{"id":2523,"date":"2015-01-19T17:13:54","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T17:13:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/?p=2523"},"modified":"2015-01-19T17:50:56","modified_gmt":"2015-01-19T17:50:56","slug":"five-of-the-best-ski-runsin-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/five-of-the-best-ski-runsin-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Five of the best ski runs in the world"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some avid skiers may feel a need for speed and a rush of adrenaline, while others may enjoy a more a scenic, sedate run. Here, Beth Wilmot<\/strong> rounds up the five best ski runs in the world \u2013 selected by expert skiers and snowboarders. Time to hit the slopes!<\/p>\n

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Snowboarder mid-jump \u00a9\u00a0Matt Biddulph<\/a><\/p>\n

The Stash, Avoriaz<\/a>, France<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Stash<\/a> is an exciting part tree, part terrain park run. Avoriaz\u00a0ski resort<\/a> is the first giant ecological snow park in Europe. It’s designed by Jake Burton, who is also famous for his Burton Snowboards. This run is very advanced and suitable for senior riders only. It includes several wooden features and obstacles throughout. It\u2019s basically a big playground for experienced skiers and snowboarders who love to freestyle.<\/p>\n

Dave Murray Downhill, Whistler, British Columbia<\/strong><\/p>\n

The three words that best describe the Dave Murray downhill <\/a>\u00a0run would be speed, steep and spectacular! It\u2019s one of ski runs used in the Winter Olympics in 2010, so most of us will have seen on it on the TV. This run is for experts only \u2013 beware ice patches and super steep sections on the run. If you want to go to Whistler<\/a>, Canada<\/a>\u00a0with the family, don\u2019t be put off \u2013 there are different runs for skiers and snowboarders of all levels to enjoy.<\/p>\n

Ventina, Cervinia, Italy<\/strong><\/p>\n

Cervinia<\/a>\u00a0in Italy<\/a> is suitable for families as it caters for beginners and adrenaline junkies. The resort\u2019s ski school runs until the afternoon, so if you like to be a bit adventurous \u2013 and rapid \u2013 then the best time to ski is after the learners have finished for the day. The Ventina run<\/a> has real universal appeal and spans an impressive 5 miles. It\u2019s a red run, which caters for intermediate level, with some narrow and steep runs to keep things interesting.<\/p>\n

Glen’s, Snowbird, Utah<\/a>, USA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

This white-knuckle run has a black diamond rating. It\u2019s steep and challenging and definitely not suitable for beginners, indeed, some of the steeper parts of the run have caught even experienced riders off guard. It offers a stunning panoramic \u00a0view, as well as several trees dotted around to create obstacles for a spot of fun freestyling. Once of Snowbird resort<\/a>‘s most popular runs, it’s named after Glen Doherty, a former employee who swapped the slopes to be navy SEAL. Sadly, he died in a terror attack in Benghazi in 2012.<\/p>\n

Grand Solliet, Sainte Foy, France<\/strong><\/p>\n

Grand Solliet<\/a>\u00a0in Sainte Foy<\/a>, France<\/a> has a blue rating, which is more than suitable for beginners with welcoming wide-open slopes that seem to go on for miles. It\u2019s also suitable for children, newbies and experienced little skiers alike. It\u2019s a beautiful, peaceful ride, especially on a sunny day, and benefits from never being too crowded. There are also some great off-piste slopes just through the trees for more experienced riders. The best time to hit these slopes is later on in the day as you\u2019ll avoid the ski schools and ski lessons.<\/p>\n

For a range of snow safety equipment, click here:\u00a0www.snowsafe.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0and for travel\/ski insurance, click here:\u00a0www.jsinsurance.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n

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Some avid skiers may feel a need for speed and a rush of adrenaline, while others may enjoy a more a scenic, sedate run. Here, Beth Wilmot rounds up the five best ski runs in the world \u2013 selected by expert skiers and snowboarders. Time to hit the slopes! Snowboarder mid-jump \u00a9\u00a0Matt Biddulph The Stash, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"post_views_count":1836,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[399,366,301,303,282,477,367],"class_list":["post-2523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-holidays","tag-resort-avoriaz","tag-resort-canada","tag-resort-france","tag-resort-italy","tag-resort-usa","tag-resort-utah","tag-resort-whistler"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2523"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2527,"href":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2523\/revisions\/2527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.holiday-weather.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}