Favorite Ski Runs/ Resorts

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Hey All, bit bored at work, looking at snowheads videos, so was just wondering what are your favourite runs/ resorts that you have skied on? don't need to be blacks/ balls out runs.

For me either Stage Coach at Winter Park in Colorado.....really nice on the edge icy run with a few bumps to get your blood pumping or weirdly the Tranquille area (Grand Prix) at the top of Espace Killy/ Val...ok its only a green run and not the most challenging, but some cracking rollers to fly over and just long enough at a couple of km to get the muscles in your legs burning....really satisfying run to get down.

Hoping to add a fair few more to my list next feb!!!!

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Tignes: Glacier -> Face -> Double M, all the way from the top of the Grande Motte down to Val Claret. Preferably with blue skies, fresh snow and no punters Very Happy

Admittedly I have a whole 10 days of ski experience but bombing down that back in April was such a rush.

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agreed face-double m is a brilliant run too, although when we went a couple of years ago the ski conditions were rubbish...lovely powder in the first 2 days turned into sheet ice for the rest of the week....can get some lovely air going over the last couple of rollers heading towards the bottom Toofy Grin

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Always loved the Fontaine Froide red run in Val D'Isere - lovely start to the day. For the area it's a bit shorter with plenty of changes in angle and camber, ends at a button lift to the also enjoyable Grand Pre area or take the chilly Fontaine Froide chair lift back up and you can go right towards La Face or left to Orange and Diebold, Verte down past the excellent Trifollet restaurant.

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In Tignes, I'd say La Sache is my favourite piste.

I've always loved the variety of starting at the top of the Saulire above Courchevel and going all the way down to Le Praz. Whether starting down the Combe de Saulire, The M or the gnarly option: the Grand Couloir, it begins barren and rocky, then there's the gentle undulation of the Biolay area, the urbanisation as you pass through 1850, under the bridge, left over the Jardin d'enfants and it's quiet again as you head down the tree lined runs to 1300.

The Lauberhorn, world cup in Wengen has to be one of the most epic pistes in the world: long, characterful and steeped in history.

If you're thinking of February next year and looking towards the Dolomites, @Rebellion, the Sasslong in Selva is a beautiful piste - I'd say that's my favourite Italian piste. Although there are so many 'must dos' in the area, we could be here all day!

Then there are the off-piste runs... Wink

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Cristaux just turning left from Val Thorens col de l'audzin. Unforgetable having sledged down most of it on my stomach.

For the most enjoyable run I like the top red run from Orelle, whose name I forget, that then goes into peyron. Rolling, long, steep at times, fast at times, corners. Usually in a sunny micro climate.

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The run under the Cime de Caron cable car in VT.

I have many happy memories of hooning down it GS style right on my personal limit.

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@TQA, there are soooo many lovely ways to get down that mountain!

First time I visited Val Tho, I skied over with @Whitenoise from Courchevel. He said, "My favourite mountain is in Val Thorens, the Cime de Caron."
and I thought, "Well as long as there's a way up and a way down, what's the difference?"
I get it now snowHead

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Blue 10 from Rauchkopf down to Zauchensee is a bit special...

Then it would be the Luc Alphand (formerly Olympique) down to Chantemerle, Serre Che. Roller-coaster of a run Toofy Grin

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Il go with the snow comment at winter park, there is something about the snow quality in Colorado

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@coops1967 I think you will find that the drag lift at the bottom of the Fontaine Froid (Club des Sports) was stripped out two or three years ago.

For me Point de Vue in Argentier - spectacular views on all sides.

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Jerusalem in St Martin de Belleville
Combe Saulire in 3V if you catch on a nice quiet day.

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My favorite runs are:

France:
- Val Thorens: Col (red) + Moraine (blue) = carving paradise
- Les Menuires: Jerusalem (red)
- Meribel: Campagnol (red) - Mount Valon
- Courchevel: Creux (blue)

Italy:
- Lagazuoi run to Armentarola (red)
- Run from Seceda to Ortisei (red)
- Run from top La Croce/La Crusc (blue + red)
- Red piste from Monte Lussari (Višarje) (red)

Austria:
- A1 in Katschberg (blue)
- From top of the Moelltall Glacier to the top of the train station (blue)

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Genepy (green) and descente (black) in Espace Killy, Sources (red) in La Plagne and rochette (black) in La Plagne.

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I'm with admin on saulire down to le praz, definitely a good run, I'm going to try down to st bon when the piste is open for another 200m of vertical Wink

Top of meribel at the 3v's link- Grand Lac, and onto pelozet towards st martin2 is a good run too. Going to try extend that down to st martin 1 next season.

Creux

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Had a late trip to Ischgl, April 25th, amazing conditions, red 80 down to Samnaun was pretty special

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La Face in Val d'Isere
Grattalu in Tignes
Sache in Tignes
Jerusalem in Les Menuires
Blue 68 to Viehhofen in Saalbach

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Mont Fort to Siviez. Not strictly one run but it has got everything.

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@Nickski, +1

I enjoy Ventina (Red 7) in Cervinia, not tricky but its seems to go on forever Very Happy

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OK in Val d'Isere down to La Daille early in the day when it is empty (and not scratched off) where we pretend we are racers and Sunshine Coast on Goat's Eye at Sunshine Village where I can say I finally understood what skiing was about. Not that I could do it, just that I understood what it was about. I want my ashes scattered there.

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The long red down Marmolada.

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Number 11 - Westendorf - one of my favs.

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Spring run onto car park blue at Glencoe. >700m vertical, about 3kms. No visible lifts for virtually the whole run. Starts at a decent pitch, eases off to a gentle schuss then a wide long run to the trees. Then the best part of an hour to get 4 lifts back to the top. Grand views the whole time (in my head anyway)

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I'll put a shout in for Point du Vue, from the top of the Grands Montets telepherique. Challenging, magnificent vistas, edgy.

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Fieberbrunn itinerary f35. A whole mountain unpisted. Absolutely wonderful.

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Burz black with nothing but a head torch - anything else is just tame. Happy

Sache in Tignes defo too.

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The run from the top of the Aiguille Rouge in Les Arcs down to Villaroger is pretty amazing, very tiring though with the altitude at the start and the length of the run. The nice restaurant at the bottom is a welcome sight.

The Grand Couloir in Courchevel is special too if you can get it in good conditions.

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Any of the front four at Stowe in the right conditions. Really challenging stuff.
Dropping into McConkey's in the Harmony bowl at Whistler where it's steep and steep then skiing all the way through the trees back t the town is pretty epic.
Top to Bottom at Alleghe. It was awesome this year on artificial snow. On powder it's heavenly.
The Luc Alphond at Serre Che first thing. Otherwise it's too busy as it's the main home run.
The home black at Alba - beautiful and empty.

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The Kandahar WC downhill run in Les Houches is a pleasant piste run.

I'd second the Spring run at Glencoe. Never had the conditions to ski to the car park, but it's always a highlight of our Scottish expeditions.

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