Wild that you don't have more subscribers - top notch content. The effects we're having on the world are scarily apparent at that glacier, hope I get to see it before it disappears.

@coxipops

Жыл бұрын

Genuinely one of the best on KZread at the moment. One of my favourite channels

I rode this by snowboard around 20 years ago. Looking back the risks I took compared to my skill levels must've been insane. That ridge walk in snowboard boots was the nerviest part by far. Don't recall there being any steps back out then. Poor glacier...

Great video! I skied the Vallee Blanche in 1986…a long time ago! It’s astonishing how much ice has been lost, we skied right into town. Glad I did it when I did!

Very impressive footage, and good that you zoom in on the Mer de glace impacted by climate. And very attentive that you respect the French culture by switching from beer to wine ;-). Like your channel, and indeed deserves more subs!

@TheSlipperySlope

8 ай бұрын

Merci and Santé 🍷

Beautiful scenery! Great footage. I've skied in the Alps a couple of times (Dachstein and La Rosière). The mountains seem so "in your face". Quite different than what I'm used to, living in the Vancouver area and skiing Whistler. Awesome video! Chamonix is on my list.

This brought back fond memories. My wife and I did this 60 years ago. It was April, but we were able to ski to the bottom where we had some wine in En Bois. The final bit was steep, trees and sharp turns. it turned out that New England skiier were better at this part than the French !

I skied the Vallee Blanche in 1980. Yes, 43 years ago. The Mer de Glace is pretty much gone by the looks of it. How sad.

We ski in the Chamonix Valley every year, the Vallee Blanche is my dream to ski... few more years. 15 years old now skiing there since I was 3, not long now..

@mutex1024

4 ай бұрын

Nice humble brag.

@FlynnBellamyCars

4 ай бұрын

@@mutex1024 That is not how I intended it 😂

Chamonix is my favourite freeride skiing spot, and you have done a great top professional video with impressing drone views, and a huge work putting together so much footage and cutting it in such a narrative way. Respect!

@TheSlipperySlope

8 ай бұрын

Thanks Ingo! ☺️

Yes please! More of Chamonix... More of anything 😅🎉 another awesome video. Keep it up!

I skied that back in 1990. We were also there in April but were able to ski all they way to the bottom. It was awesome. Only downside was that I was there with military so they made us do cravas rescue training. That was grim.

@TheSlipperySlope

Жыл бұрын

Would've loved to see the mer de glace back then!

@ianhutchinson970

Жыл бұрын

@@TheSlipperySlope it was huge mate

Brilliant video. I last skied the VB in around 2004 or 2005 and the wasting of the Mer de Glacé is terrifying. It’s seems to have wasted down at least 100m since the 2010 marker if not more. It looks like it’ll be back to the Glacier du Tacul and the lower icefall pretty soon which is very sad. Only something crazy like a Gulf Stream breakdown is going to save the Alpine glaciers.

Super professional video! Would have thought you had 7.2M subscribers not 7.2k! Keep it up!

Dream of skiing this with my daughters. Might try to make this one happen next season for myself and my oldest. Looks incredible! 🤙

Great Video & welcome back in the Alps ;) Grüße aus München

Those steps are a delight...😮

Great video. I skied the VB some 20 years ago and was surprised at your climb out and transport down. First video I have seen from you so I subscribed and will watch a few more. Good camera work, great story line and interesting topic for an old skier like me.

Awesome video. Thank you. Hi from Australia!

Happiest memories of my childhood

I stumbled across this video while browsing, and a few minutes in, I was wondering why the presenter seemed so familiar. Then it hit me. I used to religiously watch Andreas's whistler ski bum vid! It's a piece of comedy gold that i think i would watch on vimeo back in the day. It's good to see that he's still living right, and I'll be sure to watch more of his vids!

@TheSlipperySlope

7 ай бұрын

OMG, 100 bonus points for being such a veteran viewer 🍺

Wow... That melting of that glacier was heartbreaking to see...

@TheSlipperySlope

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, really sad :(

@Antroid1

Жыл бұрын

We should all fly there to ski before it melts…

@CompactFlesh

Жыл бұрын

@@Antroid1 yeah, and then drive there from the airport with fat V8 SUVs

@Antroid1

Жыл бұрын

@@CompactFlesh Remember to visit Maldives before they sink!

Subscribed!! More of this stuff please!! Awesome watch

Terrific - thanks! from Canada....

Top shelf content man, keep it up! Greetings from Bulgaria!

Nice, you've got some really nice shots and brough some great memories alive since around 2009... Had a dream to come back in March 2023, but did not work out. Definetly would be back there one day! Big dream is one day ski down, next day have a flight with ulta light plane that shuts the engine, so you glide in that silence and breath stopping views, from even higher altitude!

Beautiful video! Yes, please more content.

Brings back memories from 1994 Skied north face mnt blanc. La cortes coulior , cosmiques coulior , northface aiguille du argentier , hellbronner down into italy. Its a place where you push yourself. And quite possibly die😊

Had the pleasure of skiing this in 1995.

I’ve skied the Vallee Blanche three times, twice in the 80s and once in the 90s. I went to Chamonix to celebrate my 60th birthday with my two children five years ago. I really wanted to take them there to re-experience it together as a family, but sadly it wasn’t open in January. This place is so very special and an incredible experience. I am truly shocked to see how much of the glacier has disappeared from the days when I did it. I remember there was just a few steps before getting on the train, but nothing like what is shown in this video. I wonder how the planet is going to be for my children and grandchildren. Very sad.

@monkeybearmax

6 ай бұрын

The planet is always changing. Who knows maybe we will have another ice age soon?

Another great video!

nice video

I did it in April 2003, getting on the mountain from the Italian side (the old cablecar was still running at that time). I can confirm that the final part looked quite different. Great experience anyway.

Despite the sceptics ignoring the science and facts, global warming is having a devastating impact on galciers and ski resorts in gereral. I've been skiing in Italy since the eighties and it saddens me to see how the Presena Glacier in Passo Tonale has shrank over the years. I fear skiing will die out and be a thing of the past in as little as a couple of decades.

@Antroid1

Жыл бұрын

In the Alps/Central Europe at least. Not looking so grim up North. Of course it’s not the same level of skiing.

Excellent footage and editing... really great!

duuuude I love your videos so much, Grüße aus Stuttgart

looks nice. Thanks

I skied the Valleé Blanche in 1994 on a Snow & Rock dealer trip. The arrete was a single track and at the bottom we walked up steps to the train. No gondola. Hundreds of feet of ice gone in 30 years. 😢

Glacier sure has reseeded we skied right to valley without train in 98

Great work! I’ll sub.

That was epic. My dad promised me that I could do that when I turned 13 couple of years after my 13th birthday were going in from the Italian side. I’m so excited haha. Do u reckon u could do a video on the Italian approach?

Shoulda taken those skies @6:10 in the middle of the traverse and chucked them over the cliff.

This was on my brother‘s bucket list… alas it came never into fruition.

When I went this past February 2023, the train was closed. Had to hike 30 minutes more and then ski back to chamonix.

This content is top fucking notch

*The lift up to kleiner matterhorn in zermatt is higher

More Chamonix please!! Courmeyer also?

@TheSlipperySlope

Жыл бұрын

It’s on the to do list ;)

nice Video (as always :) where has the glacier gone!??!?!

What's the French song playing in the refuge clip?

Nice video and also very good youtube channel , but... it will be nice to be more correct with the "superlatives". Aiguille du midi (3842m) ski lift it's "just " the 7th highest in world and second in U.E ( Zermatt CH. is the highest in U.E 3899 m).Jade Dragon Snow Mountain China 4,700 m is highest in the world .

@TheSlipperySlope

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, that’s right. I was referring to the elevation gain, not the elevation of the top station but I should have phrased it more accurately. Would’ve been less catchy though 😉

Is this possible to do with a normal snowboard or is skiïng the best way

Did you use the 120's on the run? Did they work out ok?

Please keep an eye on your equipment up here I was roping up and got my back pack stolen. Sorry to be a downer but really pissed me off

Never hire a British guide in France, in Britain sure, but as everyone knows the British can’t ski, well except Dave riding, he’s not bad.

@14lebonrupt

8 ай бұрын

All guides must be qualified under the very strict local and national regulations, regardless of nationality. In any event, he was either American or Canadian

@rudimatt3432

8 ай бұрын

@@14lebonrupt American guides are the worst. It’s hard to be good when your mountains are wimpy, like all the east coast guides, they’re mountains are pathetic.

@rudimatt3432

8 ай бұрын

@@14lebonrupt He’s from Virginia USA, and Sussex England, and he can’t ski as well as the narrator.

@14lebonrupt

8 ай бұрын

@@rudimatt3432 Didn’t realise it was competition with you as a totally unqualified judge Your ski assessments are as sharp as your nationality spotting

@rudimatt3432

8 ай бұрын

@@14lebonrupt J'étais sur le thé national, donc Oui Hautement qualifié.

What’s the name of your pet rat in your shirt? 😂

@TheSlipperySlope

Жыл бұрын

Klaus 😉

Your channel F'in rules.

More piled up bullshit

Improve your editing. You are changing images every literal second. Poor poor editing.

@victorpleva1844

Жыл бұрын

that’s the best party wym

@_conrad

Жыл бұрын

not true

downvoted this video for the pronunciation, like bruv if you are making the video, spending 10 seconds on researching how something is pronounced isnt that difficult

@neozeonsolid

9 ай бұрын

Wtf is wrong with you?

Hast du eigentlich Instagram ?

@TheSlipperySlope

Жыл бұрын

andreashasselbeck 😉