85% steep most difficult ski run in Europe Le Grand Couloir with Alexis 5 

I miss the days of being a fearless kid willing to hit the steepest blacks on the first run of the winter. Now I'm old, even the ski lift seems a challenge!

I’m in constant awe when watching these tiny kids fly down a mountain as if it’s the most natural thing in the world. I’m 58 and my son is now 16. I first took him skiing at the age of 4, and watching his progression through the years to become the accomplished skier he now is is one of my life’s greatest pleasures. Fantastic video 👍

Kids at this age are able to learn anything really good and fast, especially when they have a talent l for it. Awesome job Dad!

My mum took me down a similar black run in Portes du Soleil when I was 6. I made a bad turn after 20 seconds and then tumbled down the entire run, around 300 meters. Skis, poles, gloves, all over the place. No injuries but I refused to continue skiing that day and we took the bus back to the apartment.

I think Dad was saying “slow, slow, go left, go right”. I don’t speak French but that’s the universal things we say teaching kids. My kids called me The Turn Hitler.

Your kid is amazing, a future champion, his tracking and edging was brilliant for his age!!! Dad, your guidance was just right, without over stressing! His natural balance was evident and his confidence was also enhanced by your guidance... you have created a super memory for your family when he gets his first gold!! Thankyou, what an acheivement! :)

Alexis is a superb little guy!! 10/10 a Star in the making!! Well done papa! Great memories ❤❤

That's a nasty start to a pretty gnarly descent :) Well done Alexis and dad.

It is a great thing you have done for your kids with skiing. Alex did a great job with impressive confidence and control. The video was wonderful to watch. I will show it to my neighbors kids. I took them skiing twice this season. They were 6, 9 and 11. The 6 year old is athletic and smart. He learned faster than the other two. By the end of the second day they could do ok carved turns with their skis paralell. Them seeing Alex ski on a tough slope with get them psyched. Great video.

Adorable AND intimidating.

Wow! Well done kid, fantastic job. It’s a horrible run, you did it brilliantly. When I did this with my mates several years ago, we went straight to the pub!

Five years old. Amazing. Kid’s a pro. Seems more relaxed than the dad. Nice job on part of dad. That’s the way to do it

Amazing. Well done, Alexis 🎉😊

That kid is fearless and fantastic with your kind guidance I'm sure!! Bravo

That was amazing, watching it really doesn’t do justice to how steep it is. Beautiful place!

Merci pour le partage! Awesome, I wish I could be there now! Alexis is gifted, man 5 years old... lots of potential. Great coaching Dad!

I don't know much French, but most of this I understand, because I learned to ski in Switzerland and the instructor spoke French but mostly in these words! she was the best teacher, by the way.

Je suis impressionnée par cet enfant. J'ai fait du ski pour la 1er fois cette année et j n osé imaginer ma prestation sur une telle pente 😂😂😂

Bravo! Très discipliné et bien skié! Les conditions différentes- essayer tout, rester en contrôle, c’est ça cequi fait des bons skieurs!

What a fabulous ski. And that long wide open run home...wow...got to appreciate that. Thanks for sharing!

This video is the greatest! Had me on the edge of my seat for a couple minutes but this micro terror has a very good grip! She is remarkable and just brings a smile and almost a tear, no better way to bond with your kid! Rock on Dad, that girl is destined for greatness! Try and get those arms forward and attack, otherwise she is golden. Id love to see her progress. Absolutely excellent!

Fun. You must be proud daddy

I would do the couloir with no hesitation, BUT the entrance with drops on both sides, you lost me right there. I absolutely freeze on those. Congrats on Alexi. Great technique.

Fun to watch- Pretty gnarly start for any parent along the ridge at the top-reminds me of the first time I took my kids to Snowbird - Had me terrified, they were fearless. Miss the days of watching my kids taking it all on

A beautiful loving dad! Well done!

Beautiful to watch and just goes to show that kids are FAR more capable than society generally believes. We are not skiers but have been doing trail running since our kids took their first steps. For kids to have these types of mega-achievements under their belts at such a young age is very empowering later in life, as we are seeing now with ours. Our little girl is the youngest ever to complete the 14km City to Surf here in Sydney at age 2 without assistance, our son is the youngest to complete the Tongariro Crossing (20 km over an active volcano in NZ) at age 4. These achievements have underpinned a very healthy and can-do mindset in their young lives. Good on you dad. You are normalising toil and the resulting achievement in young Alexis and Maya. They will do well. Now you just have to keep them from the damaging influence of devices and the messaging they carry and they will be miles ahead of the pack! Cheers from Sydney - Dave

I'm very impressed by Alexiss' courage. Awesome❤👍🥰

Love to see the kid is game. Wait for dad! Good instructions by dad to get off the heels. Tough when it’s so steep and they’re still little, though. Way to go guys!

I remember this run, ooohh. Lovely watching you with your daughter smashing it at the end

My passion is skiing, and this is probably one of the best and libdest run I've ever seen. In short, I've just hot to ski there. Thank you for bringing this place to the table

Kids skis are half to two thirds the length of an adults, yet a kid of that size weighs one fourth or one third that of an adult, so the ratio of braking ability to weight is significant. Also, their strength to weight ratio is significantly greater for the same reasons that an ant can lift a weight many times its body weight. The force per muscle fiber is significantly lower for the same maneuver. That's why at Palisades Tahoe, level 4 (out of 7 levels) Mighty Mites go down chute 75 routinely, which at 40-50 degrees at the top is around 90-100% grade. Either way, it's nice to see Dad and kid skiing together - precious memories you'll never forget.

Sweet !!!!! Gotta love the Kiddo fearless approach !

Alexis is awesome ... Bravo to the coach ...

Omg Alexis is super tiny but so good! Good job Dad, you're raising a pro!

Incredible! It is impressive how you guided him!

attends attends... papa a peur ! 😄😄 Mitico Alexis !

you sound tense and worried while the kid did great and was having fun

Bravo Alexis tu es un futur champion,, super balade merci beaucoup ❤❤

i learned to ski with my father too, but we walked up the mountains with fur attached to the underside of the skis and then had to go down in fresh snow.

Conditions look perfect! I only did it when icy and not much snow. Was horrible

I love how the dad is more scared than his boy 😂

That slope looks so delicious and that kid is a champ.

That kid is skiing much better than I do and seems fearless. Great to see.

Wonderful skiing! Superb skier at 5 years old 👌 braver than me

Fantastic! Way to go Alexis!!

He’s a great little skier. I’ve skied everything in the 3 callers many times but didn’t attempt la grande couloir. It looked scary along the top. My boys didn’t mind it.

Mon dieu c'était haut ! C'est agréable de vous voir évoluer. Bravo à vous deux !😊fred

very impressive well done, tres bien alexis

Definitely not the most difficult ski run in Europe (we have up to 100% steep ski runs in Switzerland 😉) but very well done Alexis at 5y old ! No fear and very good attitude. My recommendation as Swiss ski instructor is to take him to a good ski school with instructors that will give him the right advices and correct all the little mistakes to make him a great skier. Keep it up little boy 💪⛷

So beautiful, i really miss the mountains!

Fantastically FEARLESS!! 👏👏 Makes it look easy. I doubt that you're old and slow (I read your description). Confident and cautious. WELL DONE to you both!! 👏👏 Stay safe!!

The kid is great! This is the most difficult? At Squaw / Alpine we have lots of runs like this. And chutes much narrower. And some like this with a 10ft drop in.

le petit se démerde super bien !! chapeau. Il est beaucoup trop en arrière, mais bon rien d'étonnant vu la piste :) beaucoup sont incapables de passer cette piste. de le voir essayer de carver sur la piste m'a tellement fait kiffer

Watching this was the closest to sking that a video has allowed me to experience. Well done to the little one!

One day this kid will realize how lucky he or she is to enjoy with parents good moments

Priceless !

Relatively speaking not too too difficult with good powdery snow but it would be quite a different story with hard icy snow. That being said the lid is really impressive.

C’est incroyable! Really nice stuff, hope someday I can take my kid on a run like this.

Excellent, future world champion

Omg amazing! I can’t imagine doing this myself.

Il bambino è molto bravo e sicuri di se. Si merita un bel complimento. Molto più bravo del papà....💪🤪😁

he's a total animal on the piste! awesome!

That’s one brave kid. I’d have a heart attack.

Thing with kids is they just go for it. I remember trying to keep up with my six year old. Fall line and away. Great age to get that one done.

Allez Alexis ! Très bien réussi ! J'habitais près des Alpes (grelou) et franchement ca me manque... Profitez bien de la nouvelle saison !

Doué, le petit Alexis!

This is mental. So awesome

Le gamin à l'air plus à l'aise que le papa :). Belle perf!

This kid is amazing. Did the father choose shorter skiis for something like this? Merci bonne chance!

Damn! That kid is fearless. That was wonderfully done because that is a NASTY run.

brilliant vid. keep up the good work!

Beautiful video and life memories being made. Keep up Papa 😂

Amazing dad

Allez Alexis ! Félicitations à vous deux :) !

Trop fort votre petit bonhomme

Only one question! Why???????????

Alexis il n'en a pas marre des "attends " toutes les 30 secondes ? La plus belle performance c'est sa patience.😂

This was literally amazing to watch, such a miniature person m asking down that kind of descent so effortlessly. I wish you many more joyful and safe adventures ❄️⛷️🏂❄️

bravo au boutchou , je la faisais a 12 ans celle la , pas simple !

Cameras never show how steep it is. I feel the harikiri is steeper. The scariest part is the approach but well done. Awesome stuff.

Success is determined by those whom prove the impossible, possible.

That top section was so deceiving! Every mistake I've ever made skiing has been attempting to follow my youngest,lol.

Vachement doué, bien joué !

Paradise

Kid is doing better than his dad it seems. Super talented.

Bravo ! Bon niveau et safe !

Je suis fatigué ????" .... Oui... et moi aussi... je regarde juste ! Jambes brûlantes bravo Kid

Sorry but the kid’s technique was not ready for this run. Had she been less plucky this could have been a disaster. Shoulders all over the place, even on the easier bits. From looking at Dad’s shadow it looks like he wasn’t too competent either. I ran this couloir a few times a few times and it ain’t easy even in the best conditions. Fortunately Alex had the guts to do it - her confident skiing back in the Saulire Bowl said it all. Bravo to her, but serious questions about Dad’s judgement.

"Allez" "Attends-moi, attends-moi" Mdr

Wow! Congrats! 🎉

Is this the future messi of ski’ing!!?? 😊Bravo!!

Alexi sure will be a great skier with the shadowing and instructing like you have in the video. You have great patient and a great dad. I will start soon with my own grandchildren I being the only person in the family who snowboards. I will be starting on them skis ( 5 & 7) next season in Japan. Lots of dead empty space to learn in most ski jo

That looks terrifying

Graine de champion, il n'a pas froid aux yeux le petit !

Eh ben un futur Candid thovex 😊. Bravo....

This kid can ski

Maximum respect.....beau à voir.....👍🤙

this is soooo bad ass... omg what a trooper

She's awesome. Try to keep up next time 😋

Bravo Dad! Bravo Kid!