Tremblant - Dynamite "One of the hardest ski trails in North America."

[@Sam-qd6qu]

You clearly have never been to the northwest

[@mateomonahan3928]

RIGHTT

[@jacobmcdonough0930]

Yes

[@gibbsterwhale9890]

Must say this past March was the steepest I’ve ever seen the run. On a GoPro it actually looks steep.

[@saigar9909]

Oh goodness yes. I was there in January and February of this year after the giant storms and the headwall kept building up, I can't imagine how March is looking right now!

[@johncline5826]

That was the hardest ski slope I have skied, yet it was the most fun.

[@holymeto9981]

I skid down the Wall part But didn't fall. Does it count as good skiing? Also, there were bushes everywhere but no ice.

[@holymeto9981]

Probably not. High intermediate.

[@michaelaldrich8994]

There are plenty of equally hard trails in the Northeast. I won't be found on any of them unless 3' of powder falls that morning. Devils Fiddle at Killington for example.

[@emex4061]

I’ve been to both and if devils fiddle is open it’s not icey this is way harder

[@melikechoc0]

Man, upstate NY kills me because of all the ice. My cheap ass still uses rental skis so I get fucked.

[@aaronbrooks7106]

I had a friend in the same boat as you. He bought off eBay some skis that were a few years old watched reviews from a few years ago. Got some great skis with low time on them. And keeps them Waxed and sharp and falls way less.

[@rish8026]

I actually did expo at tremblant and was thinking about this but then I was like no

[@lodinggggg]

Just did expo a few hours ago

[@lodinggggg]

And same XD

[@jackdubois1364]

Although this does look challenging it does not look enjoyable the least bit. Now I know that videos can make the steepness deceiving but 42 degrees is not terribly steep in my opinion. The iciness of the run is the only real difficulty I think I would find doing this run. I wouldn’t forget to sharpen my edges before this. However, correct me if I’m wrong but 13 years seems like a long time for something like this.

[@gabess]

ive skiied it, im 13 and it took me a grand total of 0 minutes to get the guts to ski. there's literally harder runs on the same mountain lmao

[@denniscrabtree2170]

Black diamond trails are typically 35°. The steepest ski location in the east is Tuckerman's Ravine (on Mount Washington in NH) in the spring with an average of 55°! Actually pretty steep! I have been to Tuckerman's to see at least 100 skiers test their skills. I was only there to take pictures and chat with skiers.

[@holymeto9981]

@@gabess Tell me where, cuz it WAS the steepest thing on the mountain

[@Sam-sn2cn]

I've skied this as well and have a video up on my other channel. It is quite the run I must say, I slipped on the ice half way through the cliff part and slip the whole way down. Good video

[@saigar9909]

Sam17 Thank you! I'd love to see your video on it! Could you link me it?

[@samkeary4051]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/p6q3YmiOnJ6sr5I Haha bit of a late response but there it is

[@drbubbles8895]

I remember accidentally doing this hill

[@mason3575]

I fell down the most dangerous run in the world Corbet’s Colouir in Jackson Hole!

[@blessmybible2392]

Samee

[@anthonywarren4207]

@@mason3575 in 1976 I skied Corbett’s in heavy snow and fog. I went up to tram and some guys were talking about it. They took me to the lip, I could see the rocky stuff about 30 feet down, asked if left right or straight was best, they started tell broken back stories, so I just went off, once it opened up, it was a nice run. Had to quit skiing a few years ago, but every time I went to Jackson Hole I always skied it first day.

[@burkkayhart2249]

It’s a double black, up in VT at smugglers notch we have a triple

[@ApTAxer]

Steepness doesn’t really get too difficult once you’ve mastered it.

[@coastersncreations1888]

@@ApTAxer totally agree

[@jonm7888]

@@ApTAxer The Black Hole at Smuggs has trees though, a lot of trees.

[@toddvanduser3666]

I have skied a 43 degree slope at Jiminy peak Massachusetts I am part of there race team so is that one of the steepest trails in North America?

[@User-zb8jj]

What trail is 43 degrees there? As far as I’m concerned the steepest trail there seemed about 35 degrees, and considering I did both of the double blacks there when I was 9, I don’t think that it was that steep or I would’ve remembered it. The most difficult trail I’ve ever done was upper starr at Stowe, and that was a max of about 40 degrees

[@User-zb8jj]

Are you talking about upper lift line? That’s the only double that I haven’t done because it’s always closed

[@coastersncreations1888]

@@User-zb8jj I thinks it’s jehrico

[@coastersncreations1888]

Montage mountain has the steeest trail in the east coast white lightning 46 degrees

[@User-zb8jj]

@@coastersncreations1888 Really? Montage has one of the steepest trails? I didn’t expect that

[@highnoon3838]

Why does it feel like Nansen blue? Oh wait... there's something called the GoPro effect.

[@ChrisB10]

Doesnt look fun at all looks like a chore getting down it

[@mikekelly7862]

Unless it dumps it is 100% a chore. The upper part of the trail is just steep, a little steeper than expo probably - not much character beyond that - and invariably its glare ice. Later in the season when the bumps become massive it can be straight up dangerous, hence it being closed so often. The lower part though is no joke. Its a waterfall... you may or may not notice that depending on how good of a snow year its been but on the few occasions that I've ridden the lower half (I've never gone under the rope there... though people do tend to do this on the regular), its been very close to a mandatory air to get in, with the entire section underneath being blue ice... sometimes also bumped -and there's probably still a good 100 feet of steep vertical under the waterfall that you have to control that speed through. Skiing Dynamite is something you do just because its open. The terrain is pretty dramatic, on par with some of the steeper runs at Stowe, though considerably wider, shorter... but since its Tremblant and that area of the mountain doesn't really get any sun, yea its the world's steepest skating rink.

[@Brian-wg9wk]

As many of you were thinking, including me: that's it 😂😂😂

[@User14763]

The GoPro serves no justice for this, most cameras don’t show the real steepness of the trail trust me the trail is vertical

[@sterlingarcher606]

@@User14763 Vertical? It's 42 degrees. My steepest run on my last day riding was at Panorama and turned out to be 49°. This here is a regular angle for advanced skiers/boarders, and I saw people jump into 60° that same day, which to me is certain death, but far from vertical.

[@Milkdud_42]

There’s a run in Oregon at Willamette pass ski resort called rts and it’s a crazy angle like that too it’s crazy I still haven’t tired it yet

[@Carcommunitygatekeeper]

Bruh black hole at smuggs is harder this kinda a boost tbh

[@User-zb8jj]

@Jonah Abel-Waisman What are you talking about lol 😂 you look about 13, and you definitely haven’t skied it, and if you have there’s no way in hell you thought it was easy lmao

[@newschooler720]

That dosnt look very steep..but if its icy..I see what you mean

[@nuk3creep977]

mau most ski trail look easy on camera, but look ridiculous when you are on them

[@xxv0ide5xx88]

Things to know about go pro, 1: if it doesn’t look steep it’s probably steep 2: if it looks steep it’s very steep

[@paulj5877]

This is so sick!

[@saigar9909]

Paul Jurgutis Thank you!

[@altemail9767]

I fell off that run at the cliff :/

[@highnoon3838]

When I thought Beauvallon was 45 degrees. Also, I thought that St-Bernard was 45 degrees too.

[@DragonvalePost]

Doesn’t *look* steep, keyword look. The GoPro doesn’t do any pitch justice and 42 degrees is ridiculous

[@sohlbergk]

Agree, 42 degrees is ridiculous.

[@kabirreddy5189]

What ski mountain

[@saigar9909]

Mont-Tremblant, Quebec Canada

[@kabirreddy5189]

Cool I’m going there with my race team, is it on the side that’s near the main town or other side.

[@saigar9909]

It's on the other side in the Expo section of the mountain.

[@sha1474]

kabir reddy Mont Tremblant, Quebec, Canada. Very fun place.

[@amfproductions2533]

Yo i love tremblant and go every year dynamite is so fun

[@katahdincloud9803]

What’s the pitch at Tuck’s?

[@denniscrabtree2170]

Average of 55°

[@chrisflynn5427]

if you want challenge in the east try smugglers notch in VT

[@lildogee4035]

Chris Flynn I skied the black hole 😆 triple black

[@dantechabot9166]

Yeah or Stowe

[@CanadianCaymanRS]

Been there done that. Gotta keep em pointed down and send the double falls. Great video.

[@wspfoo149]

Was watching this and thought the same thing haha

[@icecubegames9089]

I did this run in December and holy crap it was icy

[@p0tatogod533]

i remember passing it and thinking i wanna try that and now i dont.

[@holymeto9981]

No way this was open in december 💀

[@Dubmcbogie]

Are those volkl kicks??? Pretty sure its a directional park ski.....probably not the 1st choice for an ice cliff...but A for effort...

[@def__init]

Full send baby

[@du3lcitiz3n]

Now go back 30 years and ski it on 201's that have no shape, and when it's all ice... you were at least able to turn. That run scared the shit outta me when I was 20.

[@saigar9909]

My Mom skied it back in the early 90s with similar skies. I can only imagine how difficult it must have been. I've skied quite a few difficult trails out west over the last 7 years or so, and every time I come back to Tremblant, Dynamite is the one trail that always makes me double take. Oh and to think, back then there we no helmets so a fall on Dynamite could end up very rough!

[@du3lcitiz3n]

@@saigar9909 yup, I forgot to say no helmet. Ha

[@highnoon3838]

Don't worry. If you fall, it won't hurt very much.

[@jasonfeng3888]

Church at sugarbush is harder

[@smishsmash100]

OMG! This is so amazing at stopping at nearly every mogul!!!!!

[@campbellbrown1283]

Ski Stalleto in Snowmass if you think that’s hard.

[@martiesmysteriouspickle2345]

Campbell Brown it makes me so happy that you know what stilleto is.

[@saigar9909]

Just looking at Stalleto at Snowmass on FatMap makes me scared hah. I skied Robertos Double and that was about the hardest I wanted to go near over there. Some serious shit all of snow mass. Especially late season it seemed.

[@evanrandall3681]

There’s a triple black in Vermont that’s 10x harder than that

[@sebastiansobolewski3805]

Yeah black hole at smuggs

[@michaelaldrich8994]

@@sebastiansobolewski3805 Black hole is way icier and way narrower. It doesn't feel like skiing to sideslip/stop down iced over waterfalls.

[@sebastiansobolewski3805]

@@michaelaldrich8994 yeah I completely agree. I haven’t been there myself but I’ve seen videos of it and it’s more of sliding and getting down rather than skiing

[@User-zb8jj]

@@sebastiansobolewski3805 I want to do Black hole by the time I’m 30, it would be a huge accomplishment for me, since the most difficult trail I’ve done was upper starr at Stowe

[@sebastiansobolewski3805]

@@User-zb8jj yeah black hole is crazy

[@williambarr6749]

this is in france according to safari

[@keepingitmellow]

I understand now why people shit their pants when they ski the west. Easy access, no trees, no cliffs, not even 45 degrees.

[@juniorjohnson9509]

Apparently this person has never skied The Headwall at Tuckermans when it is icy.

[@denniscrabtree2170]

LOL I sat on the head wall in Tuckerman's with someone else July 4th in 1980. Ate lunch, then had a snowball fight, just to say we threw them in July! Fun day. My mom lived in Berlin.

[@highnoon3838]

Alternative title: Pathway to hell

[@highnoon3838]

That would be a good trail for a sled though.

[@mezratv]

Don't film skiing using your GoPro. For good Dynamite conditions see video "A good spring skiing day at Mon Tremblant"

[@ryanrichardson5951]

Yeah this thing is straight down it’s insane

[@Jimmymcgee2]

13 more years and you can come out west

[@stephenclark15]

this isn't really very difficult in my opinion. it's not sustained its a very short hill thats pretty steep

[@jumolangma8557]

Steep as it is, it's not no fall zone.

[@mikephillips2450]

Rumor at Gore is 50-55 deg

[@sohlbergk]

Um no. According to the USGS maps, the steepest section of The Rumor drops 400' over a horizontal distance of 400' for a 45-degree slope. It might be upwards of 50 degrees on the back side of an individual mogul.

[@crlslice4933]

My toxic trait is thinking I could do this

[@anthonywarren4207]

Who says Dynamite is so tough? The little steep bit doesn’t compare in length or angle to for example Lone Pine at Norquay. Dynamite isn’t all that bumpy most of the time. It can get icy because every plumber skier in Quebec has to try it and so they mainly side slip it. I haven’t skied it in a long time, but my buddy and I made perhaps 5 long carved turns in it. Maybe got going 100 or a bit more KPH. It is a straight shot so if one stayed on top of their skis, pressured the tips a bit and went straight until they got balanced, there is no way to get in much trouble. I enjoy these videos, but as a suggestion I would get rid of the camera on the pole, get some skis that carve well, take a few lessons, and first and foremost find a boot fitter that can use the Cantology system to get you balanced on your skis. Great ski to try, Nordica Doberman Spitfire Pro. I’ve skied them in 174 and have skied them on glare ice at faster than 75 miles per hour. Have fun, keep it up, but seriously, Dynamite isn’t a big deal.

[@holymeto9981]

I slip sided it /:

[@brendanchaney1753]

doesn't look that fun tbh i once skiied a black that was about 300 feet long and bit less steep. Felt like a chore going down it ngl.

[@kevincui5282]

13 years??? Only took me 2 years since my first ever time strapping on skis 😂

[@HanrgyHippopotamus]

Maybe in the east

[@dantechabot9166]

Looks steep but how do you know it’s the iciest trail in the world. Or the hardest in North America. Nice job though, just don’t say it’s that insane.

[@djwoodworth4439]

Try some harder runs, a suggestion would be to go to whistler, Canada

[@saigar9909]

DJ Woodworth Just went to Whistler this past season. I had a lot of fun in the gemstone bowls, especially sapphire. Would love to know of even more serious things there if I ever go back!

[@bodhranlowd]

Until you have seen sheer ice in the east you don’t know what ice is and how treacherous it can be. I used to live in BC and now I laugh when I think back what west coast folks call “icy”.

[@thethreebros4210]

@@bodhranlowd facts

[@greasyrails2571]

I could do that and I’m 11 BUT it looks challenging af but I’m down to ski with a anyone

[@teresaang4500]

Same

[@User-zb8jj]

Yeah that trail looks awesome, as long as you don’t lose control, which can be done with good enough turns, it looks do able

[@stuartfisher-spurlock5995]

maybe you meant to say the shittiest runs in north america?

[@since4everrr]

cute lol

[@IsraelistheJewsland]

Hardest because you never went out west? Come on man! Kicking horse is laughing at you in fact all of bc and alberta