Skiing a TRIPLE BLACK DIAMOND!! (Big Sky Montana!)

It was an awesome couple of days at Big Sky Montana where we quickly put our ikon passes to work claiming bold descents of gnarly terrain such as the Triple Black Diamond rated run Hellroaring which we accessed from the headwaters ridge hike.The next day it was Big Couloir and Snowfields from the Tram and epic first tracks down z chute's powder goodness(not filmed), and following that generally rock drops, good snow and fun trails at every turn. We had beacon shovels and probes and some experience with us for this terrain. remember trail ratings are subjective, and this particular triple black was not as hard as some other on this mountain like z chute or double blacks at other resorts
I ski faction candide thovex 2.0s and also k2 pettitors, with rossignol boots and salomon bindings. go pro pov with hero 8 black
stay safe out there and shred on! If you're subscribed thank you!
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[@adamseidel8901]

A good rule of thumb with heady skiing is always be humble, don’t overthink the run, and with a run like this one, don’t frickin push your comfort zone cause you fall on this and you’re gonna get messed up.

[@brianmartalus6231]

I have a strange fear of heights where the hiking scares me but once my skis are on and I make that first turn it's go time! Good stuff!

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Yeah I know what you mean. It's a powerful feeling to click into your skis

[@pbenoit4]

Yep definitely

[@diver3444]

what's next a quadruple black diamond a quintuple black diamond? 😂

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Hepta black

[@tonymountains]

That hike looked insane! Run looked great! Nice shreddin!

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Thanks Tony!

[@Odhege8262]

People don’t understand how committing some of the inbounds terrain is there. I lived in bozo for a number of years. Some great skiing there. Glad it’s finally getting the recognition it deserves, mostly because I don’t live there anymore😂 Edit:love the tallt sticker

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Word big sky rocks! Gotta rep the tall t local Denver small biz

[@paratrooperz1]

those dont appear to be powder skis... they look to thin and you can tell they are dippint toes into the real deal because they dont have the hop turn down yet

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Agreed I've started skiing the k2 pettitors for a pow ski and it's been a game changer

[@LocksmithScott]

I lived there on and off in the early 90’s and powder skis were thin, straight 203-207 GS skis. I switched pretty quickly to a 163 Craig Kelly board and mountaineering boots and that allowed for more direct, big turns down the south face. Can’t wait to go back, a few of my Lenin and Marx runs still stand out as some of the few things in my life too great for words. Whatever level folks are at, it’s all about having fun. Thanks for sharing!

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

@@LocksmithScott that's awesome 😎

[@paratrooperz1]

who am i to talk tho because i refuse to take risk of being buried alive with snow hahaha but if i did take those risk i would want the skis that get the most bite in snow and if it all started to avalanche i need skis that can float so well i can outrun it with a prayer

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

@@paratrooperz1 heck yeah

[@Phoebeconfused]

On camera: Black Irl: Triple Black Thinking off of northeast skiing btw

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

@@Phoebeconfused yeah it's always gnarlier irl. Especially those chutes we peeked over in the beginning we skies those the next day. And northeast totally has some gnarly stuff don't let your guard down out there

[@greglee1465]

That peak over the edge got me!

[@hhsjwjwjuwususuhshwh]

just went to big sky and amazing. can’t believe you skied lone peak!!!

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Yeah Big Sky rocks!

[@Cheap_Flights]

I just hit that last week! What a rush

[@carlreese1358]

"This may be the most tragic excuse of a skiing video I have ever wasted my minutes on this earth on. I expected to see any modicum of difficulty and any cliff jump over 2 feet, but I was left with larry the cucumber saying "siiiiiickk" at 7:04 at the most basic trick I've ever seen in my life. I would be shocked if anyone in this pathetic excuse of a video surpassed 5 miles per hour while traversing down a "mountain" on "skis". The hike up to little fattys was more impressive than the skiing itself. Anyway, keep it up can't wait for the next one! :)" -My friend Evan

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Lol

[@hopsterbb2571]

Double triple quadruple all looks the same. Three ladies ⛷️ in front of me and my son on Lake Louise Whitehorn Gully D, she fell not even 1/4 the way down, she fell all the way to the bottom…badly bleeding nose…was lucky…anyways…to anyone going down these runs, ski responsibly and don’t fall!

[@jamesgarcia9123]

thanks nick'! wow! looks like europes' alps', so sweet! and so much fluff! got me stoked go! thanks again peace and love'😁

[@Somebody_Person]

Dude I’m going here in a week and I’ve skied over here, not the triples but the doubles on the other side.

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Nice! You're gonna have a blast, they're having a great season at big sky!

[@markclowdus3834]

Sure beats workin'! 👍

[@iRapplexD]

Will reach that level one day

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Stay at it and you will for sure!

[@garrettgold]

The rocks from afar away looks like orangish/brown but when your up close they are grey

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Big sky's known for mysterious rocks I found out

[@edwardlobb931]

A heavy workout and great video!

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Thx!

[@DavidandMegan]

Buddy that was the slowest skiing I’ve ever seen - my mom skiis faster

[@jacobcoolman8691]

It’s a triple black diamond

[@hapmayer5063]

headwaters nd lone peak some of the best in bounds skkng I've ever skied

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Agreed it's radical terrain up there

[@dasavagebunny2118]

this lowkey looks kinda easy i dunno if i can say anything tho but still super amazing keep it up

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Thanks g! I feel ya I'm not sure anything on this trail really warranted the triple black rating, but it was dope for sure. We sampled some of the crazier lines at big sky too some of those are gnar gnar

[@cccEngineer]

That's how I felt. Like if this was east coast then I'd say yeah this is a triple black. But with all that powder it's barely a black.

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

@@cccEngineer I feel ya the craziest part of this run was just ridge hiking over to it

[@jkill0993]

@@cccEngineerits triple black bc its essentially a double black with high risk of death if you fall

[@Powderhound-cb8pb]

I was at there a week prior to your days on the mountain. Had the best week of my life!! Skied some chutes and the snowfields. Just an epic adventure.

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

That's awesome I believe it! Truly a spectacular mountain there. Glad you scored!

[@Powderhound-cb8pb]

@@Nicks_Colorado_Channel It was my first trip out west. I have grown up skiing the Northeast. I hired a Tram guide for the day (Brian) was just an awesome guy! I remember we checked in with the patrol in the shack and picked up a couple locals for our group before we dropped into North Summit. The two locals could not believe I was about to ski the snowfields on my first trip to Big Sky and my first trip out west. I skied the shit out of it down into the chutes and out through the trees below. Best run of my life!! After that day I spent the rest of the trip skiing with the kiddos and brining my 8-year-old son down any blacks he could handle. We go lucky and skied right by the local mountain goat!! I am just about bursting at the seams waiting for the snow to start dropping!! Have a great season.

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

@@Powderhound-cb8pb that's awesome to hear! Us east coasters know how to rip! Snowfields off the tram is a proud ascent and an epic first run for your western skiing. If you can ski east coast ice you can ski anything. I'm stoked for the season too let's have a great one this year!!

[@Powderhound-cb8pb]

@@Nicks_Colorado_Channel Right on brother!! Killington opens up tomorrow!!

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

​@@Powderhound-cb8pbnice! Shred the 802 good for me! I haven't skied VT in years but it's awesome

[@rebeccaculver1008]

The music in the background ruins this entire video.

[@Alienated80]

You mean you don't like porn music? 😅

[@rebeccaculver1008]

@@Alienated80 hahaha no! Wanna hear the snow crunch and the fresh air zing.

[@Frgkjdfjvvc]

Late comment but, I’ve been seeing a lot of people saying “this doesn’t look like a triple black” but here’s the thing; they rate it a triple black because if you fall you have a good risk of serious injury or death…. (I think lol)

[@tod5098]

no such rating exists. Big Sky invented it as a marketing scheme.

[@tedlaver]

Triples are a thing, lots of mountains have them, they just don’t mark them on the trail maps. Whistler and Blackcomb for instance, have six and twelve (named) triples respectively, none of which are listed on the map but are absolutely there.

[@strubs16]

Well looks more like one of my double blacks in the Rockies- It’s still hard nevertheless and the camera makes it look less steep

[@drebk]

​@@strubs16 It's so strange that some cameras make a slope look way leds steep. And other angles make soft slopes look near verticle

[@strubs16]

@@drebk fr

[@aq7705]

didn;t straight-line down the couloir...lightweight

[@jeremyhill2243]

These guys are definitely not experts.

[@MakoBlitz]

awesome stuff mate!! keep it up

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Thx will do!

[@GeoffTaucer]

Man, Big Sky's gotta be my favorite place to ski; I miss the days when I could afford to go there

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

Big sky rocks for sure

[@Demstaal]

That’s a Blue in Colorado 💪🏻

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

@@Demstaal yes let's gooo

[@DavidRamirez-fe5dd]

Rad!

[@davidtoyzan3622]

No such thing as a triple black. Just a weak ski area trying to get props and cred. Weak.

[@tjwhipple7919]

What music is playing?

[@Nicks_Colorado_Channel]

I think it's "mood groove" but I'm not sure, it was built into my free HP video editor but I can't use that program anymore with windows 11

[@wanderer5200]

This video deserves more upvotes.

[@richardcunningham1648]

More children aggrandizing themselves as if anybody cares