Hardest marked inbounds run?

chitownskiier8

chitownskiier8

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In your opinion, what's the hardest marked inbounds run in North America. Ive always thought it to be Corbets in Jackson, but ive never been to Squaw, Whistler, Crested Butte or any of the other resorts known for their big mountain terrain.
 
Difficult to say the hardest, but as far as steepest I'd have to go with McConkey's or a number of lines in The Chimney, both at Squaw. Corbet's isn't even close (and a lot of ski areas have stuff way steeper than Corbet's--it's really just a pow run with a slightly tricky drop-in).
 
Google searched it and this came up.

1. Alta Zero—Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyo.

Among Jackson Hole’s pantheon of double-diamond ski runs, Alta Zero continually came up with the polled skiers as the Wyoming resort’s best steep shot.

2. Two Smokes—Silverton Mountain, Colo.

This super-steep, doglegged chute pinches down to less than 6 feet wide at one point.

3. Climax—Whistler Blackcomb Resort, British Colombia

In the alpine cirque just below Blackcomb Peak, several precipitous chutes flank a feature called Chainsaw Ridge. The most difficult chute, according to Eric Pehota, a professional skier, is Climax.

4. Keyhole—Alpine Meadows, Calif.

Moguls, cliffs and exposed rocks on a near-vertical plane of snow makes Keyhole among the toughest runs in the Lake Tahoe region.

5. Corbet’s Couloir—Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyo.

Probably the most well-known double-diamond run in the world, Corbet’s Couloir starts with a mandatory air-in, which means you must jump off a large cornice just to get on the run below.

6. Avalanche Bowl to Zoom—Loveland Ski Area, Colo.

This is one of the steepest runs in Colorado, said Chad Jackson, a videographer with ski-film company Teton Gravity Research.

7. Goat—Stowe Mountain Resort, Vt.

Considered among the toughest runs in New England, Goat tumbles for nearly three-quarters of a mile, reaching 36 degrees steep and featuring bumps as large as a VW Bug.

8. The Palisades—Squaw Valley USA, Calif.

Guarding the summit of 8,900-foot Squaw Peak, the Palisades are a cliff formation fluted with semi-skiable chutes, many of which end in death-defying leaps over dark granite cliff faces.

9. Outer Limits—Killington Resort, Vt.

Gregory Ditrinco, executive editor of Ski magazine, calls Outer Limits a classic, old-school mogul run. “It’s long and relentless, and steep, so it physically beats you up,” he said.

10. Mak-M-Stairs-Plunge—Telluride, Colo.

This unending bump run is actually a combination of three different runs that drop from a 11,890-foot peak, forming a penultimate leg-burner, with giant moguls and a consistently unforgiving pitch.
 
i still have a map that says it is. everytime i go theres not enought snow to sneak in. (end of march)
 
Not ripping on your search efforts, but that's pretty much a joke and was probably compiled by something like SKI magazine. Anyone who thinks that a run at Stowe, Killington or Loveland can compete with the steepest lines at Squaw or Whistler doesn't know how to ski steep terrain.
 
my goal is hit this in the next ffew years. its never open to the public though. you have to know a patroller or someone
 
props to you if you do it. Just LOOK at it haha, it's absurd. My goal is to ski the Big sometime, which is way more realistic for me
 
Parts of keyhole are pretty mild, just steep.

That said, despite being 'unmarked', Nun's Cunt or that hard right out of NC which drops you over some gnar rocks that is literally never ever skied are probably the two hardest well known, non-hike runs at Alpine and definitely rival any line around the country that is as easily accessed.

As far as hard east coast runs go, I'd say only tight tree runs can compare at all to the difficulty it takes to ski most hard lines elsewhere.
 
Hardest I've skied are all at Jackson Hole. If Alta Zero refers to the first shot, then yea, that a pretty gnar inboundser. Also Shot 7 in Casper is sick because its steep, narrow, and is super variable because of the sun, and finally Corbets was fun, but def not the most challenging.
I would guess some staff at either Squaw or Baker, lots of in bounds hikables that are pretty intense.
 
when the snow is good in the big, its fucking good. not really a extremely technically hard run, i think its reputation makes it a lot scarier for most people.
 
I would have to say Jackson easily takes the cake resort wise.

Corbet's is definitely over rated though, Its not that hard of a run at all once you get in. Plus there is usually a small cut out on the side so if you wanna puss out you can just side step down the cornice in. Although the drop can get pretty gnar depending on snowfall. Iv'e done it a few times at 20-30ft so not that bad of a drop.
 
Alta chutes or alta zero are not that hard, they are just steep. Although when there is now snow they can be brutal. Silverton takes the cake for difficulty if you're talking about in bounds shit.
 
dude when i was eleven ripped on half off that, then nearly died when i fell on my head, only a concussion though
 
I'll be honest. That thing gets really fucking hard when it's icy. Still though, that video makes me lol. Hahahaha.
 
Big hourglass at Crested Butte... its like three 80 foot cliffs in a row and thats where they hold the world extremes, if its a good snow year.... It was closed for like 18 years or something crazy like that but they opened it up in 08'
 
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