Done 3 of the European list, 2 of the N American list
I tend to stay clear of the mega resorts and that's reflected in my 'score'
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Arno wrote:
@Idris, not having been there for 15 years or so, I couldn’t believe how big the drop from the Pas de Chèvre onto the Mer de Glace has got. Looks like a proper mountaineering outing rather than a ski run!
managed to access the article now - it actually admits that the Pas is basically unskiable now. why on earth include it in the "top 50"?
here's Dave Searle attempting it a couple of years ago
You know you've had a great ski run when the best you can say about it was "it was perfectly safe".
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Arno wrote:
... it actually admits that the Pas is basically unskiable now. why on earth include it in the "top 50"?...
My guess... it's simply recycled journalism.
They had a previous version (see above), and someone re-heated it without actually, you know, checking if any of it is remotely accurate.
They may well also also take advertising revenue or subsidized trips from various resorts, so if your favourite isn't there, perhaps that could be why.
Well under the long and winding section I’d have Marvel (green) at Morillon Grand Massif.
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Scooter in Seattle wrote:
Dave of the Marmottes wrote:
Corbet's is largely BS. It's for young guns and experienced locals. The rest of the time when the entry is filled in it's no big deal or else it's an ego over sense hail mary for many tourons.
Full disclosure I've looked in a couple of times and given it a hard pass which is easier the older you get.
This is exactly right.
I don't agree, having done it for the first time in my 40s, in a very bad snow year. Until you try... that first technical pitch/big mandatory air/aeroplane turn before the rock... crikey! Hugely memorable, and fun to look back on.
After all it is free
After all it is free
THey miss out a few things that I'd include in a skiers' bucket list, e.g. the Inferno
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Is Vallon de la Sache mentioned? Should be. Also Col Pers off the back of the glacier in Fornet is fun (as long as the river is properly frozen over)
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it seems to be a strange mix of piste and other stuff.
If you like Cobetts you can do this closer to home
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I see they think Jerusalem is still classified red, it's been a blue for a while now.
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I’ve only managed to do 2 on that list, Schilthorn and Bellecôte. Schilthorn and the Jungfrau in general is by a distance the most beautiful place I’ve ever been. Skiing aside I could just sit and stare at the views for hours!
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Swiss Wall at number 25 and listed as La Chavanette: Avoriaz, France.
You know it makes sense.
You know it makes sense.
@Ozboy, technically it's in CH ...
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Pleased to see that in my usual haunts I won’t run into any Telegraph readers
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Orange200 wrote:
Pleased to see that in my usual haunts I won’t run into any Telegraph readers
Naughty
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Considering how much time I spend in the Three Valleys, I can't believe I made 15!
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
@under a new name, clue's in the name I thought that was the point @Ozboy was making anyway?
Thanks, form that over half way, so some more to do yet
Nice to see Beer Belly on there, as its fun
Odd list.
IMHO, Beer Belly is a very decent run, but not sure why Dave Murray Downhill is on there. If you had to pick an iconic Whistler run (of which there are many), it probably wouldn't be this one - was pretty fun to race on, but not used for that anymore and otherwise is just a fast cruiser.
And the Cut? It's just a short green run - decent views of Vancouver, but not the best views or run at grouse, even if you don't include the other 2 north shore mountains.
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Have skied mostly in France and have done 5 of the list, including Sarenne, Tunnel twice and Swiss Wall 3 or 4 times. I wouldn't go so far as claiming to have skied the Swiss Wall, rather started at the top and finished at the bottom, managing to stay upright on the way down.
After all it is free
After all it is free
Trass would be a red in France.
Yeah course it would.
Who writes that crap.
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White Hare, ( Weiss perle) Zermatt, red, and Ober National, Zermatt, ( Black) for me. Neither scary, but fabulous views, not mogulled usually, ( hate moguls), and wide enabling long turns. Lovely.
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Fridge03 wrote:
Telegraph has put together the top 50 ski runs.
Don’t know what metric has been used to create this list, or how many were asked…so I throw it over to the snowheads to discuss!
I’ve only done 8 of the top 30. Best get booking some more holidays!
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I thought that was the point 
