[4K] Skiing Kitzbühel KitzSki, Steinbergkogel Black Pistes 17, 23, 38 and 38a, Austria, GoPro HERO11

[@195dht6]

Can you test the resort Arosa in Switzerland?

[@ChasingSnow]

Perhaps one day, after Austria I'm heading to the Valais and Vaud cantons in Switzerland

[@maheshpokhriyal3849]

What are the conditions like over there at this time?

[@ChasingSnow]

Not too bad on piste but patchy off-piste... I'm skiing St Anton am Arlberg at the moment...

[@paul-martinschuele5634]

Thx for the great video. The black slopes don't look that steep or bumpy. I'm a really careful skier, but would like to try them. Do you think, they're "real blacks"?

[@ChasingSnow]

Hi Paul, yes, they are real blacks. Unfortunately it's difficult to see on the video but they are steeper in real life. If you want to do them, make sure conditions are in your favour, like softer snow and zigzag wide and slow across the slope, managing the steepness. Would be great to know how you went if you do end up skiing them...

[@paul-martinschuele5634]

@@ChasingSnow What a shame, I won't be able to try it this season. But Steinkogel is on my bucket list for 2024/25 - and of course, I'll be back here with my comments.

[@ChasingSnow]

@@paul-martinschuele5634 Looking forward to it...

[@neznamtija8081]

So what is ur technique on such steep terrains? Do u carve or u rather skid? I’m not that advanced skier n I’ve never tried any blacks before …

[@ChasingSnow]

I let gravity do most of the work, I'm light on my edges, sometimes sliding sometimes carving....

[@Puzzoozoo]

All-being-well I'll have raised my skill level to be able to tackle blacks by 2027 and the end of my forth season, I'll have also up graded my boots by then, and will have changed my ski's from the equivalent of a Dynastar 363's [ the European rental beginner come intermediate ski ] to a makers advanced come expert model ski for more precision turns. Thou, once you go black, you can't go back, as skiers say. Either way, love your runs, as I'll know what they look like.

[@ChasingSnow]

Looks like you've done a lot of research. Some blacks are easier than others and even questionable whether they should even be blacks... you could do some of those beforehand..

[@Puzzoozoo]

@@ChasingSnow Yeah, tell me about it. As you're a seasoned skier you'll know there is a lot of different brands of...stuff, and as a result I've done so much reading. 😟 Even something as mundane as ski jackets I have a 'short list' of 14 brands in various shades of red - red shows up, the same with bright orange, but you look like you've been tangoed in orange. That’s why I want a red jacket, just for visibility to other skiers. As for black runs, once I'm confident with reds of various steepness I'll try my hand at some easy blacks.

[@ChasingSnow]

I purchased lots of kit about 5 years ago and time to replace some. The boots don't seem to last so I just purchased a new pair. Inner liners lose support...

[@Puzzoozoo]

@@ChasingSnow Yeah, so I've read. The lining being a sort of felt foam mix gets compressed with use and that makes it less snug, and over time the outer shell plastic through exposure to cold, and UV and its chemical composition degrades and gets brittle. I'll be looking to keep my first boots for three seasons, before I get new boots with a stiffer flex. BTW I have 11 brands of jacket to choose from not 14 - my bad, with some having more then 1 model. FWIW, Atomic, Rossignol, Mammut, Salomon, Head, Spyder, Schoffel, Toni Salior, Kjus, Helly Hansen and Tsunami. All the same quality i.e. 20k/20k, and all more or less the same price. 🙁

[@ChasingSnow]

@Puzzoozoo I have two pairs of light weight boots that lasted two seasons only whereas I still have others from many previous seasons that are still good. Remember to spend that extra time making sure your boots are the right fit for your foot.