Mike van Bikeski

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@hekalkal8111 5 ай бұрын

❤❤KOLO KARIROI KE I CHANSON HNI BUNIJ.❤❤

@treblebase25 5 ай бұрын

I hated Tortin! Spent a lot of the slope going down on my front. Fair play getting done it. If I coupd choose not to do it ever again it would be an easy choice. It wasnt pleasurable at all.

@mike520784 7 ай бұрын

We were there 88 - 91. Great times. I think it is closing down now, and they are moving all the courses to Brighton.

@yubukai 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing this. I was there 90-94. Your walk around the grounds made me emotional.

@CarlBradbrook 8 ай бұрын

Hey mate, been watching a couple your vids and saw some comments about hip and then seen some pics of the food you eat. Check out Ketovore and carnivore diet. Watch the vids and read the comments. For me all the aches and pains went away when I changed my diet. Blessings and light mate! See you on the slopes!

@mike520784 8 ай бұрын

Hey!! Thanks, mate! I really appreciate this comment. You have motivated me to concentrate my focus on diet and cut out the carbs and go more keto as a first step. Thanks!

@AthelstanEngland 8 ай бұрын

@@mike520784came here after your verbier vid! I did the Atkins diet strict for about six months twenty years back after putting on about two stone when i stopped playing football aged 38. Previously never had to worry. Certainly worked and made me more aware of carbs. More relaxed now and crept up a bit. Then four years ago decided to go veggie save for the odd piece of fish, did so purely on animal welfare issues. Been lucky no major health issues my whole life but at 60 would get the odd little aches, mainly walking the dogs first thing in the morning. They've gone, entirely!! So fully accept the other chaps meat diet works too but I think the key is home cooking with as much organic as you can afford. And yep i guess more of my carbs come from greener veg rather than potatoes. FWIW

@hopsterbb2571 8 ай бұрын

Need more turns dude…more control…this long side to side business is cringe! Use turns to control your speed.

@skicoachmarty-verbier 8 ай бұрын

I’ll make one called "blind man skis Tortin", see how I get on! Good luck with the hip 🤞. It’s snowed quite a bit up high here and they are opening the lifts on Saturday. Hopefully we have a snowy winter

@skicoachmarty-verbier 9 ай бұрын

Mate I was jealous that your video got more views than mine but fair play, I love the comments, you’re a legend and hopefully I’ll get to ski with you if you’re back in Verbier again 💪

@mike520784 8 ай бұрын

Thanks, Marty! Yeah, this one's gone a bit viral at the moment... just add "old man" to the title, and your video will take off 😂 Hopefully, back this winter, after some treatment on the hip🙏

@marionbader1980 9 ай бұрын

I give you credit to ski this difficult slope. I am 80 as well and going to Alta next February. Like you I will ski until I can no longer walk !

@lukecico5155 9 ай бұрын

Just keep at it I guess.

@lukecico5155 9 ай бұрын

Till we can’t.

@7thlady 8 ай бұрын

I think I may be able to ski longer than I can walk, lol, although I am more confident I will keep snorkeling until they pull me out for the last time.

@WhirledPeas 9 ай бұрын

I’m almost 70 and this how I ski: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qoXLe6eCZq-Aircsi=194TLcAjBTfR5YFd still having fun. 😎

@ascott1953 9 ай бұрын

Skied that early 80s - we had to step over rock at the top. It looks worse than it is as the first slope just falls away without any break - used to be part of the 4 valley run - don't know if still the case . 70 years old now with two buggered knees but still remember it

@mike520784 9 ай бұрын

I first skied it in '92. It is still the same..apart from the lift access...if I remember there was on old bubble going up from ruinettes and a single cable car where there is now the funispace...that might have been one my last runs down too..the left hip 😫

@Landwy1 9 ай бұрын

La Grave used to be on my bucket list. However, I changed my mind. I'm probably as old as Mike and a better skier. However...this is survival skiing. He did a very admirable job skiing that beast. The "Must not fall zones" are at just about every turn. I've skied Jackson Hole many times and at the near end of the skiing day, I've asked myself, "Why did I take the last tram?" His skiing was much more courageous than taking the last tram at Jackson. La Grave has almost twice the vertical than Jackson and is heleva more rocky. In Europe when they say having a guide is highly recommended, should not be taken lightly. Good job Mike!!

@mike520784 9 ай бұрын

Thanks. La Grave is a cool place. Just a small village on the road with a strange old lift that takes you up to the glacier. If there is fresh powder the queue can get massive so I was told. Probably because everyone at les Deux Alpes gets a free pass for La Grave included. Bureaux des Guides at the station to help you out.

@mike520784 9 ай бұрын

Hey Gemma! How are you? Where are you going?

@gemmarawsthorne6231 9 ай бұрын

I flew out of the Gold Coast only two days ago! Hope you have a lovely stay in Oz!

@clemfisher5727 9 ай бұрын

Sorry, should have said 'Looks like old age has not given you wisdom'

@mike520784 9 ай бұрын

On average, 100 skiers die every year in Europe on mountains. But here is a tip; there is an edit button.

@clemfisher5727 9 ай бұрын

Looks like old age has given you wisdom. Even expert professional skiers have been killed on that mountain

@broadsworddannyboy1148 9 ай бұрын

There are Bold skiers...and there are Old skiers....but very rarely do you chat over hot chocolate at the bottom of the mountain to ...Old and Bold skiers. Well played.

@sandalucooray8739 9 ай бұрын

Hello Mr Mike 🙏🏾

@stevewallace1367 9 ай бұрын

holy moly you went back up after that ! One giant ice block - no wonder there wasn't anyone else in sight. Those poor people at the end don't know what they're in for ! Well done surviving that ordeal - and lucky you didn't stumble into any of those 50 degree couloirs there ! Hope you've found some soft snow since :-)

@SkiCounseler 9 ай бұрын

Oh would I love to ski that run on a bluebird powder day. The scenery alone was amazing.

@holgerkrapp7476 9 ай бұрын

Hoch, Tiefbewegung läßt zu wünschen übrig 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

@holgerkrapp7476 9 ай бұрын

Selbstüberschätzung im Alter, tut Dir nicht gut und die Bergwacht hat weniger Arbeit! 😎

@holgerkrapp7476 9 ай бұрын

Das nächste mal, fährst mal dort hin, wo die Pisten gewalzt werden, sonst war's irgend wann Deine letzte Abfahrt 🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈🙈

@dragozujovic7444 10 ай бұрын

Svaka cast.

@pearldiver7 10 ай бұрын

Nicely done. Looks like a tough run, particularly with the hardpack. Skiing is life for some of us, isn't it, young or old (I fall into the later category myself, too.) Ha! Was that a burp at 5:37?

@mike520784 10 ай бұрын

Definitely was a burp! Hopefully, I can do some more ski runs this winter, but the injuries are mounting up!

@pearldiver7 10 ай бұрын

@@mike520784 Ha! It added to the entertainment value of the video. Well done. Hope you're able to get on the boards this season for more. Good for the soul.

@islandboy22 10 ай бұрын

@cemerdalunal2688 10 ай бұрын

When the pist bad i do as you do. Because im old too. 😊

@olenty 10 ай бұрын

Verbier is the best :)

@mike520784 10 ай бұрын

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@moibnd 11 ай бұрын

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@islandboy22 Жыл бұрын

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@MaxMountainWorld Жыл бұрын

Nice Video. Been Subscribed a while now. Keep em coming. Cheers

@taybak8446 Жыл бұрын

Nice video, but could not hear your voice at all.

@skirolf Жыл бұрын

It looked like the snow conditions were not that great on the video. More like skiing and trying to get down. I have skied there two times 10-15 years ago. At that time the glacier at your right hand was a lot more. I remembered that side to be a lot more “white”. I think the not so good snow conditions made you not skiing all the way down, you covered only two third of the whole vertical from 3550 to 1400 meters. ( not 100 % sure of the numbers). Going to La Grave, one option could be to go to Les Deux Alps or Serre Chevalier and make an excursion day just to see what it is like or when the snow is good/better. It is definitely a place that should be on everybody’s bucket list! I will return. Great scenery and interesting lift. Very nice and informative video. I liked that you have shown the recording date. Not many ski videos have that, it is the snow conditions that counts for all ski areas.

@jamesthomas4841 9 ай бұрын

The best reasonable descent in the Alps.

@jeremybevis6441 Жыл бұрын

I have skied La Grave a number of times but always with a guide. That was the itinerary route. If you follow tracks you can end up in one of three serious couloirs and in those wind blown icy conditions they would have been significantly challenging and on your own foolhardy. You can also end up in places where you have to rappel. My advice is always take a guide. It would be less stressful and would ensure you ski terrain of your ability.

@mike520784 Жыл бұрын

Good advice. I did speak to one of the patroulliers at the bottom. He didn't seem too concerned. It hadn't snowed for 5 weeks, and I was completely skied out. Some people skied down to 1800 but the snow was very thin at that level. To ski to La Grave was impossible at that time. The guide said if I miss the traverse below 1800, I would have to call 112 because its a big cliff after that. Definitely, a guide would have been a better idea.

@jamesthomas4841 9 ай бұрын

I have skied at La Grave quite a bit. I have never used a guide. I can get down but I am not a great skier. The important thing is understanding the terrain and the conditions especially avalanche risk. Check the avalanche assessment and act accordingly. Yes you can end up above cliffs that require an abseil descent if you blindly follow someone else's tracks but if you know where the cliffs are that is not a real problem. Take a transceiver probes and a shovel, don't ski alone, avoid the off piste on the glacier unless you have crevasse rescue kit and know how to use it. Take a proper map. Study it beforehand and don't be too ambitious at first It is amongst the best skiing in the Alps so much better than those pistes at Deux Alpes.

@andraprint Жыл бұрын

GREAT, CUTE DESCENT, GREETINGS FROM ARGENTINA

@mike520784 Жыл бұрын

Thanks, glad you enjoyed it.

@MaxMountainWorld Жыл бұрын

Awesome Video. I would be roughly the same ability level, age and maybe fitness level too. I have wanted to ski La Grave for ages. I was swinging about my chair throughout this. I've no excuse really as I live only two hours drive away. Thanks for the nice interesting footage, SUbbed. Cheers

@mike520784 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment! It was the highlight of the season for me! It's an amazing place! Once you go past the ropes at the top, there are no markers or poles to show the way, nothing. On my second run, I tried to avoid the steep icy bumps but found an even steeper couloir. Just make sure you don't miss the traverse back to the lift! Conditions might be better now, but probably more dangerous. I was told that when there is fresh snow, the queue can be massive!

@MaxMountainWorld Жыл бұрын

@@mike520784 I know it all, thanks, I guess I am just a poossay!!! Next winter objective for sure. Thanks for you reply. Cheers

@lindsayheyes925 Жыл бұрын

An old fave...

@TC-jg3cz Жыл бұрын

The new viewing platform at Mont fort is epic.

@TC-jg3cz Жыл бұрын

Nicely done. Tortin can be horrible when it’s packed down and icy. I’ve heard that there’s an average 1 death each season on the Tortin which the 4 Valleés likes to keep 🤫 on. Well deserved chill out down the road run towards Siviez at the end!

@mike520784 Жыл бұрын

Thanks. While in the bubble going up, I watched a faller slide all the way down and take out a skier standing and taking in the scene from behind. The skier never saw it coming!

@soes0kavion Жыл бұрын

looks fun!

@zeyof987 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful

@danieldavies9081 Жыл бұрын

Glorious

@johnanthonycafe2993 Жыл бұрын

In Australia we call that Slop

@mike520784 Жыл бұрын

Wow! You have bloody good slop over there, mate.

@adrianboshoff1582 Жыл бұрын

Peeps were very patient with the lime green immature misfit...

@gemmarawsthorne6231 Жыл бұрын

Great to see you in my old stomping grounds! If it weren't for a last minute change to the plan I'd have run into you down there. Go well!

@mike520784 Жыл бұрын

Hey Gemma! How are you? Where are you? Ouzo?

@gemmarawsthorne6231 Жыл бұрын

@@mike520784 Sardinia just now. Amazing winter here. A change of plans but I'll be back in BCN in January for a minute, then who knows. If you're heading east from Spain , let me know. Hope you're living well and loving life. I hope our paths cross again! Ouzo btw is brilliant. Best copilot ever!

@iamdrambuie Жыл бұрын

Looks warmer than here Mike lol

@00fluxone Жыл бұрын

looks like heaven to me - breaks everywhere

@Thursdaym2 Жыл бұрын

Live just round the corner Wasn't happy. Tore a strip off my garden shed roof.

@byronbaybarrels Жыл бұрын

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@lori2803 Жыл бұрын

Good times!

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