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10 Stupidly Gnarly-Sounding Pistes

BODY BAG, AGONY, WIDOW MAKER - BUT HOW MANY ACTUALLY LIVE UP TO THEIR NAME?

It doesn’t look that bad… Photo: skigebiete-test.de

You can’t beat the American tendency to give resorts really gnarly names, like Suicide Six, and then whack a family friendly tagline next to it. On this train of thought, welcome to Purgatory! Upper and Lower Hades are just two runs that continue the theme of heaven and hell in this bizarrely titled family resort. Other piste names include El Diablo, Pitchfork, Pandemonium and Grizzly Gulley.

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