GoPro HD POV skiing video’s

GoPro HD POV skiing video’s

My channel is showing skiing slopes in Europe - I tend to go skiing twice a year in Europe, once with my mates of similar levels and once with my family resulting in 2 different style skiing trips.

I learnt to ski when I was in my 30s and I noticed it was like riding a bike where once you have learnt it doesn't go away. So I decided to get my 4 year old and 9 year old sons taught in the UK Chill Factore ready to take them where they could enjoy the real slopes. This made them so keen when they heard the real slopes would take 100s of times longer to ski down than the Chill Factore slope of only 30 seconds as well as not having to use the drag lifts so much!

Also some clips of my model railway in the loft.

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  • @PORPHYLION
    @PORPHYLION9 күн бұрын

    Magnifique endroit 🤩

  • @hugo4366
    @hugo436611 күн бұрын

    6th Feb ???😮 I thought it was around the end of March. Maybe it was the worst snow season (in France at least) in many years. But it's ok, we still can have fun. Good video ! 👍

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith42911 күн бұрын

    6th Feb 2024 - taxi driver was saying there is no good time to go now as the weather varies so much. Have to rely on the people managing the slopes as they will try to provide the snow and even out the slopes otherwise they lose business if too many slopes are closed.

  • @hugo4366
    @hugo436611 күн бұрын

    Hi ! When, exactly, did you make that video ? I'm impressed by the little amount of snow at St. Gervais I was in Courchevel until march 20th and it wasn't much better.

  • @a.y.t.a.s.494
    @a.y.t.a.s.49416 күн бұрын

    Motorway pistes

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @Puzzoozoo18 күн бұрын

    Nice to see how a run is from a child's perspective.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith42918 күн бұрын

    @@Puzzoozoo Makes you realise how happy they are as well as how easy they find it. Even when I took oldest down a black run he still wasn’t that scared: How my 10 yr old copes Skiing his FIRST BLACK RUN down DESCENTE !! - Tignes Apr 2023 kzread.info/dash/bejne/aXl51dOyepOdkZs.html

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @Puzzoozoo25 күн бұрын

    For now, farrrr to steep for me.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith42925 күн бұрын

    Was a nice slope even if a bit icy in some places! It looks a bit steeper than I remember it as sure I didn't struggle down it.

  • @nigelgb8408
    @nigelgb8408Ай бұрын

    Not very fast but you seemed pretty smooth and stayed in control even near the bottom where the snow wasn't so great. Anyway lots of speedy skiers are out of control and causing a danger other people and themselves.

  • @eipip1ez
    @eipip1ezАй бұрын

    It's a snowboarder boredom nightmare

  • @eipip1ez
    @eipip1ezАй бұрын

    hmm.....La Verte descends from Rocher de Bellevarde in Val d'Isere to the top of the Daille gondola where it meets three red runs and one blue run, Diebold. All of these runs are in Val d'Isere, not Tignes.

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @PuzzoozooАй бұрын

    I would call it one example of a Europe wide problem of not having a continent wide standardised run colour system.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith429Ай бұрын

    😂

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith42914 күн бұрын

    I kept expecting a big drop to suddenly appear out of nowhere but it never came!

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @PuzzoozooАй бұрын

    For a run that is said to be popular with beginners, it looks damn steep in parts.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith429Ай бұрын

    It was and a very long slope (even with plenty of rests) for our 5 year old!

  • @27klickslegend
    @27klickslegend2 ай бұрын

    hm, is this unusual? happens a lot in new zealand

  • @jamess2361
    @jamess23612 ай бұрын

    Pretty usual in Europe, not sure what's so special about this one but whatever!

  • @Ryomichi
    @Ryomichi2 ай бұрын

    i dont get it either... anyways, second?

  • @drmedcheems
    @drmedcheems2 ай бұрын

    i dont know what i am seeing and i dont know why this was on my recommend.... anyways, first

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4292 ай бұрын

    People like watching the lifts so that’s why I include them-maybe so they can check how hard it is to get your kids on a ski lift like my wife does. Me myself am more into the slopes as they fill me with adrenaline!

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @Puzzoozoo2 ай бұрын

    The French word for green must be blue, for that sure ain't no green.

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @Puzzoozoo2 ай бұрын

    Not decided where to go next season as yet, but is Tignes suitable for beginners come early intermediates?

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4292 ай бұрын

    Not really as there were not any good green easy runs for beginners - my wife is a beginner and she said she didn't like a lot of the blue runs as they were steeper than other resorts we've been to!

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @Puzzoozoo2 ай бұрын

    @@michaelsmith429 Right, thanks for the heads up. Looks like I won't be going to Tignes then. Might go to Avoriaz instead.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4292 ай бұрын

    @@Puzzoozoo Did Morzine years back and was ok then.

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @Puzzoozoo2 ай бұрын

    @@michaelsmith429 Right, something to consider. You done Les Menuires?

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4292 ай бұрын

    Yes that was better as the blues were more like blues!

  • @olil4842
    @olil48422 ай бұрын

    Wow, very patchy snow

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4292 ай бұрын

    It was but at least they kept the slope well groomed!

  • @PORPHYLION
    @PORPHYLION3 ай бұрын

    magnifique station ! les piste sont super belle !

  • @CookRacingUK
    @CookRacingUK3 ай бұрын

    I learnt to ski mainly on that run!

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4293 ай бұрын

    Nice calm slope with no steep drops so ideal!

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @Puzzoozoo2 ай бұрын

    @@michaelsmith429 I hope so, I'm going there - Arc 2000 - in March for my second ski holiday.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4292 ай бұрын

    @@Puzzoozoo Plenty of good slopes to go down without it being too steep for beginners. My favourites were: kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIWOzLeSXbyufdY.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/iYx2s7GniJPeqdI.html And a fun run I always like trying: kzread.info/dash/bejne/lIuFpbVwkbvbXbg.html

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @Puzzoozoo2 ай бұрын

    @@michaelsmith429 Yeah, they all look mellow enough even I might be able to ski them, and on the last one there will be no children there on 15 March. And I'm going to Passo Tenale first in early Jan.

  • @PORPHYLION
    @PORPHYLION3 ай бұрын

    Tellement de souvenir, les Carroz d'arraches reste un des meilleurs stations pour moi

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4293 ай бұрын

    Oui, c'était définitivement un complexe dans lequel j'aimerais revenir à l'avenir.

  • @PORPHYLION
    @PORPHYLION3 ай бұрын

    @@michaelsmith429 Chaine génial je me suis abonnées direct ^^ hate des que j'ai le temps de regarder t'es autres videos

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4293 ай бұрын

    Merci. Je publie environ 3 à 4 vidéos par semaine, certaines seront sur les remontées mécaniques car c'est ce que les gens m'ont demandé ainsi que des pistes pour vérifier que les remontées mécaniques conviennent à leurs enfants ! Vous pouvez toujours consulter mes Playlists pour trouver la station que vous souhaitez voir : studio.kzread.info/dron/6JFaABmTEJrXnaUL6trGNQ.htmlcontent/playlists

  • @Arc_Luena
    @Arc_Luena3 ай бұрын

    Love the runs dropping from the Grand Rochette but rating Mira as a blue is irresponsible and could seriously catch nervous intermediates out. It is most definitely of red gradient until 2:10 in your video.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4293 ай бұрын

    Agree, we didn't take the kids down that slope!

  • @user-gq3fd4wn8v
    @user-gq3fd4wn8v3 ай бұрын

    This makes me want to go back here so badly❤

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4293 ай бұрын

    It was a good resort and popular with people I know.

  • @Dolphination
    @Dolphination3 ай бұрын

    Ah, memories...

  • @marianshattock2732
    @marianshattock27324 ай бұрын

    Flat light, I hate it! Well done you for skiing in those conditions.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4294 ай бұрын

    Yes you don't see the bumps so easily until your skis hit them!

  • @Puzzoozoo
    @Puzzoozoo18 күн бұрын

    @@michaelsmith429 When I went to Les Deux Alpes, second day it was like that with mist as well as the flat light, couldn't see the undulations, so I got out of control and fell twice, and twisted my left knee, and that f up'ed my holiday, as I couldn't put much weight on my left leg.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith42918 күн бұрын

    @@Puzzoozoo Must have been horrible for you to see the slopes but too painful to do what you want to.

  • @mariej8144
    @mariej81444 ай бұрын

    J’aime bien votre chaîne parce que vous nous faites découvrir des pistes. Contrairement à bien d’autres skieurs à Go Pro, vous vous souciez des autres et maîtrisez votre vitesse. Vous êtes un exemple, c’est super!

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4294 ай бұрын

    Merci, c'est toujours agréable de recevoir des commentaires positifs et de savoir que mes vidéos sont appréciées. J'adore le ski et les vidéos me rappellent le plaisir que je prends à dévaler les pistes

  • @magicmidgetman
    @magicmidgetman4 ай бұрын

    the blue one (I aint spellin that shit 💀) is really good, its really fun to leap of the moguls on your ski's!

  • @MrJudgementday99
    @MrJudgementday994 ай бұрын

    It may be an illusion but I think this year they have widened the piste at the bottom part where it get a bit icy

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4294 ай бұрын

    That will help as was often crowded and having ice as well did not make it easy!

  • @ramblepie
    @ramblepie5 ай бұрын

    Nice, I was there a couple of weeks ago. Great video!

  • @magicmidgetman
    @magicmidgetman5 ай бұрын

    you should try lucifer.

  • @vikachichivika1174
    @vikachichivika11745 ай бұрын

    Hello, would you be so kind to answer me . Is "cascades" the real blue and it is good for beginners?

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4295 ай бұрын

    Not ideal for beginners as some bits are steep and narrow as you can see in my clip.

  • @ashwin7konale
    @ashwin7konale5 ай бұрын

    Really cool video and visualization ! May I ask what software/gadget you used to gauge the speed and the map in real time ?

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4295 ай бұрын

    I looked it up in Google as it comes with your GoPro but you have to turn it on in the settings and then use the GoPro Quik app. Searching for how to in Google came up with guides like this-at 5mins 20 secs in to video: m.kzread.info/dash/bejne/aIuo3LShZK2tp5c.html

  • @longtreecityltc9325
    @longtreecityltc93255 ай бұрын

    50 km/u is a normal speed. I did it last year as a beginner.

  • @equipedesyoshis2788
    @equipedesyoshis27885 ай бұрын

    0:11 this song of telecabine i love this.This really brings back memories of the transarc. and it's going to change next year❤

  • @equipedesyoshis2788
    @equipedesyoshis27885 ай бұрын

    Continue to skiing please, you can go to les arcs please ?😊

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4295 ай бұрын

    Have got a whole playlist of Les Arcs slopes when I went in Feb 2023: kzread.info/head/PLdbXKS9OXS7gOn8ZBgIaHTflBU3YSa5Y6

  • @javindo
    @javindo5 ай бұрын

    Hate that! People think I'm faffing when I go digging ice/snow out from my bindings but some skis seem to be particularly poorly designed for accumulating it and having this happen

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4295 ай бұрын

    Agree and I was so shattered after walking back up the slope as it was too icy to put the boots on the slope. They worked fine after that!

  • @ratkinson-uk
    @ratkinson-uk5 ай бұрын

    So sweet ☺

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4295 ай бұрын

    Is great when they're that age and it surprises them!

  • @EquuleusPictor
    @EquuleusPictor5 ай бұрын

    A very easy red that should be attempted once you're comfy on the "classic" Carroz blues such as Marmottes/Portet.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4295 ай бұрын

    Yes, definitely want to go back to Flaine as lots of good runs

  • @Salvatore7921
    @Salvatore79215 ай бұрын

    Went down there one year and some of the piste had small stones on it. Completely ruined my skis 😢

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4295 ай бұрын

    Yes you can see it was a bit like that when I went down it but still loved it and I always hire skis so never a concern for me.

  • @Salvatore7921
    @Salvatore79215 ай бұрын

    I added the comment before I’d watched the complete video 😃. We’ve been going to Samoens for years and skied the Cascade a few times. Not always open, and you can probably see why. The conditions looked amazing for quite a lot of your run.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4295 ай бұрын

    Can understand people not wanting to ruin their skis but I loved the run and would definitely be going back there in the future.

  • @Salvatore7921
    @Salvatore79215 ай бұрын

    Love this run. Nice speedy chair lift back up too.

  • @longtreecityltc9325
    @longtreecityltc93256 ай бұрын

    Many classes.

  • @DaniBarbosa-ph9lw
    @DaniBarbosa-ph9lw6 ай бұрын

    I like seeing your son follow you everywhere, but I think he struggles a lot on tracks like these. Try to spend more time with him on blue tracks and help him with the correct body position and making parallel turns. I believe he will have much more fun and progress faster. Soon you'll be the one trying to follow him 😉😉

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4296 ай бұрын

    Yes wasn’t aware how bad the moguls were going to be as I agree with you and would have avoided that slope!

  • @michaelboruta1583
    @michaelboruta15836 ай бұрын

    W dad

  • @gofres_8540
    @gofres_85406 ай бұрын

    Going in March for the first time. Can't wait!

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4296 ай бұрын

    Is a good resort and definitely want to return for another trip.

  • @withoutwroeirs
    @withoutwroeirs6 ай бұрын

    Ski with my daughter who is also 10. I'm rarely that much distance away as you are here with your son. Climbing back up the hill even 10 metres below her is a workout and then some!

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4296 ай бұрын

    Yes he doesn’t fall so much now so need him to practice getting up after a fall as easier when you’re younger!

  • @DavyHird2488
    @DavyHird24886 ай бұрын

    Go to les ucherts

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4296 ай бұрын

    If that’s the La Thuile and Rosiere resorts, have been to them but didn’t like the drag lift they have joining the 2, otherwise the resort was quite good.

  • @penguinmilkstudios
    @penguinmilkstudios6 ай бұрын

    Black runs have changed this would barely be a blue run at my resort.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4296 ай бұрын

    I agree as this was definitely not a black run but it filled my son with confidence thinking he had done a black run!

  • @LucasLopez-zq2km
    @LucasLopez-zq2km6 ай бұрын

    C’est sur que sans bouger la piste est pas très compliqué

  • @gofres_8540
    @gofres_85406 ай бұрын

    What month was this? The top slopes look great but the bottom ones... Not so much.

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4296 ай бұрын

    Was in March but loved it so planning on going there again in the future as hadn't heard of the resort before I'd been - well worth returning.

  • @gofres_8540
    @gofres_85406 ай бұрын

    @@michaelsmith429 I've booked for March too. Nice to know it's still skiable then. I hadn't heard of the resort until this year either but it looks great. Can't wait to go!

  • @michaelsmith429
    @michaelsmith4296 ай бұрын

    Did ask the taxi driver if there was a good time to go for snow and he laughed saying you’ve the same chance of snow in April as you have in December and sometimes there’s been more snow in April than February-it is just luck!

  • @gofres_8540
    @gofres_85406 ай бұрын

    On the way there this winter. From all the videos I've seen so far, it looks great. Besides all the boarders stopping at the narrow slow signs 😉😂