I don't ski anymore and was never very good, but I really enjoy your videos. I also appreciate that you approach other skiers with caution and are not a jerk about passing people who are going at their own pace, even when they're unpredictable. It's nice to see.
C’est absolument sublime, certainement l’une des plus belles descentes des Alpes, merci pour cette superbe vidéo ! En plus c’est hyper bien filmé par rapport à d’autres vidéos UA-cam je trouve.
@@markpotter4059 Oui c'est vrai ! Il y a eu un moment cet hiver où il n'a pas neigé pendant 3 semaines, je pense que ça a été filmé à la fin de cette période, la neige était très mauvaise partout.
high altitude resorts like les arc just have the most amazing views as your are above all the other peaks and can see 100’s of kilometres into the distance it really feels like you are in the middle of the himalayas climbing a rocky icy peak
@@sacharski I Live between Alpe d' huez and Paris I don't live in les arcs. It's easy for me to get the train on the weekend to Lyon if I am in Paris or I drive from Alpe d'huez.
Fair play, bet there’s not many have done that top to bottom in 1 hit, especially not at that speed! 2km vertical drop in under 12mins is good going 👍🏼
@@Alexskiing I was in Les Arcs for a couple of days just before covid. I really enjoyed it, but the queue for the cable car to get to the Aguille Rouge was far too big both times we passed it and wouldn’t have given us time to get back to La Plagne. I hope that some day I’m allowed back to France (or anywhere with snow for that matter) and will definitely be wanting to have a go at this! 🤞🏽
Hi Ryan, I had the same problem trying to work out weather I could make it to la plagne. It's such a huge area but there we're no ques in Les Arcs when I was there. Lets hope next season we have stress free skiing 👍
@@Alexskiing i watched your vid out of sheer sadness… was there last month and broke my left hip at the end of a stupid blue run, apparently because i missed a bump in the shade and was projected on my hip. Have a hip replacement now and need to reeducate my left leg during at least five months. Tough luck, I’m missing my skiweek in the Zillertal with my son. I am amazed by the risks you are taking on those hard ice-packed groomers. Watch out and stay safe.
That's very fast skiing, well done! I did it last week in 24 mins, but it was only my third week skiing. I had a fall @6:00 section, it was quite icy there
For now I'm still learning how to ski in the begineer area in Vallandry, but I hope I'll one day be able to do this run as it is certainly one of the most beautiful run in France and a must-do (even in summer to enjoy the view) in Paradiski
Bel effort Alex, tu as eu la chance de ne pas tomber sur une piste trop fréquentée surtout sur la partie étroite de la descente ! (de 2mn33 à 4mn). Nous y sommes allés il y a 5 semaines pendant les vacances scolaires françaises et il y avait un peu plus de monde :) mais les mêmes conditions climatiques. Cette descente est vraiment magique et je te crois volontiers quand tu dis que tu as mis du temps à t'en remettre. Les muscles souffrent, surtout les cuisses!! :D
Awesome. You and I ski very much alike… pushing the boundaries. I just happened upon your channel and love the footage. It’s inspiring. It really makes me want to find a way to travel more and enjoy all these amazing mountains of this planet. I’ve spent most of my time in the Rockies but have yet to venture overseas.
Took a fall in the early section there two days ago. Helmet was a lifesaver! Was able to continue after collecting my skis. Let this inspire the small minority that has yet to wear a helmet to invest in proper safety gear!
The top is a lot steeper in real life, the gopro does not do it justice! And of course this guy is shredding and making it look easy. I did this run in a blizzard with zero visibility and it was very difficult, my friend even lost a ski in deep snow, took us a good 15mins to find it and dig it out.
You really have got to have your wits about you Alex! I can almost hear your mind whirring as you approach someone whose doing turns across your route, trying to decide which way to pass them.
Did it early April 2011, wearing T-shirt & shorts all the way from the top. Couldn't get all the way to Villaroger - the bottom had all melted it was so hot.
Crazy how mellow the first part looks through the GoPro. That first section down from the ski lift is a lot steeper looking in real life! I visited Les Arcs during Easter and also did the top to bottom, but with wet spring snow combined with Sahara sand that made for very sticky snow that was hard to handle. I also took at wipeout mid-run at 70 km/h when I hit a soft and sticky spot :) My legs were tired and shaking already halfway down and I really had to struggle in the sticky wet conditions to make it all the way down in one go (without any other breaks than picking up the gopro and skis after the crash). Great job in making it all the way down at your speed, and in 12 minutes! Here's my video of my 15 minute run: ua-cam.com/video/YGN5BdhTE78/v-deo.html
@3:22 its those skiers that dont finish their turns that are always so unpredictible to pass on the slopes, yet we are the ones responsible for their lack of technique sadly. overall a lovely run ^^
@@Alexskiing I think it's about 1:17. You turn left, and there is an opening in the orange fence on the right. I'm sure thats a really tricky bit of slope that I never saw many people go down.
The worst part after this big descent is when you need to use those 2 really really slow chair lift Fun fact, i think for the next season (2026) there will be a new cabin instead of 1 or 2 of this chair lift
Oh I didn’t know this that’s great news. We took the train but as it was the start of the season it wasn’t running very often many every 30 minutes or so. Thanks for the information
![[4K] Skiing Les2Alpes, 10 km Glacier (Blue) Top to Bottom at 3400+ Metres, France GoPro HERO11](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2zpb1wOHk1U/mqdefault.jpg)
Damn, my craving for skiing is rising above and beyond with these awesome videos. Thanks man!!
Hey Andrea thanks for the comment. Hope you get to ski soon 🤞
I don't ski anymore and was never very good, but I really enjoy your videos. I also appreciate that you approach other skiers with caution and are not a jerk about passing people who are going at their own pace, even when they're unpredictable. It's nice to see.
Hi John, thanks for your comment glad you like the videos. Hope they bring back some good memories!
C’est absolument sublime, certainement l’une des plus belles descentes des Alpes, merci pour cette superbe vidéo ! En plus c’est hyper bien filmé par rapport à d’autres vidéos UA-cam je trouve.
J’ai l’impression que c’est une piste très endurcie, mais les vues sont belles.
@@markpotter4059 Oui c'est vrai ! Il y a eu un moment cet hiver où il n'a pas neigé pendant 3 semaines, je pense que ça a été filmé à la fin de cette période, la neige était très mauvaise partout.
high altitude resorts like les arc just have the most amazing views as your are above all the other peaks and can see 100’s of kilometres into the distance it really feels like you are in the middle of the himalayas climbing a rocky icy peak
You are so right its one of my favorite places in the world looking forward to going back soon.
@@Alexskiing are you going there this year ?
@@sacharskiyes I think so I will be going on a couple of weeks. Depends on what happens with the weather.
@@Alexskiing you live there to choose when youre going and yes or not ?
@@sacharski I Live between Alpe d' huez and Paris I don't live in les arcs. It's easy for me to get the train on the weekend to Lyon if I am in Paris or I drive from Alpe d'huez.
Fair play, bet there’s not many have done that top to bottom in 1 hit, especially not at that speed! 2km vertical drop in under 12mins is good going 👍🏼
Hi Ryan, thanks for the comment I could feel the pain for a couple of days so I'm glad someone appreciates it. 👍😂
@@Alexskiing I was in Les Arcs for a couple of days just before covid. I really enjoyed it, but the queue for the cable car to get to the Aguille Rouge was far too big both times we passed it and wouldn’t have given us time to get back to La Plagne. I hope that some day I’m allowed back to France (or anywhere with snow for that matter) and will definitely be wanting to have a go at this! 🤞🏽
Hi Ryan, I had the same problem trying to work out weather I could make it to la plagne. It's such a huge area but there we're no ques in Les Arcs when I was there. Lets hope next season we have stress free skiing 👍
@@Alexskiing i watched your vid out of sheer sadness… was there last month and broke my left hip at the end of a stupid blue run, apparently because i missed a bump in the shade and was projected on my hip. Have a hip replacement now and need to reeducate my left leg during at least five months. Tough luck, I’m missing my skiweek in the Zillertal with my son. I am amazed by the risks you are taking on those hard ice-packed groomers. Watch out and stay safe.
Did the top part and lost the nerve to continue fair play to you mate
That's very fast skiing, well done! I did it last week in 24 mins, but it was only my third week skiing. I had a fall @6:00 section, it was quite icy there
Love this run. Did it a couple of weeks ago. Substantially more than 12 mins. Thanks, I can relive it.
Amazing! Hope you had a good time!
Awesome - heading there this weekend for the week so will make this a priority. Conditions look great.
Hope you enjoy it!
Nice run. Beautiful views. Reminds me of my many trips there as a yut!
Haha I couldn't remember it at all tbh
Finally a video in a great resort ;)
Perfect, enjoyed a lot!! keep it up man!!!
Thanks Pasang!
For now I'm still learning how to ski in the begineer area in Vallandry, but I hope I'll one day be able to do this run as it is certainly one of the most beautiful run in France and a must-do (even in summer to enjoy the view) in Paradiski
love it. on the way to les menuires this Saturday
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Amazing enjoy the fresh snowfall!
Bel effort Alex, tu as eu la chance de ne pas tomber sur une piste trop fréquentée surtout sur la partie étroite de la descente ! (de 2mn33 à 4mn).
Nous y sommes allés il y a 5 semaines pendant les vacances scolaires françaises et il y avait un peu plus de monde :) mais les mêmes conditions climatiques. Cette descente est vraiment magique et je te crois volontiers quand tu dis que tu as mis du temps à t'en remettre. Les muscles souffrent, surtout les cuisses!! :D
Awesome. You and I ski very much alike… pushing the boundaries. I just happened upon your channel and love the footage. It’s inspiring. It really makes me want to find a way to travel more and enjoy all these amazing mountains of this planet. I’ve spent most of my time in the Rockies but have yet to venture overseas.
Hey thanks for the comment! I am glad that you like the mountains. I would love to visit the Rockies looks like an amazing place to ski.
3:17 steady on now! 🤣
2:36 What are you doing? Isn't there enough space to pass people by safely?
Took a fall in the early section there two days ago. Helmet was a lifesaver! Was able to continue after collecting my skis. Let this inspire the small minority that has yet to wear a helmet to invest in proper safety gear!
Well done ! even though you are making me feel inadequate again :-)
Awesome video! What do you use to film it? Love the speed and latitude graphics!
Great video - when did you shoot it? Do you think that going on december 17th too risky?
It is a little bit especially this year!
Still the two old chairlifts in Villaroger...
It takes a long time, to go up to Arc 2000 again...
your not wrong there however its a great place to park to access the lift system if you are staying in Tignes as I was.
Ths is so beautiful!
Thanks so much I am glad you enjoyed it I will be posting more this winter
The speed is sometimes wrong like at 7:20 it shows that you are going about 40 mph when your going about 15 mph
I am going to use another telemetry recorder soon when the GoPro has no data it does things like that Unfortnalty.
The top is a lot steeper in real life, the gopro does not do it justice! And of course this guy is shredding and making it look easy.
I did this run in a blizzard with zero visibility and it was very difficult, my friend even lost a ski in deep snow, took us a good 15mins to find it and dig it out.
the speedometre seems delayed
when u start going straight down the speed slows down. Great video keep up the work tho !
Hey RamSquared the data is smoothed out slightly which gives that effect of I don't I get anomalies in the data showing like random speeds.
Not sure what those numbers at the bottom of the vid relate to.....
Speed I think it is!
You really have got to have your wits about you Alex! I can almost hear your mind whirring as you approach someone whose doing turns across your route, trying to decide which way to pass them.
Hey Dixie thanks for your lovely comment I hope you got to go skiing this year!
Did it early April 2011, wearing T-shirt & shorts all the way from the top. Couldn't get all the way to Villaroger - the bottom had all melted it was so hot.
Haha I hope this was for a bet?
@@Alexskiing No, it genuinely was that hot! Anything below 2200m was slushy by 12.
How do you add the speed track?
Gopro hero 10 and telemetry overlay
@@AlexskiingWhat video setting do you use?
3:17 ???????
Crazy how mellow the first part looks through the GoPro. That first section down from the ski lift is a lot steeper looking in real life!
I visited Les Arcs during Easter and also did the top to bottom, but with wet spring snow combined with Sahara sand that made for very sticky snow that was hard to handle. I also took at wipeout mid-run at 70 km/h when I hit a soft and sticky spot :)
My legs were tired and shaking already halfway down and I really had to struggle in the sticky wet conditions to make it all the way down in one go (without any other breaks than picking up the gopro and skis after the crash). Great job in making it all the way down at your speed, and in 12 minutes!
Here's my video of my 15 minute run: ua-cam.com/video/YGN5BdhTE78/v-deo.html
I am going to Les Arcs in a few weeks. Checking out this run to see how steep the black part is. It didn't look too bad in the video.
I agree and more narrow as I recall. I did this many years ago when on holiday in Larossiere.
Thanks for sharing your video its a great run!
@3:22 its those skiers that dont finish their turns that are always so unpredictible to pass on the slopes, yet we are the ones responsible for their lack of technique sadly. overall a lovely run ^^
3:11
Great video! Disappointingly narrow run.
There is confilct in this comment.
The recorded speeds aren't relative to what you're doing. At one point, it says 9 kph when you're clearly doing more! And vice versa.
Thanks for commenting
"Sheet of Ice." OK Those other skiers can't handle it.
Haha that sign scared me a little bit lol
Nice contents👏
Thank you 🙌
GPS data on the screen has more than 10 seconds of delay
Les arc is class was there last month but didnt go on that one cause i dont like narrow runs
I am looking forward to going back next year!
I think you missed out the really steep mogully bit at the top :)
Hi David, I bet you are right tbh I had no idea where I was going think the last time I skied there was about 10 years ago.
@@Alexskiing I think it's about 1:17. You turn left, and there is an opening in the orange fence on the right. I'm sure thats a really tricky bit of slope that I never saw many people go down.
Incroyable
I bet you couldn't wait for the sauna at the hotel after a run like that without stopping. My thighs hurt for you lol
Haha its true I have a Suuna at home
I think I tried it this winter, but i couldn't say that it was a black one :)
From top to bottom its a gerat run!
That is Les arcs
Yep
The worst part after this big descent is when you need to use those 2 really really slow chair lift
Fun fact, i think for the next season (2026) there will be a new cabin instead of 1 or 2 of this chair lift
Oh I didn’t know this that’s great news. We took the train but as it was the start of the season it wasn’t running very often many every 30 minutes or so. Thanks for the information
@@Alexskiing and i think you know that, but this year there is the new transarc (more fast and more confortable)
I suspect speed is a bit off
Could be i just take it from the Gopro I make vidoes for fun its not that deep.
You went the wrong way at the bottom!
Says who. He knew what he was doing.
God I wish the stupid mandates would be over and I could go skiing! I miss it so much.
blue one
여기는 코리아!!!
설질이 빙판같기도하고
This isn't a black diamond. Nice blue dot.
The gopro does make it look alot smoother
Vous êtes un véritable danger de faire ça sur des pistes ouvertes
Looks icy and unpleasant.
So boring. Sliding from one leg to the other or going straight like a lunatic. Show us some carving at some point.
Thanks for the comment
^^ lesq skis de péons XD Dynast&ar..... rien qe ça XD
Ahora entiendo porque se matò shumacher esquiando en Francia ,es muy peligroso!!!
It can be
Not a 'long black' - basically just a looping groomed trail. On average a blue run at best
He says it’s a black run so it is.
@@danielledewitt1 Wow. You must be very dense
@@davidheacock1192 I’m not dense at all.