Skiwelt 2022_23 - Soll Descent, Blue 40

1st January 2023, 13:10
Starting under the Keat chair, where the Blue 43a from Siller-Keat comes out onto the main piste area, we cut across and pass between the Hexenwasser gondola and the Hohe Salve gondola. The slightly steep section at 00:30 takes you down to the flatter section where the Blue 47 joins from the Hans im Gluck gondola. Pretty busy here as all the beginners tend to come along this route. We pass the Stocklalm restaurant at 1:10 and cut off to the right before we reach the Stockl chair. This is now the Blue 40, which is also used for nighttime toboggan runs. Passing under the Hans im Gluck at 1:30 it's just a case of following the track all the way down. Supposed to be a run suitable for beginners to get down to the valley, however because it's narrow all the way it can be quite tiring, especially if just at the snowplough level. It is quite pleasant going through a tree-lined run like this however. Most of the run is flat, however at 3:05 is a slightly steeper section that was a bit chopped uop as well. Also worth taking care as there are sections where it's quite easy to go off the snow and with the artificial banked up could end up with an awkward fall to the side, such as 3:35.
Some parts of the run were getting a bit thin and worn in places with some stones etc coming through. At 6:00 the trees clear a bit and you get a nice view over the valley. There's a bar at the side of the slope at 6:25, but not sure if it's even open. Not even marked on the piste map or Google Maps, so can't provide any detail. Continue to follow the track down until at 8:50 you arrive above the main nursery area. This last section seemed to catch a lot of people out as we spent plenty of time in the Moonlight Bar looking out at the slope and seeing people struggle. Doesn't actually look too bad from my perspective here however. Passing by the drag lift at 9:05, the Moonlight Bar is the building straight ahead,