Your pronunciation of French and German names is beyond hilarious. Very novel and a rather cunning approach to adding entertainment value. Well done!

I think some people here are getting mixed up between a slope's PERCENTAGE and DEGREES, they are not the same.

I've run Harakiri and I can confirm: you fall you're running the rest of the way down on your behind! The funny thing is the first part from the ski lift is pretty tame, so you see a bunch of people starting the run, but stop at the real drop get their skis on the shoulder and march all the way back to the ski lift - too funny 🙂

The Gotchnawang in Klosters, Switzerland was an insane run. It was rarely open due to avalanche danger and hasn’t been listed as an official run in decades.

I've done Tortin a couple of times, but you do have to be in good shape. I think any skilled skier can get down there no problem, it's just that exhaustion is a big factor, especially when the moguls get big. With the nastier ones you drop almost straight down for more than a meter, and then you're on top of the next one with a lot of extra speed. I have a lot of respect for the guys who can do a slope like this without stopping once.

I haven't skied la Grave, but I've skied the rest. I think the Grand Couloir was the most terrifying because it was first run of the day and the arête you have to ski along to get to it was a sheet of ice. I've done the Swiss Wall the most of the runs, it's a rite of passage and makes you really feel you've earned the right to ski from France to Switzerland.

this is a really great compilation, thank you for posting. I remember many years ago on way to Les Menuires for lunch spotting an awful steep mogul field with sign back to Meribel. We all shuddered at the thought and went off to eat. As the weather closed in we said we would head back. By the time we got skis back on and started out visibility was very poor and on the way we barely made out a Meribel sign and followed it. Of course we were on the awful mogul field we'd spotted earlier in sunglight and had to pick our way down in an almost white-out. It was horrendous!!!

In Trysil in Norway they groom a slope with 45 degrees! It’s called Expert’n. In Sweden in Sälen they groom a slope with 46 degrees called “väggen” (the wall). So there are much steeper slopes which are groomed!

La Grave! Steep and long off piste. Beautiful views.

i started skiing at christmas. i did tortin last week and i have to say it sparked my love for moguls. it felt just so nice to ski among those moguls there, tricky but fun!

Really interesting piece I'm falling in love with skiing and found this really useful thanks dude.

One good ski run that I tried in Europe is le mur de l'Yret (Yret wall) in Serre Chevalier ski station, France. While Serre Chevalier is rather a family oriented gigantic ski station with mostly intermediate ski runs, it has a few black runs and unlimited hors piste to test most any skier's abilities. While officially hors piste, the mur de l'Yret is pretty easy to find and very frequented, since it runs directly under the Yret chairlift. Steepness averages 46 degrees in its top first quarter and about 43 degrees in its top first third, smoothing out to a mere 35 degrees in the remaining two thirds, for a total drop of 300 meters. Depending on snow conditions, it may be fairly easy to seriously difficult, especially when its smooth bumps are all hard and icy. Being ungroomed, avalanches are not impossible when the snow mantle is thick.

I remember le diamant noir in france. A great slope with big moguls and a scary narrow bit inbetween rocks. We just had to do him a couple of times a day. Scary but fun.

Grew up going to 4 vallees every year. Did tortin the first time probably at 10. Really sparked my mogul love. I love going down the slope without stopping and being completely sore and out of breath at the bottom and then, grab a pint. And then go up again. Best slope I’ve done.

I skied the Lauberhorn, which is a pretty crazy run. And close to that you have a run from the top station of the Schilthorn, which is also very very steep.

Done two. Made it down Harikari without too much trouble. Fell once on Swiss Wall but ground to a halt several times where legs refused to turn! The start of that is the really tough bit first time.

Wow great video and great list. i skied down Harakiri once at that time i didnt know it was the steepest groomed run in the world. I thought it was close to being one of the steepest, but now i know it is the steepest so thank you.

La Grave is an amazing mountain. It is always in charge and its always a pleasure being able to br there.

Pretty good list, however Tortin, Verbier, as you call it, is actually called Col de Chassoure, and the elevation at the top is only 2740m. 3300m is the elevation at the top of Mont Fort. I would actually have rated the slope that is directly under the Mont Fort Cable car as scarier than Chassoure, however it's not really skiable anymore, due to melting of the glacier. Also, Saulire above Courchevel is only 2738m, not 3100m.

I have skiied down the wall in Sälen in Sweden which is 45 degrees and the Expert in Trysil Norway that is also 45 degrees. Both at 14 years

I skied Tortin many years ago. There were no moguls that day, the snow conditions were excellent, and it was wide open and very steep. My best ever skiing memory. But with moguls and hard snow, my memory would be entirely different.

Done all except for the Tunnel run. Will do one day. Love the Swiss wall and La Grave. I am sure Ischial also has a icey steep groomed run also.

Very interesting!

Just did Tortin run in Verbier last week. It took us all of an hour to do the entire thing with all of our breaks and what not, as a group of snowboarders these runs were very difficult as there are a lot of moguls. The view was amazing, did it a few times of the course of 3 days. This trail starts at the peak of Mont Fort. At that peak you can climb 3-4 flights of stairs to get an amazing view of the surrounding mountains.

I ran The Streif, it was insane how huge the bumps get there around lunch time. Literally the size of a human

I was at the Swiss wall a few years ago, I did the off piste below the cliffs flat line from top to bottom it was either 9 or 13 seconds I can’t remember. Good fun though.

Similar to Harakiri is ''Langer Zug'' in Arlberg austria (Lech & St Anton) its one of the steepest prepared slopes in the world with a part being 80% gradient. Falling will definitely make you slide down all the way. I've skied it a couple of times and almost every time the snow was great so it was quite easy.

The Zwölfer-Nord Abfahrt in Saalbach Austria is a groomed slope with a gradient of 81% or 39 degrees. i consider it the steepest i have ever snowboarded on

The way you prononce french nam for the pistes worth to watch. So funny and totally incorrect. Thanks for the moment

Interesting list. Good work. However, it looks like an alps ranking more than Europe's ranking. Honestly, I've never been skiing in those resorts of your list. I hope it in future. I have two questions: Have you consider other Mountain range apart Alps? Have you consider the slope "Tubo de la zapatilla" in Candanchú ski resort (Spanish side of Pirinees)? "Tubo de la Zapatilla" has an average of 65% with a top of 90% and has a quite narrow part. Anyway, thanks for your work and effort.

I skied Streif a day after the official race and it was insane

Nice show few important slopes are missing especially the one located in chamonix valley

Harakiri (35 degrees) is def not the steepest groomed slope in Europe! Ekspert'n in Trysil/ Norway (45 degrees) and Chocken in Idrefjäll/ Sweden (46 degrees) are way steeper.

I haven't skied any of these but , , , when I went to Chamonix to climb routes in Gaston Rebuffat's "The Mont Blanc Massif, The 100 Finest Routes" that is a guide to mountaineering routes, I was surprised to see a similar title addressed to skiers. Imagine my surprise to see some routes where in both books. There are ski tracks to be seen under the gondola to the Aiguille du Midi. You don't want to fall here.

I clocked 101.5 kph at the Presena Glacier but that was only because there was a long slightly uphill run off at the end which gave me the confidence to hit that speed

Skied the swiss wall many times and Tortin a couple of times (considering I live in the USA I was surprised to have done 2/7 on your list). They are far from the steepest in or out of bounds pistes but they are both about endurance. If you can stay on your feet the first 10 meters (moguls over your head on Chavanette, rocks on Tortin), then you have the skills for the rest of the run. They both maintain a steep grade the entire way down and if you are not in good shape your quads will be on fire.

It takes me back when I was a child and were skiing with my dad and my older brother. We started our day in Les Crosets then in the afternoon when we had to take the swiss wall to go back, my dad told us to my brother and I to wait before skiing on the swiss wall. He skied 10 meters then clip off his ski and walk back up to us and told us :"too icy even for you" (we were already quiet the good skiers). and he was right, the day after a woman lost her life on this slope.

I ski in Alpe D’Huez every year and one of my favourite memory’s is of my sister falling at the top of La Tunnel and not stopping till she was at the lift at the very bottom. It was all very funny until I realised that I had to ski down the entire run with both her skis and poles.

The Swiss wall is insane. I thought I'd go for a nice relaxing ski on a long run from Les gets all the way over to Switzerland.... boy was I mistaken, I knew when I hit the wall, maybe that's why they call it the wall! 🤣🤣 good fun though😂

I snowboarded down valle blanche 2023 (chamonix) fromPunta Helbronner (Courmayeur). There was no fresh powder for weeks but did it anyway. I consider myself an expert snowboarder, but that icy run took all day. Had to walk 1/4 of the run (everyone who went down valle blanche had to) because there was no snow to ski on. only rocks. It was more a physical than technical run, but still took all day with no breaks for lunch or anything. Ordinary people almost fainted from exhaustion while hiking towards the kiosk before the last traverse run down to Chamonix city. Higher up on the mountain was mostly giant icy moguls and if you fell on the easy parts, you had to walk because the slope is either steep or flat as a pancake. Even with perfect conditions, those kind of glacier runs are more for people who seek something different, rather than the perfect poweder run. Valle blanche is not steep enough for me if there would have been powder snow. Maybe 20% had potential for some good powder turns.

surprised the rennstrecke on the Rettenbach gletsjer in the Ötztal is not mentioned here

Did the Grand Couloir on a snowboard. Its steep but in heavy powder you can bomb it down better than on skis. Its the getting to it but you can approach from either side depending on how you get up there. Stick to the left though, otherwise you do the other black (telephone). You can get caught out and have to climb out 3 ft snowfield. So worth it though. As far as black runs this is not so bad.

i love the streef in kidsboohool!

I’m skiing right now in alpe d‘huez and I was intending on going to the tunnel piste this week on pretty bad rental skies.. wish me luck😂😂

I first did grand couloir at 9 years old, since then it's always been my favorite despite moving onto to even more challenging off piste lines

Did the swiss wall with some friends, was the only one that could go straight down without falling until the end. Very fun :)

Chavanette is is Switzerland. The ridge that it starts from is the border. Go down the other side into france, but the swiss wall goes into Switzerland. The marker poles also use the swiss style and the lift is operated by the Swiss lift company. It's in Switzerland, there's no debate.

I’ve done most of these runs. Pretty easy for me, but I can understand why mere mortals might struggle.

How about Piculin at Kronplatz (Dolomites, Italy). It has a gradient of 72%.

Saw my sister tumbling all the way down the tartin once. She didn’t break anything at least. Also I’d say the mont gelé or mont fort are more difficult but idk. They’re both in verbier as well.

when i was a teen i took the wall three times in an hour. Great fun but very fastly done. and this was in the pre carving ski area with 1.92 m rossignol s7 oh what i life

I am certainly missing Kar-Rinne, Diretissima or Seilbahn-Rinne on the "Nordkette" in Innsbruck. They are semi-official as they are only classified as a variant but nevertheless i believe they should be considered here. You can find some videos here on YT about them

I've been on Harakiri several times, because it's the easiest way to get to the other side of the mountain to the snow park. It's usually very icy and you gotta really bend your knees when on snowboard. It's not THAT hard. Altough seeing people fall on the middle of it and seeing them accepting defeat of stopping and just sliding all the way down is hilarious :D Next time i'm in Mayrhofen, i might try to do a top speed run, my fastest speed yet is 85km/hr on snowboard.

What about The Wall or "Väggen" in Sweden? It has a steepness of 45 degrees

Numbah 7: Any slope when its cloudy so you wanna take your goggles off, but theres still a little sun left so you can't

Literally on the bus on my way to Mayrhofen now. I’ll let you know how the hari-kari is!!!!!

In the comments, nobody mentioned the Tiger Run on the Wasserngrad in Gstaad. It is said to be sustained 45 degrees and groomed. I have done it a few times, but the best thing about it (as is many on this list) is the access to great back country.

Lorenzital in Bran-Vorarlberg-Austria. i's only about 200m but it's so steep you can touch the snow by stretching your arm horizontal. and you almost have to go flat out or you'll be walking for a long way afterwards.

Jackson Hole is an off piste run that’s fairly nuts. La Grave is a place really not to be messed around with, she’s a beast and the cafe next to the cemetery before the lift is an ominous reminder.

In Sweden we have the steppest gromd run chocked its is 45 degree

If you've ever skied the Swiss wall, you will notice the border station at the top. Also, borders never run haphazardly through mountainous terrain. They always follow the crests and sometimes rivers. I have never heard of a debate whether the Swiss wall was in France or not. I guess the only people who say it's in France never actually went there. It's impossible to miss that it is in Switzerland. And, oh yeah, you can only take the lift back up if you have a pass that covers the Swiss part of the resort.

yup, these can be challenging :)

Tortin is super fun. You actually have 2 itineraries that go to Tortin.

Dude that France shit, well done!

I did the tunnel when i was 12 and tbh i didn't find it extremely hard, i found 'la face de Bellevarde' in val d'isere harder to do.

nobody: me in a resort with the worst snow ever that makes this look fun.

Alyeska ski resort in Girdwood Alaska with many runs over 45 degrees and off piste... and as people say "if you can ski Alyeska you can ski anything"

The Grand couloir doesn't start at 3100m but at 2740m

As a 17 year old I skied down Harikiri in windy conditions and the snow was sometimes at the hight of my knees but it was fun at the a end of the day. Before the windy day we tried the offroad bit under the lift and it was so much fun.

we have two runs at our ski area in Alaska that would be harder than some of these if they were longer. neither of them can be groomed because of how steep they are, and they are only single black diamonds.

At 67 and a mature beginner, I'm sadly now way to old to tackle any of them, as I'd be in my 70's before I have the necessary skill base. 😢

le fameux "gwand couillord" sacrée piste celle la

My fave run is Le face in Val d isere. A tough test of your all round skills ability and stamina

When your are 11 and your stepdad loves skiing, so by 12/13 you've done the first two. I am absolutely blessed to have learned how to ski and the places we went, it is a privilege to ski, a fact not lost on me. The swiss wall is one of my most memorable holidays and I still speak of conquering it to this day. Peace, and take care on those slopes people.

I've found the steepest, most dangerous, to be at Chamonix under the tram, Andermatt under the tram, and Engelberg both under the tram and the Laub area. Did quite enjoy the Swiss Wall, too, watching all the Gapers falling to my left and right 👍▶️

i am 16, skiied suisse wall multiple times, first did it when I was 11

Hey, I have run 4 slopes you mentionned. (actually 3 + La Grave counting for 3 different Combes , since you are talking of runs) and La Grave is definitely the best place (and most dangerous) to ride in Europe. some places are deff. stepper than 45°. And for the anecdote, durring the annual Derby, the record is set at 7min to go down the 1800m Drop. Le Couloir dela Sarenne is very funny. Le mur suisse a bit boring since you cannot take iny speed due to the moguls. But you missed quite a lot of nice ones: Bellevarde in Val d'Isere (Olympic descente), The Streif, Kitzbühel, Austria ...

I’ve skied down tortin

You missed canalone in Madesimo (italy) , its a vertical 1000 slope starting from 3000 and arriving at 2100 covered by moguls

What about the Sache in Tignes?

Man, At mont-tremblant, I ski the 35° expo, and it is easy!

My brother is a ski instructed and made me go down the one in tortin

Harakiri, Austria is actually not the steepest groomed slope in the world. Trysil in Norway has a slope which is 45 degrees compared to Harakiri which is 35 and both are groomed

Chocken in Idre should be on this list! Its 46° \

The most hardest ski run i did was the gamsleitn 2 in obertaurn austria

I am 67 and did the Wall decades ago. Never again! There was a sign at the top that says,"Danger du Mort".

Ive done the streif run this week and it is pretty easy. Not as hard hard as people say it is. It was very icy though

“The name suggests that it is located in Switzerland but we won’t be the judge of that”. You know was suggests that the slope is actually located in Switzerland and is the judge of that? A MAP!! How hard could have it been to juste open a map a check it?

I think you've missed a country...there are quite few vertical slopes in Italy too...Forcella Staunies in Cortina is breathtaking...la Gran Risa in Val Badia...Direttissima dello Spinale in Madonna di Campiglio

My top 5 are la face in Val d’isere, la Saulire grand Couloir in Courchevel, Cime Caron in Val Thorens, Mont d’or in Verbier then Jackson Hole. le Tunnel but is a small wall. La grave in not fun as too slow. In Tigne better off piste can be found. Kitsbul was disappointing to me.

Take care brother

I thought he was on about Tortin blue in siviez 😂 Edit : siviez is a part of the ski resort in the 4 vallees nendaz resort

not going to lie.. im from vancouver canada and those slopes look pretty normal

More like 140 km/h in Kitzbuhel.

you forgot Gamsleiten 2 in Obertauern.... 100% not prepared

Nice selection and video footage. It is insane though how the speaker butchered the pronunciation of literally every run name and every village name in every language! Do your research, it is not that hard.

In Germany there is a Piste called Kandahar with a gradient of 92%

I was on the Harakiri (I am a snowboarder) and we also had a beginner skier (who was very talented) with us. I was the last one to go in our group, however, at some point I got in front of the beginner skier. I wanted to wait for him, therefore tried to sit down. This resulted in me, sliding down the mountain because it was just too steep to stop. I was in a huge snowball and it seriously just looked like I intentionally slid down. The whole lift was laughing with me :D On the other hand, the beginner actually couldnt turn and therefore fell down next to the slope, so my worries were correct. (He was fine) I am so sad because after that I didnt have the chance to do the Harakiri again and I cannot say that I made it :D

I love his french pronunciation :)

This video is very over the top, the streif piste that is open to the public is actually not that hard, it is even a red "familien abfahrt". 1km away is a piste that is just as steep as your "steepest piste in the world" at 78%.