Skiing Holiday day 4 part 2

After the walk to the top of Rocher de Bellevarde, at high altitude what looks like an easy walk is always made tougher when the air is thinner and less oxygen.  There was another group with another guide just about to go off one edge, and our guide said that is where we are going, I looked at the guy's face about to what seemed like drop off the edge from where I was standing and he looked terrified, so our guide said enjoy the views for a while we will get our breath back and wait for this group to go. So Mark and I looked down from the start gates of the downhill races and they were steep so no wonder these top skiers in the world get up to speeds of 120 to 140 kph.
It was our turn; our guide went first and at the top the drop in is only a maximum of 2 meters wide with rocks either side, the first 20 or 30 meters is extremely steep.  I do enjoy steep skiing, I would class myself as good but not extreme like you see on the videos, but I am pushing myself more and more to find steeper off piste to ski and this was it!
It is called Couloir de la Table and it takes you down one very steep run that I did not even know existed.  Mark then over the edge and it was my turn and for one split second I was scared and I love that feeling, the heart pumping, the hot feeling surging all over the body and for one moment the thought cam into my head 'don't fall from the top there are rocks either side and something nasty could happen'.  Probably the worst thought to go through my head at that time, but isn't that why we look for the adrenaline rush?  So what did I do? well one thing for sure is I could not refuse to go down, I would never live that down, and failure is not an option in my mind, so I slid my skis over the edge and found myself on what I can only describe as the steepest run (if you can call it a run) I have ever been on, I think even steeper than the top of 'The Wall' in Avoriaz and a lot narrower.  A bit further down and it opened up and the deep fresh powder was worth every moment.  Adrenaline and the unknown is a funny thing, if I could have I would have got straight back to the top and done it all again.
This ride was not over yet, more in the next post.