On Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:31:01 +0000 (UTC), Switters <me@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>On Sun, 06 Jan 2008 11:21:54 GMT, Ace <seesig@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> [1] Still not 100% fit, but a damn site closer after 24 days' skiing
>> than I was a couple of months back.
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>You just reminded me: the EasyJet magazine has the Laub listed as one of
>the top 10 off-piste routes in Europe.
Really? I'm not sure it's really up to that, TBH. I did at least two
or three in Flaine last Thursday that would be more of a challenge in
most conditions. The Laub is long, sure, but the gradient is fairly
constant and it's virtually dead straight, with terrain variation only
if you go across it, and even then not that much. Access isn't always
straightforward, but again it's not exactly scary.
I guess it's just one of those that has to be done, and at 1.2km
vertical (IIRC) it can certainly be a test of stamina - I won't be
doing it non-stop this season, that's for sure. But top 10? I don't
think so. What were the others anyway?
Let's guess at a few, in no particular order: Tour de Charvet (Val),
Stairway to Heaven (Verbier), Vallee blanche (Cham), Gran Couloir
(Gressoney/Alagna), Grand Couloir (Courchevel)...
Of course, many of these aren't technically difficult, but still seem
to appear on many people's "must do" list. I've done all bar one, but
most of them (the Alagna one being the exception) would not be in my
personal "most enjoyed" list.
Any more favourites?
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