Harakiri, Mayrhofen, Austria
Harakiri, Mayrhofen, Austria
This is one infamous. The word ‘hara-kiri’ comes from the term for a ritual suicide method favoured by Japanese samurai.
It’s generally regarded as the steepest piste in the Alps with a whopping 78 per cent gradient, running for a thigh-burning 1.5km. Not only that, it tends to be pretty icy. Not generally advised for beginner skiiers.