Watch former Olympic Skier Graham Bell take on the infamous Lost Valley in Val-d'Isère 

Love when talented people transfer to commentating and take their talent with them, making events much more enjoyable. Thanks, Graham

We forget that Mr Bell is a damn good skier. Most of us watching this are recreational skiers and unable to ski this in a single run, provide commentary and have any degree of panache. Mr Bell has it all. Thumbs up from me!

That was one of the best ski videos I've ever seen. It's incredible how smoothly he went down that icy, bumpy trail like he was floating. And passing those people, throwing his skis down the walking part. So cool. I love it.

This is just straight up ski canyoneering and I’m mega impressed

Seriously impressive ability to manage speed! As in stop dead when required. Kudos

I’ve skied this many times as a child and Graham really nails it especially since he’s not 20, he’s 60. Very impressive.

I nearly died on this run - I lived in Val and had been down many times, an epic run when the snow is deep. The issue is there are a fair few deep holes/drops etc off to the sides in the narrow parts, hidden by the snow, I was going to fast, last run of the day, tried to slow down but ended up slipping off the side towards the rock face and suddenly dropped down about 8ft in a gap between the rock and the main run - I was totally stuck and couldn’t reach down to get my gear off to climb out - I freaked out as it was late in the day and I didn’t think anyone else would be on the run after me - luckily a bout 20 minutes after I got stuck an old French guy on cross country skis of all things came by, just as it was getting dark, and helped pull me out. This was the late 90’s so before mobile phones etc so if he hadn’t come I was a goner. Would always recommend going with a buddy down the run.

It appears that he is very familiar with it, knows every turn, but still... that is super impressive. Being able to control his speed so precisely is an art form :)

I took it down as the last run at the end of the day to avoid the queues at the mid station of skiers who to take the cabin lift down instead of skiing the bottom section. Instant regret! It was solid ice, rocks sticking out everywhere and jammed wall to wall with terrified people stopped or snowplowing. It took forever and it was dark by the time we got down to town. Never again!

Great video!! Good to see a Graham Bell talk and ski through again!! Feels like Ski Sunday!!!

Brought back very happy memories of doing it in excellent snow conditions with our ski instructor about 40 years ago, mind you it did take us a bit longer 😮

Love how so many of us are so careful with our skis and then here Graham is just chucking them down that cliff. Puts things in perspective lol

This gives me *SSX Tricky, SSX 3,* and *SSX on tour* flashback. Absolutely brilliant. Thanks

I did it 43 years ago with locals and very good skiers friends from Val d'Isère who knew the run very well. There was more snow at that time, it was easier and we did not do it at Graham's speed which is quite impressive in some spots

Woah 😮 respect G 👍 had my stomach in a knot sitting here watching that!

Wow. That was amazing to watch, great skiing ⛷️ 👍

Wow! What an exhilarating feeling it must be to be able to ski like that ❤

Gosh I remember skiing that back in the 90's when I was last in Val. It was a slightly different proposition with one's 200cm K2 Extremes rather than today 160s Thanks for the memories @GrahamBellSki

I skied through the passage about 15 years ago following days of heavy snow. I'd never done it before & had several WTF moments!

When we got to the ‘tunnel’ section, there was so much snow, we had to dig through it and crawl! That also meant there was no ‘drop off’ on the other side 👍

Loved it, took me back to when I was 16 when I skied this with my dad (32 years ago). 👍

Wow! amazing skiing ... like a lost episode of ski sunday. :)

He made that look soooo easy. Amazing.

Beautifully done, very impressive!

That takes some guts and skill.

You are quite a skier, Mr Bell! That was impressive.

Nice video with your narrative. Thanks Graham.

Amazing. Thanks

Thanks for the memories! I rode that down in my youth which must have been over 40 years ago. Back then I didn't have to remove my skies - or at least I don't remember that. Don't know if I would be able now to ride this due to lack of strength and stamina.

Wow, interesting run! Thank you for sharing that Graham.

Wow amazing. I've been to Val D'isere many times but never knew this existed. Incredible run. So Alpes

This is so sketchy. I would feel the tension trying to ski with you. What a cool Video!!!

Very cool skills. Thanks Graham.

Wow! Well done GB 👏

love that place

Skied it heaps when I worked out there! Great fun :)

Wow! You had me smiling the whole way!

Holy what’s its names! Note the heads in entirely smooth and balanced while the legs must be doing goodness knows what underneath, and all so effortlessly. Oh, to be able to ski anything near this level

Did it quite a few times in good snow conditions. Must have had much more snow as the tunnel was a headfirst belly crawl pushing skis ahead. Terrifying! I was a good skier then but it was really hard, especially getting past others. Mr Bell, so smooth as befits a World Cup standard skier!

Alas! I noticed I ski on the same skis he has , even the color and binding is the same model I ski on. But..... that's about the only comparison I can make...I wanna cry....

Unbelievable, wow.

1:24 You know its about to get "technical" when you see everyone up ahead hiking out... well done.

The camera always flattens out how steep it is - but his speed helps to show us.

Insane.

Un truc de ouf!!!!bravo à tous les skieurs je ne ferai jamais cette descente je vous le dis mille chapeaux !!!!!

Brilliant!

Fun! Thx.

Looks so fun!

Graham that was awesome!! Id love to be able to do something like this but would be crapping myself lol

This made me wince!!! A lot!

Had fun going into a wall when i did this :D

Quite a good skier this chap.

Anybody else ducking the branch and bridge while watching this? Amazing control!

Super cool! I've been to Val d'Isere but was not aware of this path

Awesome

Seriously impressive 👍

Best border cross slope ever ! Ça rappelle des souvenirs…

This is the most mental thing I've ever seen related to skiing.

I think that might have taken me a little longer to complete, plus probably a few bumps into rock faces...

My mate slipped and kneed me in my back whilst we boarded this a while back. His knee protectors broke 3 of my ribs. Still managed to board the whole thing and loved it. Gets icy though! Also found myself in a bubble with graham the same week. He was telling his clients his ski gear still covered in Champagne from the Apres the day before!

I imagined wiping out so many times during that video, how does he do that at such speed, other than having been a pro downhill skier that is?

That was very cool

This put my claustrophobia into overdrive. Technically I could have skied when I was in my 20s but emotionally, no way.

All those skiers he passed at speed! And mogul field - what mogul field. Olympic skiers are pretty good at this stuff 😊

No interest in skiing and no idea why The Algorithm brought me here, but that was fun to watch. I remember Graham from watching _Ski Sunday_ and the Olympics as a kid.

Some great skiing Gfy😊

Wow, want to ski this too

Ha, I remember doing that run in 20 years ago , not sure I would be up for it now though , nice Video

I'd forgotten about the Piste Perdu though it was 1980 the last time I went down there.

Crazy!

I still can't believe that people can ski through stuff like that. Aren't they afraid that they will hit something. There were places when he was going pretty fast and the skis were just pointed down but there was no room to turn them to stop. Scary stuff.

Great video! See you in Crans for some partying!

Amazing! That looked really fast and also had a few think thin moments! 😅

Wow how he comes to full stop in this narrow as hell places.

Nuts! Fair play, mind you. Totally in control when most of us mere mortals would have slammed the brakes on and have still been in less control!

Ze crazy Englishman. Why he go so fast? Great fun, thanks for that Graham!

Watching this made me remember Michael Schumacher. Such a dangerous but beautiful ride.

1:24 Hey it seems to be a climbing spot also ! 😄

It wasn’t until at least the second time I did it that I even knew there were drops and chains. The first time I did it was in 1987. There was so much snow and so little headroom that in some places I had to take off my skis and crawl through on hands and knees.

I miss him on Ski Sunday, but I suppose the BBC wanted a more diverse presenting line up

I was panting just watching!

I'm not taking my Stöckli skis down that mess, but my old Fischer's are up to the challenge.

That’s nuts

I've skied that run several times. It's great. Really is. But it fantastic when there's lots of snow or just after a big dump. Well worth doing if you're competent.

I like to use the excuse that I'm too old to do that anymore, but I'm 5 years younger than Graham!

that's so intense... knarly...

So curious to see how the ski were moving

Impressive, must be quite cool when you pass advanced skiers (who think they are pretty handy), until they are passed by an Olympic skier ! What type of ski were you one - width & length(relative to your height) please ?Thanks

Suicide at my skill level, or a day long expedition, but it looks like great fun :)

That was I N S A N E

mere watching it on screen is scaring enough

Hi, what was the camera / stabiliser setup on this please? Of course also super enjoyable view!

That’s nuts . . .

Would have loved to have seen you take that mogul field!

Unbelievable

F**k that! I bet there are no end of accidents in there with people misjudging where the rocks are and banging their heads…I’ve been skiing for 48 years and it’s certainly too late for me to try that…well done Graham, still got it son!

Where is this place?

Thats a cool trail. Is it me, or were some of those skiiers smack dab in the middle of the trail? Move over folks

Crazy skill. Are those SL or GS skis? Anyone knows?

Pretty certain I've skied Piste Perdue but maybe only part of it. So much of the video looked unfamiliar. Or am I getting muddled with Merle Blanche? Dang, it's so long ago.