You are the best skiing youtuber, this is the exact content I've been searching for a while now. thank you for uploading these types of videos and please continue uploading videos like these because they are amazing!! 😀❤
I'm glad you skied these with two poles for this video in these conditions. Excitation looked sketch! Great content as always. StolenMustang is right. Best skiing youtuber!
Wow. I love skiing but I hate heights and will probably never do something like this. But thanks to you I was able to see places I otherwise never would. So awesome 👍 Keep posting these videos.
I just love you and your videos, this one was the best that I've seen so far even though the conditions were shite. I dropped in of the West Cirque cornice today for the first time and had to find a video about it. I especially love how real you are, showing even not the prettiest drop ins or techniques because it shows me that I can progress and get to where you are. Thanks.
That's awesome Laura! Glad to hear you're out there challenging yourself. That cornice can be super steep and gnarly, super stoked for you :). What's next on your hit list?
@@riseandalpine I had to get air off some rocks to get in and I hadn't ever done that before, heart was pounding with excitement! Next on my list is Saudan Couloir
James you were right NOT TO SKI those runs when you cannot see the treacherous obstacles that would have made your trip to the hospital a certainty. I am impressed with how you were able to manage that super steep dangerous terrain. I have skied “The Cirque” and “West Cirque”. I’ll never forget when my friend Kevin said (on West Cirque) “Do not fall here!” My legs were shaking for sure!
Was just up from Tuesday to today and mostly explored around on Blackcomb doing all the bowls off Spankys and the Saudan Couloir, it was similar to this with a lot of icy and firm conditions still super fun and cool to ski such an amazing area for the first time that I can remember.
Yah just a tad steeper than a green run! Hopefully you made it back with 2 skis this time🤣 Shame about the conditions as the content and execution was excellent. I for one would love a repeat of this video after some nice powder, providing there’s a bit more pack covering the rocks.👍🇬🇧
Jump turns are helpful since runs this steep are usually icy. These runs are great for an adrenaline rush, but not something I feel like doing every day on the hill :).
So there's one area that I've never seen a video of someone skiing. They're called the Friday the 13th Chutes, above West Bowl. The entrance is above the entrance to Mondays but it's a permanently closed area. Some people still ski them but if you're looking for something challenging it would be really cool to see someone ski them.
It's a cool zone and used to be fair game but now is a PC area. I stay out of PC zones and would recommend everyone else does as well. Spots usually become PC because of deaths or overhead hazard for other skiers.
@@riseandalpine yeah, I've found most of the PC areas that have recently become PC is because Vail doesn't want to promote people going in there, especially if they aren't capable. for example I think they've closed off all the stuff around Krakatoa and ladies first
you missed a few, Double Black Double Back, Corner Pocket, The Coulior has not really been skiable this season at all, Patrol says it's a rock drop of death ;) and that's a Monster size Cleave, Bushrat will develop a big one naturally
@@onecutmedia Corner pocket looks insane!!! Quite a bit of cliff exposure for very little turns. Almost as ridiculous as Monkeys Buttcrack below peak chair. Maybe I'll scope it out if it ever snows again and I have a new pair of bindings LOL.
Thanks Jonathan! Footage was shitty before I got my new cameras. Couldn't afford to get an upgrade until 3/4 of the way through last season. Now footy is as smooth as mollasses.
Snow was most definitely awful LOL. Exhilaration is definitely harder in my opinion than Couloir. Couloir is much more tame if the snow conditions are normal and those nasty rocks aren't exposed. The initial drop into Couloir can feel spooky but once you take that first turn it's quite comfortable and feels safe. Exhilaration is ultra skinny and steep. Looking over that cornice at the top is very intimidating!
No way man! France is gonna be sick. Send me some pictures!! Haven't had the chance to try the sauce yet. You can snag some stickers and other gear here: rise-alpine.creator-spring.com/
@@riseandalpine yeh man I’ve been quite a few times, but not to this resort. Driving from London as well, so kind of a road trip too! How do I send you pictures? It’s actually so so nice. Element of comedy value too. Nice, I’ll take a look now!
Thanks Brad! I film on a GoPro 7 SIlver. Hoping to upgrade to a newer model at some point so I can get some better stabilization. The old go pros still take fantastic quality though!
I would recommend to start with the Harmony Horseshoes or McConkeys There isn't any cliff danger once you drop in so it's a good spot to get comfortable with steep skiing.
@@riseandalpine i was the first person in it after a bit of snow so I'm fine, but I kinda ruined it for the next people... I go to whistler 1 week each year so next year I will hopefully get redemption
I have done stuff like Saudan couloir(not the false face entrance), Stefan’s chute, and spankys chute. I know they are not as hard as the Couloir but how much harder is it?
the couloir on Whistler is a super interesting one as the entrance can be hairy (sometimes impossible to ski depending on the cornice). Once you're in it's a similar pitch to false face or West Cirque and is a fabulous run, it's the entrance that is always the wild card. Sometimes the entrance will feel straight forwad and other-times it's downright spooky. Overall I would say it's a level harder based off the mental game when entering. It's without a doubt the hardest 'marked' run on the mountain.