Hardest Ski Run in Europe? - Grand Couloir Courchevel 

saw it at 4:30 on the red bumper

What board do u recommend for someone 6’3 250lb versatile, carving, park all mt @Malcolm Moore

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@@komranbehbehani6379 YES Standard.

Amazing run, really like your channel. What you could try as the camera never shows the steepnes just hold a key or anything tangeling with your hand as compareson. Can`t imagine how steep it acctualy is.

and the board, looks like a toothbrush thick... 😂

not only go pro. even my own eyes deceive me. once I drop and I am on a steep run, I can't tell how steep it really is. Once I Am at the bottom I look back (just as Malcom did on this video) and I'm like wow...I really did that steep run...

I agree that harakiri looks steeper, not really many rocks on it tho

@@henrybreen According to Wikipedia the Harakiri has 78% "only", so is less steep. And yes, due to being groomed, having no rocks on it nor to the sides and the steep part being shorter, gently getting less steep, it to me looks less intimidating.

@@elho001 my mistake, the others still stand, Kandahar is 92% and Streif 85%. I also forgot Gamsleiten 2 which hits 100%.

@@urlauburlaub2222 Of course, length and profile of the slope do matter. Both for how intimidating/steep they look, which was what being discussed, and also how difficult it is, simply because something low consequential and very short like the Harakiri, makes both sliding it down on your butt - as can regularly be observed there - as well as going some short steep part a bit faster than planned, knowing the absence of any bumps and the gently flattening section afterwards will allow you to safely stop, valid exit strategies that you likely survive unharmed. (I still would only ever take a run, if those were very unlikely worst-case scenarios). There definitely are a lot more less skilled snowboarders that made it down the Harakiri one way or another than there are for the Sauliere Couloirs. Mind you, this is snowboarding, not skiing. And while the last skis I ever used, were the 80s type reaching up to the top of ones head (if not higher, to "grow into" them, as a kid), I can attest you, that both riding moguls as well as pure (and from a skiers perspective trivial) straight lining is a lot easier on skies than on a snowboard. I guess you state the carvers being easier for the Couloir because they are shorter and more willing to turn? While a snowboard is arguably easier to jump-turn than long skis, as a skier you still leverage the mogul to your advantage to ease the turning and being predominantly generated by skiers, their spacing does fit that movement pattern - on a snowboard, however, the mogul only only gets in your way, maintaining your balance becoming the biggest challenge with the incline permanently and wildly changing in all directions. I find it an interesting challenge, and like the fact that you need to plan a couple of turns ahead and find the arrangement of moguls that you can best fit a turn in (much like in tight trees, which are fun for that reason), the vast majority of snowboarders shy away from even the most mellow black run, if it is a mogul field and consequently would rather go for the Harakiri than that, if they were forced to choose.

The harakiri was not that bad actually. First did it when i was 12

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The path from the saulire gondola to the couloir proper is devilishly steep and narrow. It really sucks on tracked out days, luckily mr. MM got half decent conditions - though it’s a run that is never to be taken lightly. I lived in Le Praz for 3 years, skied and snowboarded for a good few years, and it took 2 of them to work up the beans to take the plunge!

i have skiing since 2 years old, i am 16 now, the first time I did this run was as 9 y/o

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Unless you have some crampons, walking would have the much higher risk to kill yourself. If you feel more secure on foot than a snowboard on a steep slope, then this is not for you yet.

Haha, yes! Lol, I went across with him to do it, he's actually stood at the bottom of the run when I get down. 😂

I’m on my 3rd… Hooked as well!

Thanks, I actually just filmed that video it should be up soon!

Cheers! 🙌

Thanks Tim 🙌

Cheers for the support!

Haha yeah you're definitely not the only person to do that!

Thanks!

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Cheers Chris

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Yeah it would be awesome in fresh snow!

Haha, yeah that's the plan, could do with another viral vid 🤣

GoPro 10, then a gps watch to record the data accurately, then garmin virb edit software

Love the effort being put into these videos. Another level up

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@@malcolmmoore Off topic. Did you see the run of Kevin Backstrøm at Natural Selection? Boy, oh boy! Straight fire!

Just a gold spray paint 😀

Haha not this time 🤣

Cheers John! I wish I could make it my full time job, but I work teaching snowboarding pretty much 6 days a week as well. I film on afternoons off and on Saturdays when people are coming and going from resort!

@@malcolmmoore Very good. Cheers for the reply 👍

Thanks 👍 and always!

Corbett's Canyon😂

Yeah, it's pretty steep, would love to get first tracks down there!

Yeah someone else mentioned that run, I'll have to check it out

Superview!

Yeah I'm getting requested for this video so will be making it soon!

Garmin Virb Edit, it's free, but you'll need something to record the GPS data first. You can do it on a gopro but it's not very accurate, I use a suunto 9 baro.

This one! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uZQJzRUxlnY.html

You can carve steeper runs bit it'll be harder. You need to have a really good edge hold at higher speeds and with more pressure going through the board. You'll also want to be able to really lean into the turn to pull the board around in a tighter arc. And it will be made far easier if the snow is good!

Here is how you do it with softboot ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PDvinfym2Lk.html and here with hardboot ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-b_OIZkgsc2k.html I have been in Zinal a few time and believe me,the Barthelemy is really steep.

On one of my jackets it can but its a bit big, I normally just stash it somewhere when I'm done using it

Great! Thanks for the reply! Yes I’m thinking of getting one because you have inspired me to film myself snowboarding but I’m just thinking about the logistics.

Yeah, it wasn't bad at all, I imagine it can get pretty bad!

Haha 😄

I like the one I'm on! It's the amplid Dada, but generally stiffer powder boards always work well in chund 👍

I normally don't point it as much, it's more a style I adopt for these videos so they don't go on too long!

Amplid Dada, link up in the description 👍

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Pat ma shants 😂

100%!

Well mostly he used turning, OMG it's a thing on a snowboard you do to decrease speed and change the way you are moving. It's not magic

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If he goes off right at the start of the ridge, then he is going to ride the Couloir sous Pylons (also: Couloir sous les Cables), if he goes off towards the end of the ridge, he is going to ride the Couloir Emile Allais.

Yeah kicking horse is pretty fun!

The ridge reminds me of the ridge after Stairway chair in Kicking Horse

4k superview 30fps, chest mic combined with some gopro audio

New Title: Grand Couloir (from 0.45 to around 3 mins) then another piste afterwards, that if you do Grand Couloir you will also then do, but it is not Grand Couloir, its a different one. 👍

@@malcolmmoore Or just use the fact to your advantage and name it Grand Couloir in 2:15. 😉

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