Corbet's Launch?

C_Ewart · 2006-04-18 11:31:46

My friend was talking to to me about Corbet's when sometimes, on really huge powder days, they would open up the gates so you can get as much speed as you can from the the top of the Tram, and launch off the cliff into the snow. It this true? I want pics or something if it is.

coordy12

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if you have ever been on top of it, that would be hard to imagine- if not a death wish. because the landing on corbets is like super fuckin steep to begin with so if you have any speed, you will drop so much farther

Apr 18 2006 12:17PM

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jayamait

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is that even legal?

Apr 18 2006 12:29PM

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Holte

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well, i'm sure you could. But I don't know if anybody has ever done it, much less lived through it. If you value your life, I wouldn't recommend it.

Apr 18 2006 12:54PM

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Holte

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shit, nevermind. I was thinking of another bowl off the backside of Jackson. It's been a long time since I've been there. i just called my dad, he said he launched corbets a few times when he was instructing at Jackson. Apparently you can do it, but don't expect to get any less than 180-200 feet or air.

Apr 18 2006 1:03PM

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C_Ewart

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Well, I dropped in off the 35ft part in Early Januaray (apparently the biggest Corbet's has been in years)...

I know it's possible to launch it, I'm just wondering if there is a time when they allow it.

Apr 18 2006 2:07PM

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CamBrowne

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anyone have pics?

Apr 18 2006 2:09PM

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dude, there would be no need to take the gates off, you wouldnt need that much spear to huck corbets.

Apr 18 2006 2:55PM

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speed not spear sorry.

Apr 18 2006 2:56PM

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grambo

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It has happened in the past on big days, people just ski right off.

Apr 18 2006 3:24PM

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https://newschoolers.com/ns3/web/content/pictures.php?img=68726&
https://newschoolers.com/ns3/web/content/pictures.php?img=68722&

Apr 18 2006 4:18PM

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ShadyHillGroup

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dude those are just pics of droping into like everyother person, he wanted pics of hucking it.

Apr 18 2006 5:04PM

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Aenigma

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I just thought I'd post them to give people an idea of what it looked like. If you're going to complain, at least post something better to back up your criticism.

Apr 18 2006 5:12PM

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your dads a liar

Apr 18 2006 5:14PM

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ShadyHillGroup

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sorry bud, im not complaining, im just telling you

Apr 18 2006 5:16PM

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MADr.

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they dont let the public do that, but ive seen a vid of someone hucking an enormous backflip off of it.

Apr 18 2006 5:17PM

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theFrenchman

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there is a picture in Fluid ski Mag off a guy dropping switch into it.

Apr 18 2006 5:19PM

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40calGlockSkier

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Micah Black did that for TGR. I've seen some stills shot from in the cave of his backie as well, pretty ridiculous. Rick Armstrong has taken three figures worth of air into Corbet's as well...

Apr 18 2006 6:07PM

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Holte

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i doubt it. He knows what he's talking about. He was on the PSIA demo team at the time.

Apr 18 2006 6:27PM

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so what I bet my dad could kick your dads ass.

Apr 18 2006 10:03PM

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ive dropped it but not from the tram that would be nuts

Apr 18 2006 10:46PM

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C_Ewart

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hehe. I don;t think you understood right.

First, it's not possible to jump in from the tram.

Second- Let me describe this better.

Imagine getting as much speed as you can, and LAUNCHING off into Corbet's Couloir. They would open the gates for you, so that you didn't have to speed check around the ropes.

think- 50 degree slope, 30ft cliff at 30mph.

You could easily make it over halfway down Corbet's in the air.

I'm just wondering if they let people do that.

Apr 18 2006 11:06PM

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no way if you pointed it from the tram you would be doing way over 30, you would go rediculasly far, like alomst to the cliff band above laramie. well not really, but you would go way to far

Apr 18 2006 11:10PM

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I've seen a picture of some dude dropping the cliff on skiers left. Pretty old picture but that was alot more air than usual. I doubt they would open it up like that though.

Apr 19 2006 9:53AM

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