There is no other run in North America with the name recognition and reputation for humbling skilled skiers and snowboarders than Corbet’s Couloir in Jackson Hole. Featuring a 20-foot drop and 50-degree pitch, Corbet’s one of the steepest ski slopes in North America and has been a proving ground for generations of skiers and snowboarders looking to test their limits in the Tetons.
When skied properly, it is a thing of beauty but watching failed attempts can be just as entertaining. Last year’s Kings & Queens of Corbet’s competition was called off due to serious safety concerns due to a north wind that scoured the couloir and it was postponed until 2025. Fingers crossed conditions line up and we once again get to see some of the best skiers and snowboarders in the world take on this beast.
No ski resort in North America has a chute so legendary as Corbet’s Couloir in Wyoming—a crucible where skiers go to prove their mettle (or more often, to retreat in fear). The run is named for Barry Corbet, a mountaineer who in 1960 spotted a narrow crease of snow shaped like an upside-down funnel, high up on the mountain now known as Jackson Hole. Said he: “Someday someone will ski that.”
