Anybody skied the Harakiri in Mayrhofen?

Just how difficult is it?

I've got a trip booked to Mayrhofen in January and I reckon there's points to be had for breaking my black run duck on Austria's steepest.

Hi, haven't skied it yet, going mid jan and fully intend to ski it then(don't tell the wife, she'll have a cow!!) I do however know a colleague who has skied it a few couple of years ago, provided us all with the funniest ski accident story for ages!! Resulted in a broken wrist and a cracked rib for him though, serves him right for showing off to the pretty Austrian instructor!!! Good Luck for your trip down it though, i intend to do it twice, side slip the first time to see what it's actually like before going for it properly. Have fun and unlike my friend ignore the pretty Austrian instructor!!

ellistine wrote:Just how difficult is it?

I've got a trip booked to Mayrhofen in January and I reckon there's points to be had for breaking my black run duck on Austria's steepest.

If you want to break your leg or neck, then this run is for you. If you want to break your duck, pick something a little less mental. If you fall on here, you will not get up until you hit the bottom. It is 78 degrees. I have seen several bad falls on here, ending up with a helicopter trip to hospital.

Seriously, Mayrhofen is a fabulous ski area, but some of the reds there are challenging enough. I havent skiid the H-K, neither has my mate who has been skiing for 30 years and knows Mayrhofen inside out.

Red 7 up the back of the Horberg is a fabulous run, and make sure you go up the 150 cable car and try some of the runs of the back fo Rastkogel. There is plenty of challenging and varied skiing on the Penken area, dont get hung up on doing a black, and if you do the H-K, you may live to regret it!!!!

Er, this is a steep run, measured at 78%, which is close to 38 degrees. If it was 78 degrees, you would need a pair of ice axes to hang on :D
It's still a steep run, to give a comparison, the "Swiss Wall" aka Chavanette in Avoriaz is around 35 degrees, and that sees plenty of casualties on icy moguls.

sounds like ellistine is going the week before we do, so I get to find out what the conditions are like hopefully!! If not then to hell with it, the wife is trying to talk me out of it and i'm trying to talk her into it :!:

freezywater wrote:sounds like ellistine is going the week before we do, so I get to find out what the conditions are like hopefully!! If not then to hell with it, the wife is trying to talk me out of it and i'm trying to talk her into it :!:

I'm off there on Jan 12th.
What about you?

And make sure you talk Mrs Freezywater into going....

Tony_H wrote:
I'm off there on Jan 12th.
What about you?

we fly out the following week, the 19th, can't wait TBH, getting quite sad really, check the webcam at the top of the Penken every day!!

Tony_H wrote:
And make sure you talk Mrs Freezywater into going....

Now that may be almost as difficult as the run itself :lol:

38 is nothing, skiied many a 40deg+ slope at lake louise! :mrgreen: