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Even by crazy people s standards, this is insane. A skier just did an insane backflip through Corbets Coulier and you have to see it to believe it.
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort just shared this video of Jake Hopfinger absolutely nailing a flip through one of the most famous runs in all of skiing.
If you re not familiar with Corbets Couloir, it s one of the most famous chutes in skiing thanks to its sheer vertical challenge. The Jackson Hole Mountain Resort website sums it up like this:
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.
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This morning, with my snowboard tucked comfortably under my arm, I did two separate hikes off the storied Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. When I strapped in and began sliding downhill, the light, dry snow flew over my shoulders and filled my mouth, taking my breath away on several turns. It was one of my best powder days of the year. It wasn’t one of Jackson Hole’s best powder days. Not by a longshot. Because Jackson Hole gets plenty of good powder days. But for anyone that gets the opportunity to ride 10 fresh inches at JHMR, the steeps combined with the snow quality usually make it one for the books. Because us regular schmucks don’t get to ride places like this every day.