Alpine Leap 🚀
Alpine jump near the ski resort ruins. The approach is a winding mountain road that straightens out 600m before the ramp. Deceptive because it looks easier than it is , the altitude affects your car's power.
Best Cars for This Jump
Look, I've thrown basically everything off this ramp, Jesko, RS200, F40, Aventador, even a tuned Mini Cooper for the memes, you get the idea. The AWD Jesko is the obvious choice, tbh it's kinda broken for danger signs. But honestly the Hoonigan RS200 is the real sleeper here. Hits 230kph on that winding approach without breaking a sweat. Fr. S2 hypercars seem tempting but the run-up has those tight switchbacks and you'll spend half your approach fishtailing. I've had way more luck with S1 rally builds, something about that extra ground clearance on the dirt sections before the road straightens out.
Don't sleep on the Ferrari F40 Competizione either, I got 392m with it and I'm telling you the thing just launches. For A class, the Subaru 22B is lowkey the meta, not even kidding. RWD builds are a trap here, the altitude at this spot messes with your power delivery and you need that AWD grip to keep the line straight through the ramp. Trust me, I wasted like three attempts with a maxed out McLaren before I switched.
Approach Strategy
So the approach road winds down from the ski lodge for about 800m before it straightens out, and honestly figuring out where to start your run is half the battle. Start your run-up from the hairpin above the resort ruins, not from the straight section. Trust me on this. I know it feels wrong taking the corners at full send but that extra 200m of acceleration time is literally the difference between 350m and 390m on the jump, no joke. And the ramp itself has this weird slight left tilt, if you hit it dead center you drift right in the air. Aim slightly left of center when you launch. Simple as that.
Three attempts. That's how many it took me to figure out the sweet spot. The ramp kick angle is steeper than it looks from the approach, so if you're doing 280kph you're gonna overshoot the landing zone and that landing hurts, damages your car and kills your distance. 260kph is the sweet spot, aim for that and you'll clear 380m easy. The landing zone is actually sloped downhill too, so the landing counts extra distance compared to flat landings on other danger signs.
Common Mistakes
Biggest noob trap on Alpine Leap, and I fell for it too, is using a top speed tune. This ain't the volcano launch bruh. You need acceleration more than top end because the run-up isn't long enough to hit your theoretical max anyway, and that's something people don't realize until they've wasted six runs in a row wondering why their 450kph Jesko can barely crack 340m. Took me forever to figure that out. Second thing that cost me like five attempts, hitting the ramp at an angle, the road before the ramp has this slight curve and if you don't straighten out completely you're gonna fly sideways and lose 50-80m easy. And for the love of god don't rewind mid-air, it resets your launch position at a terrible spot and you'll have to drive way back to get another run-up, complete waste of time.
Also people keep showing up here with S2 998 builds and it's legit the wrong call. The winding approach, the dirt patches, the altitude power loss, it all adds up to S1 being faster for this specific jump. I've seen leaderboard runs with S1 cars beating S2 by 10+ meters, no cap.
Weather and Altitude Tips
The altitude at this spot is no joke, you're way up near the ski resort and naturally aspirated engines lose like 15-20% power up here, which is massive when you're chasing 380m. Forced induction builds hold their power better, so turbos and superchargers are kinda the meta regardless of weather conditions, snow tires, drag slicks, whatever you're running. In the rain the dirt patches on the approach turn into mud basically, and that kills your acceleration run, so honestly just wait for dry weather if you're going for 3 stars. Wind matters more than people think too, a headwind coming down from the peaks can knock 20m off your jump distance, I've tested it, verified it, the whole thing.
Snow season is a different beast entirely. The approach road gets properly icy and your acceleration times are garbage. If you're grinding this in winter, fit snow tires and drop your tire pressure a few PSI, it helps more than any power upgrade in those conditions. But honestly, just do it in summer, save yourself the headache.