HOW TO SKI THE GRAND COULOIR - COURCHEVEL VLOG S5E09 

Think this is the video that got me onto the channel. Super interesting and useful. Still not skied it.

I skied that when a full 3 Vallee lift pass was £300, I am 73 now and can only dream.

i went down this on a pair of rented skis when i was like 13, once you are past the narrow ridge it is like any other steep off piste the scary part is the top because falling to either side is fatal and can easily go wrong.

Really informative vid thanks; analytical but straightforward and non critical...perfect!. Helen, my wife, first skied it 30 years ago and later!!! became an Austrian Ski instructress; smarty pants! Thanks again for a super commentary.

Took me back to my ski seasons in the early 90s… straight skis and and the immortal beliefs of youth, Graham and Ed showing me up😂, halcyon days❤

Great work Alex.

Excellent points about stopping on the path in and before the first bowl. It can be a nightmare if your on a board and you get stopped in an awkward spot.

Excellent and honest, you won't catch me on it!!

Alex, Fair scoring/rating for all involved. Not since 2000 or thereabouts have I graced the Grand Couloir!

I did it solo and blind (ie without the benefit of knowing any detail of what was coming up) one December a few years back. I was pleasantly surprised by the mellowness of the first bowl - and this allowed me to calm down a bit after psyching myself up for a good 10 minutes before ducking the rope (it wasn’t marked or officially open yet). I had the place to myself and was well chuffed, until I later saw Graham Bell’s video… I’d give myself an 8 and the snow 7 when I did it.

Alex if the snow is right, I'd like to see some various lines skied down the Grand Couloir this season.

I don't trust myself to ski it and my stepson had a fairly hairy descent down it! Useful and informative video

Just a suggestion - if you are analysing video, put your face image in the smaller box, so people can see better the video you are talking about!

Funny I skied the Grand Couloir in 2019, my brother didn't want to do the traverse so I did the run alone. The moguls on it were pretty bad at the time so I decided to just straight line the traverse and hockey stop it at the end, little did I know I would stop on the top of a mogul and pop out one ski because my DINs were set too low. Was all good though apart from a bit of a punch to the ego. The actual couloir at the time had massive moguls (up to my knees) and was steep but it was all good. Worst part for sure is the traverse into it.

I spent years waiting for it to be open, then had to ski it alone, being on holiday with family instead of my ski mates. Got to the far edge of the bowl, set up for the descent - and realised that my left ski boot was broken, with no strap. Ah well... What followed was the best run of my life, and the biggest grins, followed by some off-piste through the trees with my son, the perfect end to a holiday.

Just straight line it!

Nice video Alex, just as an observation it would have been better to have the skiing video as the dominant video and have your video as the smaller window. Maybe you have a good reason for doing it the way you have all good though 👍🏽

Salut Alex, j’ai pratiqué Le Grand Couloir dans les années 80 quand j’étais à monoski. Je dois avoir que ces vidéos ( sauf peut-être la dernière) ne donne pas envie. Ce me fait l’effet d’une piste dont tu sors content de l’avoir faite, mais sans plaisir dans le ski … ⛷

I was scared watching this. I have a terrible fear of heights and the traverse was terrifying to watch. I thought you were going to show an accident and it was going to happen at any second. I've skied Corbet's Couloir many times. It doesn't get moguls because the drop in turns most people away. It's pronounced Core Bets, and mispronounced cool lure.

no dog, no yorkshire, no rusty kiwi ......

wait this cant be mt blanc right?

Nice analysis. 3 amigos were out of their depth

why's he shaking lol

Easy, straight line it...