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12 funny ski run names that you won’t believe actually exist

12 funny ski run names that you won’t believe actually exist

Sadly we can't be on the slopes, but in the meantime, we're sure these 12 hilariously named pistes will keep you entertained. How many have you skied? 

1. Doom & Gloom, Whistler

Nothing like a bit of Doom and Gloom after tackling Stefan's Chute & Cockalorum.

 

2. Devil's Crotch, Breckenridge

 

Start of Devil's Crotch run in Breckenridge

This hellish double diamond expert piste isn’t for the faint-hearted

 

3. Steeper Than Hell, Snowbird

 

Screenshot of Snowbird piste map showing the 'Steeper than Hell' ski run

 

Snowbird: Hitting the nail on the head since 1971

 

4. Glory Hole, Alta

 

Sign for Glory Hole ski run in Alta

 

I wonder what goes on here...

 

5. Schattberg, Saalbach

 

Screenshot of Mayrhofen piste map showing Schattberg ski run

 

Because we’re all still kids at heart!

 

6. Idiot's Delight, Alpine Meadows

 

Mountain at Alpine Meadows showing Idiot's Delight ski run

 

Locals say you have to be stupid to actually take this route

 

7. Tom's Mom, Brekenridge

 

Screenshot of piste map showing 'Tom's Mom' ski run

 

*Insert riding Tom's Mom joke here*

 

8. Adios Mother F*****, Snowmass

 

Sign showing the start of the 'Adios Mother F*****' ski run in Snowmass

 

Steep as f***

 

9. Harakiri, Mayrhofen

 

Sign showing the start of the Harakiri ski run in Mayrhofen

 

A ski run that compares itself to the ‘abdomen cutting’ samurai suicide ritual, it is the steepest slope in Austria after all.

 

10. Goat's Head Soup, Sunshine Village

 

Sunshine Village Piste map showing the Goat's Head Soup ski run

 

Goat’s Head Soup, Goat’s Eye Gardens, Cleavage, Ewe First, Mother-in-Law, Think Again, Bushwhackers and Chicken. What were these guys on when naming this area?

 

11. Organ Grinder, Sugarbush

 

Sugarbush
Sign showing 'Organ Grinder' run in Sugarbush

 

Your body will be pulverised after this long and steep piste

 

12. Spanky's Ladder, Whistler Blackcomb

 

Sign showing the 'Spanky's Ladder' ski run in Whistler

 

…how do they come up with these names!

Other favourites include:

Dick's Ditch, Jackson Hole

Psychopath, Breckenridge

Beer Belly, Red Mountain

Kill the Banker & Big Woody, Revelstoke

Big Doo Doo, Alyeska

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