So here it is. This video has been epic for me to get up on the blog. Between Blogspot, Youtube, and my inability to figure it out it has taken several days. But not it is up, so I hope you enjoy. This was a stellar day. Deep, and great, and we got to open each run.
Each of these runs was special. For me they really made up some of the best things about La Grave. Great skiing with amazing people in unreal snow. These road runs here go for around 2500 meters. For those of you who think in Imperial terms, that is around 8,000 feet. Then you hitch back up to La Grave and ski another. These are massive laps, and getting to open (first turns down) them makes it even better. This season has been touted as one of the best seasons in the Alps for 40 years. I am sure this depends on where you are at, and whether or not it is the best in however-many-years, I am certainly happy with it.
One other note about this day. We got to ski the Polichinelle in fantastic conditions. This is the run that one of my heroes, and the hero of many, passed away skiing several seasons ago. It was certainly a reflective experience being in there, a steep narrow couloir that slyly links into several other couloirs snaking the way down the hill, knowing the history of the place. Doug Coombs was an inspiration to many. Being up in Alaska skiing, and now here in La Grave, I have had the opportunity to talk to so many people that he was able to touch. He lived an amazing life, and I wish that I could have met him.
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