Veronica Paulsen Peels Back The Curtain On Her Corbet's Double Backflip Attempt

Skiing, whether you’re a first-timer or lifelong diehard, is all about chasing the next peak.

That could be finally tackling that one Double Black Diamond trail. Or, it could be checking “ski in Japan” off the bucket list. For professional skier Veronica Paulsen, her personal mountain was about as lofty as it gets: she wanted to land a double backflip into Jackson Hole's daunting Corbet’s Couloir. 

The terrain feature positioned below the Aerial Tram is one of the Mountain West’s best-known test pieces. It’s also the site of the Kings & Queens of Corbet’s, a yearly big mountain throwdown. At that event, Paulsen became the first woman to land a backflip off the headwall into the Couloir in 2020.

In the seasons afterwards, Paulsen upped the ante, battling to add another flip to her Corbet’s repertoire. Double or Nothing, a new video shared by Paulsen and her sponsor, Scott Sports, chronicles what she learned from that journey, including her double attempt into Corbet’s Couloir last winter. 

Tap to watch it below. Keep reading for more.

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If you watched the 2025 edition of the Kings & Queens of Corbet’s, you know how Paulsen’s latest double attempt ended. She floated through the air, flipped twice, and over-rotated, though only slightly. The crash left her with minor injuries, all things considered, and before long, Paulsen was back on snow. 

There is a temptation in skiing, and other outdoor sports, to only highlight the dramatic feats that end with grand, heroic wins. Double or Nothing doesn’t tell one of those stories.

Its takeaway may be more important, though. If you set the bar as high as possible, like Paulsen, there’s always a chance you’ll come short—that doesn’t mean, however, that you won’t change or grow as a person along the way. 

“It’s given me the drive to train every day, and to get out on the mountain. It’s helped me just continue my pursuit,” said Paulsen in Double or Nothing. 

“If I had stopped when I first fell in 2018, I would’ve missed out on all of this,” she continued, nodding to the triumphs and the setbacks she’s encountered along the way.