Wisconsin's "Corbet's Couloir" Is Small but Daunting

Originally posted on Powder | By Matt Lorelli | Last updated Apr 12, 2026 7:03 AM ET

Corbet's Couloir at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming is one of the most well-known ski trails in the country. The famed couloir beckons expert skiers to leap between its rocky walls under the view of the iconic Aerial Tram.

More than 1,300 miles away lies Wisconsin's largest ski resort, Granite Peak, in the northern town of Wausau. Granite Peak sports a 700-foot vertical drop, respectable for the region, but the resort isn't known for big-mountain skiing like Jackson Hole.

Except for Caroline's Couloir, that is.

Calling the trail a couloir is a bit of a misnomer, but in a land of corn fields and cheese, it's the closest thing America's Dairyland has to its own Corbet's.

The couloir is a small five-foot cliff that is blasted by snowmaking guns throughout the season. When enough snow has been plastered and frozen to the rocks, Granite Peak opens Caroline's to the public.

I skied it once and crashed fairly hard on the icy landing. ArjunSki, on the other hand, dropped multiple lines on the small yet daunting trail in a recent YouTube video. Tap or click below to watch. Keep reading for more on Granite Peak and Caroline's Couloir.

The hardest part of skiing Caroline's Couloir is the landing, as seen in ArjunSki's various drops. Because the couloir is mostly made of re-frozen snowmaking, the landing is always firm, fast, flat, and unforgiving.

One might argue, if you'll humor me for a second, that skiing Caroline's Couloir at Granite Peak is more challenging than Corbet's due to the conditions.

Sure, plenty of people wipe out on icy descents into Corbet's, but they're often greeted by powdery, wind-buffed snow once they make it past the headwall. Caroline's, on the other hand, is always icy, and skiers must regain control on a hardpack surface that's anything but powdery.

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