Fast times in SKI (ALPHA) come from a repeatable line, not from holding a turn the whole way down. The game does not publish a named route list. Articles that rank real-world backcountry tours are a different activity and do not describe this mountain.
Keep the line
- When the slope is open, point downhill instead of traversing.
- Every large correction spends speed. Set up before a narrow section or a jump, not in the middle of it.
- Use a jump when the landing continues your line. Skip it when the landing forces a panic turn.
- Compare one corner or one landing across attempts. Changing the whole run at once hides what actually saved time.
HUD samples in published footage pass 200 mph and, on one recorded run, touch 471 mph. Those are readings from those attempts, not a speed cap and not a target you should crash for.
Spring pads
Red circular pads sit on the trail. As you approach, the game can mark distance with a label such as POWER-UP and a meter reading. Hitting the pad launches you and has been shown awarding SPRING +45.
Leaving the ground can also show a POP-style bonus. Treat the pad as the start of an air sequence: line up early, take the launch, then look at the landing.
Wings and chains
On long airtime, footage shows dark wings on the skier and a CHAINED +30 callout while gliding. The official control list does not name a wing button. Do not assume Q or E deploys them; those keys are the documented trick inputs. If wings appear, use the glide to face the landing, then cut the trick before you touch down.
Other callouts seen on the same kind of footage include COMBO multipliers and a SCRAPPY bonus. They illustrate the scoring style. They are not a complete score table.
Ghost racer
Ghost Racer defaults to on. It draws a translucent copy of your top run on the current server, visible only to you. Use it to see where a previous attempt was straighter. It is not another player's ghost.
Private-server length
On a private server, the owner gets top-bar controls for course length and difficulty. A shorter course is less hill per attempt. That can make repeats quicker, but the game has not published an XP-per-hour table, and there is no confirmed calendar of boosted XP events. Change length to practice a section, not because a hidden multiplier is documented.