{"id":1791048,"date":"2026-02-24T20:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1791048"},"modified":"2026-02-24T20:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T17:35:27","slug":"val-disere-france-report-runs-so-massive-my-ears-kept-popping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1791048","title":{"rendered":"Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, France, Report: Runs So Massive My Ears Kept Popping\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Report from February 23, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

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I parked on the far side of Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, France, yesterday with a simple plan: explore the entire resort, find some neat lines, and have my mind blown.<\/strong><\/p>\n

All three goals were accomplished.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This place is nuts.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Massive lines everywhere. Lifts zipping up the mountain left and right. More terrain than you can shake a stick at.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Runs so long my ears kept popping\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

I wanted to ski the resort from wall to wall, but I balked at heading all the way up to the high glacier terrain on Montet in the far northeast. The morning was cloudy and cold, and I wanted to stay lower.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Still, I saw a hell of a lot of the place. I even rode the funicular straight through the mountain. Unreal.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, France. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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After exploring for a couple of hours, I struck gold at 12:29 p.m. and started lapping.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What made these lines so fun is that they sit directly across the valley from each other. In one video, I\u2019m skiing a line that becomes the background in the next video, and vice versa. Kind of cool, and not something I\u2019ve ever done before.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Best of all, these slopes ski just like the \u201cLowers\u201d on big Alaska faces. Same wind-lip spines. Same playful rollovers.<\/strong><\/p>\n

My line alone in middle. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Same sun-kissed hot pow that makes you feel like a genius, even if you\u2019re not.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Lowers are often the best part of the run, and yesterday felt straight out of AK in that way.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I did five laps in this massive halfpipe of terrain right up until 3:30 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, France. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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If I\u2019ve learned one thing at these European mega resorts, it\u2019s that you\u2019d better start heading home around 3:30 p.m. It can easily take over an hour to get back to where you started.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I worked my way back to the car at Le Laisinant (I rented a Toyota Yaris AWD, and it\u2019s been great).<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

From there, I flowed slowly back down the valley, all the way to Vilette near Les Arcs, where I planned to ski the next day with local legend Pierre.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Merci, la France.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, France. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, France. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, France. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, France. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Big terrain. Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, France. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Tubed. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Val d\u2019Is\u00e8re, France. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Olympique tram gondy. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cLowers\u201d Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
2 of my tracks. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
I\u2019m eating 2 baugettes per day, is that bad? Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Skiing thru avy fences. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Wide open skiing. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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