{"id":1826717,"date":"2026-03-14T15:54:12","date_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:54:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1826717"},"modified":"2026-03-14T15:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-14T12:54:12","slug":"jackson-hole-wy-report-skiing-corbets-couloir-on-friday-the-13th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1826717","title":{"rendered":"Jackson Hole, WY, Report: Skiing Corbet\u2019s Couloir on \u201cFriday The 13th\u201d\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Brought to you by Snake River Brewing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Report from Friday The 13th, March, 2026<\/em><\/p>\n

Corbet\u2019s Couloir takes no prisoners\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mainly because so many of us come from all over the world to ski Corbet\u2019s Couloir at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, and we just aren\u2019t fully prepared for it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I was a bit nervous to ski Corbet\u2019s for the first time in 9 years on Friday the 13th\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corbet\u2019 Couloir. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Honestly, it wasn\u2019t even in my mind, but I\u2019d met up with Willie and Luke in the Jackson Hole marketing department today and they mentioned that it had been skiing well.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As I was skiing the lower mountain around midday, I saw two people lace the drop-in and rip huge turns down the chute.<\/strong><\/p>\n

That\u2019s when I realized I should probably go up there and have a look\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Top of the tram from the base. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I was on the 1 p.m. tram to the summit and I couldn\u2019t quite get a good look at it over the crowd on the way up.<\/strong><\/p>\n

No matter. The important thing is how it looks from the top.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I slowly skittered my way to the entrance of the chute, slid through the gate, negotiated the crowd, and had a look down the chute.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corbet\u2019 Couloir. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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\u201cOH HELL NO!\u201d was my body\u2019s initial reaction.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The cornice drop was steep, icy-looking, with a ferocious, sweeping, committed right turn that dumps you right into the chute proper with speed you\u2019ll need to get rid of in a hurry.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I worked my way to the skier\u2019s left of the drop-in and was extremely lucky to watch a tall drink of water drop in and make it look easy.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Big Red. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

That helped. Now, I could see it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I stepped back, put on my camera, pushed my way through the crowd, watched a guy try to drop in three times and balk three times, asked him if I could go first, rolled up to the edge, and dropped without hesitation.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The sweeping right turn was firm, and my skis chattered.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I just kept it together on my left-hand speed check turn at the top of the chute, directly into wintry chalk bliss.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corbet\u2019 Couloir. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I slid turns on the skier\u2019s left of the chute, where the snow looked fresh where the severe rock walls spat color onto the snow.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The skiing was good, likely due to spindrift that blew into the chute from the raging 100 mph winds last night.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I bounced my way down the chute, stopping at multiple places near the bottom to eyeball the chute, the crashes, and my aspirations of S&S Chute someday\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackson Hole. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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When I refocused on Corbet\u2019s, there were three skiers with a grand total of four skis between them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I watched four people crash behind me before ski patrol closed it for the day.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I\u2019m not sure why they closed it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corbet\u2019 Couloir. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maybe because the percentage success rate was simply too low.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Maybe it\u2019s normal for them to close it around 1:15 p.m.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I may never know, but I\u2019m extremely grateful to have been on the last tram of the day allowed to enter.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bridger Gondola. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I skied expert chutes down to the Thunder Chair and got a cheeky tip from a new chair friend that Tower 3 Chute was skiing great.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I did two laps in Tower 3 Chute and she was right.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Fantastic skiing in chalky snow and superb terrain.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Corbet\u2019 Couloir. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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After two Tower 3s, I called it and glided home with a smile.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Thanks, Wyoming!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The Tram. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Corbet\u2019 Couloir. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
Corbet\u2019 Couloir. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Corbet\u2019 Couloir. Image: SnowBrains<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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