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7 of the Scariest Runs in North America

Corbet's Couloir - Jackson Hole Credit: Eric Seymour/JHMR photo
Corbet’s Couloir – Jackson Hole. Credit: Eric Seymour/JHMR photo

7 of the Scariest Runs in North America

Robin Azer | 

By definition, ‘scary’ is all in the eye of the beholder. Out on the ski slopes, steepness and scary are often partners in crime. How steep is steep? Generally speaking, beginner runs have a steepness of about 10 degrees, intermediates about 20 degrees, experts 30-45 degrees, and anything higher is insanity.

Things like rock outcroppings, narrow chutes, and other natural obstacles are other key ingredients to a crazy-hard run. Below are some of the scariest runs in North America – in no particular order.

“Cause sometimes, to live your dream, you have to face your fears.”

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