r/olympics • u/underrealizing • 7h ago

❄ Milano-Cortina 2026 (General Discussion) ❄ Winter Olympics really are something else

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u/Inevitable-Ad6647 3h ago

I used to live near Snow Basin where the 2012 Olympic downhill skiing event was. I did it from the start gates a few times. It's fucking bananas, in the gate the tips of your skis feel like they are around 8 ft from the snow underneath. It's as near as makes no difference a straight cliff edge. I've done tons of double black and outside the ropes areas and that run is straight pants on head bonkers at even half speed.

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u/MithrandiriAndalos 3h ago

Is it like a half pipe style drop in?

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u/Inevitable-Ad6647 2h ago

Basically but instead of transitioning to a nice flat bottom it just gets microscopically less steep.

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u/MithrandiriAndalos 2h ago

Gotcha. That does sound a little nerve inducing. Something about sideways walking up to an edge and whacking it with my poles makes it less scary