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Couloir Skiing Will Make Your Heart Race

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You know things are about to get crazy when Norwegians bust out the rope, and this video does not disappoint.

Aptly named “Beating your sluff in a tight spot” and posted by Nikolai Schirmer, the line down the tight Øksehogget couloir ranges from 45º to 50º with about 1,900 feet of elevation.

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“This is me trying to go faster than my sluff down it,” he reports. “I was all the way in the back seat a few times.”

Spooky. This would not be a good place to fall.

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