Corbet’s Couloir, Jackson Hole, USA
Jackson Hole abounds with challenging terrain yet Corbet’s Couloir is its most infamous run. Take a drop-­in of up to 20 foot into the couloir (with an average pitch of 40 degrees), add a turn upon landing to avoid hitting the side wall, and finish with full exposure to Jackson’s Tram (cable car) for maximum potential humiliation.

Delirium Dive, Sunshine Village, Canada
“The fact that Sunshine Village’s ski patrol insists you’re equipped with avalanche safety equipment in order to tackle Delirium Dive comes with the bonus that it is carefully monitored. A short hike up Lookout Mountain and a hop over the rock band that crowns the Dive is rewarded with steep, deep, and varied runs down a large bowl.”

Harakiri, Mayrhofen, Austria
“Harakiri was a form of Japanese ritual suicide by disembowelment and Mayrhofen’s signature black piste certainly stirs the belly with its 78 degree pitch. As you stand on the roller at the top of the run, unable to see down it, focus on the fact that it’s short (under a mile), not that it’s steeper than the World Cup ski jumping ramp.”