hammerite, I am sure it is a great run in normal conditions, but in race conditions it is truly scary. I was shocked to look out of the starting gate and how steep the first section is to the top of the Mausefalle. We stopped at the fence but looked down the jump itself and that made me feel a little sick! How those guys and especially Bell make the Steilhang amazes me, the corner is so tight and doing that at speed on sheer ice is full-on ballsy stuff (plus amazing edges and technique). I was shattered by the Hausberg and not expecting the jump. Plus had neither the technique nor the edges to deal with the compression. Ouch!!
I think Bell and Ed are doing a better job at trying to keep SS different and relevant. The snowboarding piece this week was really interesting IMO and some of their stunts are epic. I would like to see a bit more racing though.
But going back to the OP, I really take my hat of the Bell and enjoy his filmed runs almost as much as the race itself. He makes them (slightly) relevant to us recreational skiers IMO.