Kings and Queens of Corbet's

February 10-16, 2019

Back by popular demand, Kings and Queens of Corbet’s will host 25 of the top skiers and riders pushing their limits in skiings largest venue. Hosted like a surf competition, the contest will be held one day within the six day window to create optimal conditions. With less than a month until the contest window, the athlete list is in its final stages.

Corbet’s closures leading up to event: Jan 22-24, Jan 28-Feb 1, and Feb 5- until the day after the event.

Check out the video above highlighting last years event.

Meet the Athletes

Kings and Queens of Corbets - Skiing Mobile

Kings and Queens of Corbets - Bottom of Corbets Mobile

Kings and Queens of Corbets - Crowd Mobile

As a measuring stick for generations of skiers and snowboarders, there may be no better venue in North America for this one-of-a-kind big mountain contest than Corbet’s Couloir”

- Griffin Post

No ski resort in North America has a chute so legendary as Corbet’s Couloir in Wyoming – a crucible where skiers go to prove their mettle (or more often, to retreat in fear).

- Christopher Steiner

Confirmed 2019 Athletes

Hana Beaman

I grew up in southern California riding parks and playing in the sunny slush of Snow Summit. I began competing professionally in 2001 and soon after my first X-games appearance was introduced to riding and filming in the backcountry by Travis Rice on a trip to Jackson in 2002! I continued to compete in X-Games and other high profile contests until 2011, when I decided to focus solely on filming in the backcountry. Since then I’ve worked on several film project including, Intervals, Full Moon Film, Landline and Listen to the Eyes. I always enjoy returning to Jackson, as it is the place that first instilled my love of riding powder and the backcountry.

Sponsors:Ride Snowboards, Vans, Von Zipper

Watch Hana

Maude Besse

When I was a kid, I quickly understood that skiing was the best game in the world. Pleasure was always my goals during my ski days, holidays, weekends. Every day as soon as I came out of school, I had to escape on the slope, pretty easy for me because I lived 5 minutes from the lift. My dad forwarded me his spirit competition. After few years in alpine ski, I noticed that my true happiness was to go out from the slope, where everything Is free and calm. That why I do Freeride now, to let escape my personality in the pow.

Sponsors: Volkl Skis, Marker, Dalbello, Oakley, Verbier 4 Vallees.

Watch Maude

Aaron Blunck

Freeskier from Crested Butte, Co. I started skiing when I was 18 months old and haven’t looked back since! My grandpa started the ski school in Crested Butte so skiing was kinda just in my blood! I love every type of skiing because there truly is no better feeling then flying down the hill. .

Sponsors: Head, POC, Rockstar Energy, Paul Mitchell, The Eleven Experience, and Crested Butte Mountain Resort.

Watch Aaron

Parkin Costain

19-year-old Big Mountain Freeride skier. Born and raised Montanan, based out of Moonlight Basin. Adrenaline junky who has found a career in the mountains. 2015 TGR Gromp comp winner, 2017 Quiksilver YGSKI winner. Featured in TGR’s latest film Far Out.

Sponsors: Black Diamond, Moonlight Basin, SEABA Heli, Marker Products.

Watch Parkin

Laura Dewey

Laura has called Snowbird, UT her home mountain for 16 years now. Hailing from East Hampton, CT she started competing in 2007 kicking off a successful run in freeriding. She was the 2008 North face Masters Alyeska Champ, Qualified for Freeride World Tour 2013 (placing first place in Chamonix), and requalifying for the FWT again in 2014 (2nd place telluride 2015).

Watch Laura

Cam Fitzpatrick

I’m a professional snowboarder born and raised in the town of Jackson, WY. I started skiing at the age of 2 with the support of my dad who was on the JHMR ski patrol for over 25 years. I switch over to snowboarding or a.k.a “ The Dark Side”, as my dad would call it, at the age of 6. With snowboarding being the new fun thing in the mountains it became clear to me that I wanted to work as hard as I possibly could to achieve the dream of being a professional snowboarder. I competed at a young age and as I got older I started to get more interested in the filming side of the sport. I grew up watching snowboard videos with idols I looked up to my whole life. The last three years I worked on the new Red Bull Media House movie called, “The Fourth Phase” and Arbor Snowboards movie, “ Cosa Nostra”. Im so grateful to be doing what I do for a living and wouldn’t be able to do it without the support of my sponsors and amazing family. I’m currently working on new film projects and hope to live this dream, for many more years to come.

Sponsors: Blenders Eyewear, JHMR, Hi Ball Energy, Stio, Teton Thai, Melvin Brewing, BlueBird Wax, Remind Insoles, Crossfit Jackson Hole and Avalon 7.

Watch Cam

Karl Fostvedt

I was born and raised in Sun Valley Idaho where I got the nickname Crazy Karl at age 7. My hero growing up was Tommy Moe and I always tried to live up to his motto of "Go Fast and Take Chances." I now ski backcountry full time and spend my winters chasing storms and filming powder skiing.
Film segments with Poor Boyz Productions, Teton Gravity Research, Sweetgrass Productions, Toy Soldier Productions, 4bi9, Good Company.

Sponsors: Dakine, Anon Optics, Pro Bar

Watch Karl

Elisabeth Gerritzen

Born in Neuchatel, Switzerland, Elisabeth started skiing at the age 2 or 3 in Verbier. After competing in alpine skiing until the age of 14, she then found the joys of freeskiing and quickly developed her skills on bigger lines. During her second year competing in the junior freeride tour, she took home the overall win. The next 3 years Elisabeth competed on the Freeride World Qualifier before breaking into the Freeride World Tour where she has been competing for the last seasons.

Sponsors: Faction Skis, Nocco, Peak Performance, Verbier 4 Vallees and Giro.

Watch Elisabeth

Wanaka Hama

Freeride world tour Hakuba 2018 1st place and freeride world tour 2018 ranked 5th.

Sponsors: Good Boards, Kashiwax, and Niseko Mt.Resort Grand HIRAFU.

Watch Wanaka

Sander Hadley

Internet Skier specializing in biting off more than he can chew residing in Pocatello, Idaho. Appearances in MSP’s “Days of My Youth”, “Ruin and Rose” & “Drop Everything”.

Sponsors: Scott Sports

Watch Sander

Forrest Jillson

Local ripper Forrest Jillson has been ascending the ranks of the freeskiing world over the last couple of seasons. Having grown up in Jackson and with a father on ski patrol, Forrest's abilities are unquestioned and his passion for this place is much the same. We're excited to see what is next for Forrest.

Sponsors: Völkl, Marker, Dalbello, Marmot, Lebent Socks, JHMR, Wilde Brands, Medicine Wheel Wellness, Teton Village Sports, Teton Bootlab.

Watch Forrest

Niki Kelly

Home Mountain: Kicking Horse Mountain Resort in Golden, British Columbia Canada. 2019 is my rookie season on the Freeride World Tour and i have competed on the Freeride World Qualifiers for 3 years. My husband and my dog love traveling around exploring new resorts in our self converted Sprinter Van.

Sponsors: Flylow Gear, Kindred Custom Snowboards and Skis, Kicking Horse Mountain Resort, Tourism Golden, Sungod Optics.

Meet Niki

Mikey Marohn

Mikey Marohn was born in Casper, Wyoming, and reborn when he moved to Jackson in high school to pursue snowboarding. You may not have heard of Mikey because shortly after highschool he moved to Tahoe for a couple of years where he coached at Woodward and filmed with Famdamly Productions. After returning to Wyoming, he was the victim of a life-altering car crash that forced him away from snowboarding while his body healed. Now, as a phoenix rises from the ashes, he is back to re-enter the world of pow.

Sponsors: Neversummer, Bluebird Wax, Remind Insoles, Windy Woman Cakes, Country Eyewear, NoSo Patches, Avalon 7, Dakine

Watch Mikey

Hans Mindnich

Hans kicked off his career competing at Snowboarder events throughout the county. In 2014 he joined the Snowboarder film crew for the movie "Foreword" and put down a backcountry segment that put him on the map in the snowboarding community.

Watch Hans

Veronica Paulsen

Veronica fell in love with skiing at Squaw Valley, California where she began participating actively in the sport of freestyle moguls in her early teens. She competed on the NorAm mogul tour for 5 years as well as US Ski Team Selections and the USSA National Freestyle Championships, where Veronica earned a 6th place finish in women’s dual moguls in 2014. Two seasons ago, Veronica transitioned to big mountain, and after only her first season was ranked 8th on the Americas Freeride World Qualifier Tour. She continues to compete in the Freeride World Qualifier competitions where she hopes to one day qualify for the Freeride World Tour.

Sponsors: Sego Ski Co., Wright Training, Nikwax, Noso Patches, Inuition Liners

Travis Rice

Travis’s career spans the gap from international podiums to making the three of the biggest snowboard films of all time, "That’s It, That’s All" and "The Art of Flight", and "The Fourth Phase". Travis has made a living traveling the globe in search of snowboard adventure but has always called Jackson Hole home.

Sponsors: Lib Technologies Snowboards, Bluebird wax, Quiksilver, DC Shoes, Red Bull, Grenade Gloves, Jack's Garage, Neff Headwear, Nixon, and Boost Mobile

Watch Travis

Erika Vikander

Coming from a background of major Slopestyle competitions such as U.S. Open, Grand Prixs, and the Dew Tour for a number of years, Erika has showcased her snowboarding skills in all aspects of the sport. After a season ending injury during the qualifying process for the 2014 Sochi Olympics, she shifted her focus from the terrain park to the backcountry where she honed in her competitive skills to qualify for the Freeride World Tour in 2017. It took her only one season on the qualifying tour to snag the one spot for females on the Freeride World Tour. On her debut season last year she had multiple top 5 finishes and stood on the podium in 2nd place during the Hakuba, JAPAN stop, in addition to being named the Freeride World Tour “Audi Womens Rookie of the Year.

Sponsors: Niche Snowboards, Fix Bindings Co, Dragon, Buff USA, Outdoor Tech, Hydroflask, Dakine, Basecamp Brewing

Watch Erika

Patrick Van Horn

I started snowboarding at age 8. Originally from Wisconsin but have called Park City, Utah home for the past 5 years. I began competing in freeride about 3 years ago. My ultimate goal is to make it to the Freeride World Tour. I love to travel all over the world, especially for snowboarding. This past summer (New Zealand winter), I took second place in the North Face Frontier Freeride competition, which has me very excited for this winter!

Sponsors: Shred Soles, Bridget Kelly Photography.

Watch Patrick

Caite Zeliff

Caite was born and raised in the White Mountains of New Hampshire where she fell in love with the sport of skiing. At 12 Caite started a ski racing career that brought her all over the world taking part in the FIS and NorAm Circuits. After retiring from racing Division 1 at the University of New Hampshire Caite headed to Jackson Wyoming to chase a dream of skiing big mountain lines and deep snow. She fell in love with the creativity of free skiing and has since taken part in events like The Rhalves Banzai Tour, Freeride World Qualifying events, King & Queens of Corbets and any form of free skiing she can get her hands on. She is looking forward to entering the world of mountaineering while continuing to push the boundaries of skiing by working on her ability to grease giant airs and big lines all over the world while sharing it with the people she loves.

Sponsors- Blizzard/Tecnica , The North Face, Shred Optics, Mons Royal, Tenyao Foods.

Watch Caite