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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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The Coire Cas Gunbarrel on CairnGorm must currently rank quite high on that list!! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Any one with me on really as my fear is not linked at all to my ability. I might also add my wife likes to use human buffers to stop.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Which is the scariest?
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The scariest ski run is the one just a bit harder than one above your ability to stay in control 
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Erm, I'm not saying I'd do it, but the first few mins are just extreme side slipping,
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I've fallen down Tortin -not a pleasant experience . Traversed across looking for a spot to turn , started turn and lower ski just went. It's the only time I've had a serious fall but it was in hardpack to icy conditions and once you start falling you go faster and faster and nothing you do helps. I was vaguely aware of some rocks below -fortunately missed them and eventually came to a stop. Probably only lasted 10 seconds but very scary.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Two off the list for me - Le Tunnel and Belevarde.
I loved Le Tunnel and I agree with the comments about seeing it from the cable car - although looking down from the end of the actual tunnel freaked me out a bit. Enjoyable and the run I'd do over and over if I went back to ADH.
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Le Face isn't that bad. I actually skied that one, unlike Harakiri. Silene in Tignes was far worse than Le Face, and you wouldn't get me down Le Tunnel (or any other run on that list!) in a million years.
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You know it makes sense.
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| Piccadilly wrote: |
| Le Face isn't that bad. I actually skied that one, unlike Harakiri. Silene in Tignes was far worse than Le Face, and you wouldn't get me down Le Tunnel (or any other run on that list!) in a million years. |
Le Face is alright, more interesting if you can't see. Le Tunnel is probably the most fun I have had on ski's, you just emerge onto whay looks like a sheer cliff. Really good fun.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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| Strongtea wrote: |
| Piccadilly wrote: |
| Le Face isn't that bad. I actually skied that one, unlike Harakiri. Silene in Tignes was far worse than Le Face, and you wouldn't get me down Le Tunnel (or any other run on that list!) in a million years. |
Le Face is alright, more interesting if you can't see. Le Tunnel is probably the most fun I have had on ski's, you just emerge onto whay looks like a sheer cliff. Really good fun. |
Went up my own and really didn't know what to expect other than what I'd sen from the cable car. Really pleased when there were a load of other boarders sat at the bottom just egging everyone on. Those moguls were a bit tricky on the old legs...
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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The aiguille du midi clip is the scariest I have seen. Hope my sons don't see this or they will want to do it!
I have done 5 on the list of 10 and going to Mayrhofen next week so hopefully get the 6th, but I doubt if I will ever do the remaining 4. Have looked at all the others except Corbet's so I know that they are beyond me.
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Face, Tortin, GC, Wall. Not been to any of the other resorts to try them out.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| Winterhighland wrote: |
| The Coire Cas Gunbarrel on CairnGorm must currently rank quite high on that list!! |
Do you not mean "Ciste"? I'd say the Ciste side of Cairngorm is harder than the Cas.
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I did the Harakiri and got the t-shirt...but I can't say I enjoyed it!!...I was overtaken by a German dude falling and he flew off mogule midslide and deffo broke ribs....when I got to the bottom I met my wife and my sister and her husband and went straight into the Vans Park restaurant and downed two large beers without taking breath!!!....never.again.
The La Sarrene in ADH was a cake walk......
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downed two large beers without taking breath!!!....never.again.
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Well yes. Breathing in between would be more sensible in future. 
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| dazman wrote: |
| The La Sarrene in ADH was a cake walk...... |
The bluest black run in the world.
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Having just got back from Verbier I'm surprised that Mont Fort isn't in that list. The tuff stuff is shorter than the Wall but more difficult IMV especially the "path" to the actual start of the piste and after having my backside resoundly spanked by Mt. Fort 10 years ago I can now say that I managed to get down without falling and making a show of myself. Tortin was again hard at the top but soon eases off. Of the scariest the drop in to Corbett's Couloir looks completely terrifying. It's on the bucket list but I'm not sure I'd have the bottle.
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Think a lot of those just fall into the tiring or taxing camp then scary..i find some resort runs at the end of the day full of drunks who can't ski for toffee either way much more scary..
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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IMV, for a marked run, the ridge off the top of the Saulire can have it's moments. Steep down either side and invariably turned into something like a bobsleigh run by the passage of skiers.
Photo from Ian Bramham: http://www.ianbramham.com/
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| paulio wrote: |
| dazman wrote: |
| The La Sarrene in ADH was a cake walk...... |
The bluest black run in the world. |
Gotta agree, although I loved doing it nonetheless. The top bit is a bit of a melee as everyone gets off the lift, takes their shot in front of the Pic Blanc sign (me included) and then all try to squeeze onto the top of the run. The face that runs down from Pic Blanc along sarrenne is nice when there's powder and it's not too touch. The flat bits on sarenne were great fun, always a bit of a race between mates to see who could scoot along fastest on our boards. Didn't like the middle sections through when the rocks were starting to come through... ouch!!
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