Wow! That must have been so intimidating to see nothing, and then this giant freaking wall right in front of you! Congrats to you too!

I am on a the kirkwood jets doing what you were doing

@@colinrhodes4988 cool!

Callum!!! Storey, got for it! The feeling of doing it is so awesome!

Thanks!! This run is amazing!!

No Way! The man at 2:25? That's super cool! Were you skiing with him or did I just miss you?

Were you the one with the red jacket?

Thank you! 🤗

I feel you man, that's me every time I've been on the lift. Even though I've done the run 20+ times now, every time I get on, it still feels like a mistake! It's a weird but awesome feeling!

Erica :/ I've unfortunately never had the opportunity to go to Mammoth Mountain, however after seeing a video of Climax, I feel like I can give you a decent answer. Firstly, both have a VERY similar layout: Steep initial entry, then a wide bump run all the way down. In my opinion, The Wall by FAR has the harder initial entry. It's steeper and narrower. Plus, Kirkwood's snow isn't nearly as nice or plentiful as Mammoth's snow. So that top part is usually HARD ice. Because of this bareness, a lot of rocks pop up making it a VERY challenging first part. It can be quite sketchy early season. However, after that, The Wall in my opinion becomes pretty anticlimactic as it's turns into a moderate bump run which is about as difficult as a tough blue or easy black bump run. Climax looks like it has the harder second part as it's much longer and looks just a bit steeper. The Wall ends very quickly (it takes me about 5-6 ish minutes to get down) and I've seen people take 7-13ish minutes to get down Climax. So Climax will probably be the more physically challenging run while The Wall is a lot more mentally and technically challenging as it's very hard to get down that first part.Overall, I'd say that if you can do Climax at Mammoth, you should be able to do The Wall, although watch out for that initial drop! I'd highly recommend that you either bring a friend or family member who's willing to ski The Wall with you just in case you take a fall which isn't too likely but it's definitely happened to me before! It's always good to take someone with you to ski these more challenging slopes! I hope you have a great time at Kirkwood this season! It's such a special place and it's truly an incredible experience to go there. The terrain is just so amazing for California! Sorry for the essay, but I hope this answers your question! :) -Arjun

AJB thank you so much for your in depth answer! i think i’ll definitely be able to get down it. thats interesting that it gets less steep later in the season. i really hope i can get up there next year, provided covid clears up a bit. also, i hope you get to mammoth one day, its like my second home and an amazing mountain

@@_peepee_ Glad I could help! Mammoth is definitely on my bucket list and being a mogul skier, Climax looks amazing!

AJB yeahh sometimes those mogul are hectic...but in the best way possible. my legs hurt just thinking about it haha

KillingAuraPvP yeah, the run is usually really icy but I know that there’s some snow coming in this week so I’m sure it’ll be much better next week

@@arjunski I just went back and it’s pretty easy now. Also did some of the chutes on skiers left.

@@killingaurapvp3178 Awesome man! I also did my first chute skier's left (All The Way). THOSE are no joke and much more difficult then this one in the video!

It's always a blast to just speed down Buckboard! Though these days, I find a lot more enjoyment in Snowsnake Gully when the conditions are decent! :)

@@arjunski fair enough

lollll I love Jaiden animations :)

I'm just glad I didn't starfish down that wall of vertical downward DEATH ;)

@@arjunski XD

@@arjunski funny i was skiing down the wall and came to buckboard i stopped for a sec with my ski group then just saw this little kid about 6 or 7 just bombing it not turning and having thier arms out in the shape of a starfish, it then became a joke that we would starfish down buckboard fun experience

I love that! 🤣

it's definitely overhyped quite a bit. Tho the runs off Wagon Wheel Bowl (skier's left of this run) are definitely pretty scary! This run tho is pretty easy except for the first part!

For sure! Especially that first section can be nasty! Definitely at least a harder than average black diamond! Congrats on doing it multiple times! It's a super cool run and offers a really unique, yet intimidating experience! :)

Awesome!!! Thank you so much! 😁

Yeah it in all honesty is nothing more than a tough black diamond. However there's a youtuber called Jaiden's Animations who made an animated video reflecting on her traumatic experience and it's kinda been a meme in the community since, go check out her video for context! A double black is a slope above a black diamond. I haven't been skiing in Europe, but I believe your trail designation system goes blue (beginner) - red (intermediate) - black (expert). Well a Double Black Diamond is technically above a black diamond in America and is for slopes with steep pitches, natural and potential fatal hazards, etc...

@@arjunski wow thank you so much for this answer

@@Cannabissed Awesome! It's a funny video, you won't be disappointed! :)

@@arjunski 1 week later I have probably watched ALL her videos and even streamed my own pokemon nuzlocke event on twitch :D:D tysm for this recommendation!

@@Cannabissed Absolutely! She's awesome right! Glad you found her! :)

You can! It's really not too bad, you just have to get down the first 10 feet (aka, 2 turns) and you're literally done with the run. It's all downhill after that! Go for it!

big man

It's not, it's actually quite easy for a double black. However when it's icy, jeez that first part can be an absolute nighmare. But you're totally right, it's not hard when you look at the physical run, but when you take factors like intimidation caused by the ride up and the generally icy snow conditions, it's pretty tough