Slope on a Ski Hill

Snow Science: How Steep is Steep? (2:12)

 

On Blackcomb Mountain in Whistler, the run Couloir Extreme (formerly known as Saudan Couloir in honour of the Swiss extreme skier Sylvain Saudan) has a top section with a slope of 49 degrees, and an average slope for the whole run of 42 degrees.

Tom Kochuta – Saudan Couloir Blackcomb (start at 0:44, end at 2:05)

 

In 1986, Audi made an ad in which one of their cars drove up the Pitkavouri ski jump in Kaipola, Finland. The jump had a slope of 37.5 degrees.

Audi quattro®: Original Ski Jump Commercial (1:06)

 

In 2005, Audi re-created the commercial on the same ski jump.

Audi Quattro Campaign: “Ski Jump” (0:45)