I just want
to cruise.
I’m David. I’m an American dad of two, living in Geneva and learning to ski at 40. I can kind of snowboard.
I’m also tired. My ambitions are pretty simple: be outside, enjoy the mountains, find a nice run and make it home in one piece. I have no plans to become an extreme skier.
A few good turns, a great view and enough energy for another lap. That’s my kind of day.
— David, founder of BlueRuns
Lots of blue lines.
Still plenty of questions.
I hadn’t encountered a European piste map until I was 40. After moving to Geneva, I wanted to find some good, chill runs. Working out which ones would actually feel like a relaxed day was surprisingly hard.
Would there be a narrow bit halfway down? A flat stretch where I’d end up pushing on my snowboard? Would I need to take a harder run to get back?
I wanted to see the run, find the lift and understand the way home. So I made BlueRuns.
The schlep matters.
A place can sound perfect until you’re carrying gear, wearing ski boots and trying to get two kids to the right lift.
“Close to the slopes” leaves a lot unanswered. Which lift? Can I walk there? Are there hills or steps? Is there a bus involved?
That’s why the actual starting lift matters so much here. Find the runs you want, see where their lift leaves from, then look for a hotel or apartment that makes that morning easier.
Choose the lift before the hotel →A better day on the mountain.
I’m building the thing I wanted when I started: useful run previews, clear starting points and a way back I can picture. The guides bring together official maps, credited videos and skiers’ reports, with sources you can check.
If you know a lovely cruiser, a surprisingly hard blue or a flat section snowboarders should know about, share it. Those little details can make someone else’s whole trip.