RIP: James Barry Corbet

Saw this in the news:
http://www.jhzone.com/viewinfo.cfm?O...A8EEBC-A073-4B
3B-A3AE962CD6860233
or http://tinyurl.com/6g6ao

I was all set to finally try Corbet's Couloir last time I was at
Jackson Hole (2003), but didn't get the chance after dislocating my
shoulder on the first day of the trip.

On 22 Dec 2004 10:40:42 -0800, "TexasSkiNut"
wrote:

I was all set to finally try Corbet's Couloir last time I was at
Jackson Hole (2003), but didn't get the chance after dislocating my
shoulder on the first day of the trip.

You should definitely go back and try your hand at Corbet's then.
Post pics.

JP

You should definitely go back and try your hand at Corbet's then. Post
pics.

The sad thing was, the week we were there Corbet's had so much snow
that some people were side-slipping in without the mandatory air.

Here's what it looked like through the tram window:
http://uploads.savefile.com/users/uploads/corbets.jpg

Here's a pro shot I found on the web from about the same time frame
http://uploads.savefile.com/users/up...bets_splat.jpg

When I was there in 1999, they also had a lot of snow. The first day I
headed up and considered dropping in. It was about a 6-8 foot drop
that day. The guy who went right before me managed to dig the tip of
his ski in and went for a slide. It was sticking out of the snow at a
really awkward angle just a few feet from where I would have needed to
land. Nobody else was around, as the guy's buddies had gone first. I
figured the odds of me sticking the landing, grabbing the ski and
yanking it out of the snow, and then nailing the first turn before
hitting the rock wall were pretty slim. For the rest of the week, I
never did get around to waiting through the tram line and never got
back up there. Probably just as well, as none of the people I was
skiing with had any interest in trying it.
Q: What are a Texan's last words?
A: Hey Bubba, watch this!

I agree. I'd pay good money to watch a Texan hop into
Corbet's. He'll need it to pay the hospital bills.

If by good money you mean enough to cover my airfare, lodging, and
maybe a lift ticket, then I'll be happy to give it a shot.
Otherwise it might be a while before I make it back up there unless my
financial situation improves.

And speaking of hospital bills, the ski clinic charged over $1000 for
my dislocated shoulder exam and reduction. It took a while, but my
insurance finally reimbursed me. While I'm on the subject, here's the
x-ray of my dislocated shoulder:
http://uploads.savefile.com/users/up...oulder_pre.jpg
and here's how it looked after the 10 minutes of unmedicated tug-of-war
to get it back in:
http://uploads.savefile.com/users/up...ulder_post.jpg

TexasSkiNut wrote:

And speaking of hospital bills, the ski clinic charged over $1000 for
my dislocated shoulder exam and reduction. It took a while, but my
insurance finally reimbursed me. While I'm on the subject, here's the
x-ray of my dislocated shoulder:

Hummm - sometimes the volunteer doc on duty in first aid or even on the
hill just pops shoulders back in around here - no charge.

Was this on-mountain first aid that charged? Or the local hospital?


http://uploads.savefile.com/users/up...oulder_pre.jpg
and here's how it looked after the 10 minutes of unmedicated tug-of-war
to get it back in:
http://uploads.savefile.com/users/up...ulder_post.jpg

No such URL:
http://uploads.savefile.com

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:25:14 -0500, Dick Gozinya wrote
this crap:

Got more money than you have balls.

He has two balls, so I guess you have 3 quarters to your
name huh Scott? What you buying all your friends for xmas
Scott? Belly button lint?


What friends?






My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the
ultimate power in the universe."

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:03:55 -0500, Harry
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:25:14 -0500, Dick Gozinya wrote
this crap:

Got more money than you have balls.

He has two balls, so I guess you have 3 quarters to your
name huh Scott? What you buying all your friends for xmas
Scott? Belly button lint?


What friends?






My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the
ultimate power in the universe."
Mr. Tinckles and Bert




"I think that gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." -Arnold Schwarzenegger, during the California recall campaign

On Thu, 23 Dec 2004 08:55:23 -0500, Dick Gozinya wrote
this crap:

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 22:03:55 -0500, Harry
wrote:

On Wed, 22 Dec 2004 18:25:14 -0500, Dick Gozinya wrote
this crap:

Got more money than you have balls.

He has two balls, so I guess you have 3 quarters to your
name huh Scott? What you buying all your friends for xmas
Scott? Belly button lint?


What friends?

Mr. Tinckles and Bert

All he's giving them is a colon inspection with his three incher.





My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the
ultimate power in the universe."

Was this on-mountain first aid that charged? Or the local hospital?

It was the on-hill clinic, which is run by the hospital. I liked the
way they did their entrance. They have the toboggan brought right in
through a garage door onto a platform even with the height of a gurney.
Patient is easily slid onto the gurney and wheeled into an exam room.

No such URL: http://uploads.savefile.com

It's there, but apparently has some stability "issues". Oh well, you
get what you pay for, and it was free. You can try the links again, or
maybe this other freebie site will work better:

Corbet's from the tram 2/18/03:
http://www.freephotoserver.com/files...0_12168540.jpg

Corbet's (picture poached from JH website):
http://www.freephotoserver.com/files...44_2557436.jpg

Dislocated shoulder xray:
http://www.freephotoserver.com/files...1_61241598.jpg

Reduced dislocated shoulder:
http://www.freephotoserver.com/files...98_6712392.jpg

"Harry Weiner" wrote in message
...

All he's giving them is a colon inspection with his three incher.

What? He get an implant or something?