tree bowl though if you go to the right of the sign there's a super fun wood run.
Don't listen to the comments that tell you you're not good at the Chutes. I did this when I was 13, a good skier, and I even struggled with this. It's a lot steeper in person and really hurts the knees. Going fast on this is not an option.
Survival skiing... only because the participants have not bothered to learn to a sufficient level of technical ability before going off piste and into tight areas that are marginally steep..... get a few full ski seasons of lessons and coaching and this is not going to be survival.
