The Top 18 Funniest Ski Run Names

1. Big Doo Doo—Alyeska, Alaska

Did someone let their 13-year-old name this run? We’d assume so. We aren’t bummed about it.

2. Glory Hole—Alta Ski Area, Utah

This trail is the first on this list that we won’t explain. If you get the reference, great. If not, you probably shouldn’t Google it.

3. Throbulator—Burke Mountain Resort, Vermont

This name is electric. It might be an innuendo. It might not be. Either way, we’re thankful that skiers at Burke Mountain can say, without telling a lie, that they’ve “ridden the Throbulator.” (“Throbulator” is also the name of a minor character in the animated series Invader Zim).

4. Taint—Alta Ski Area, Utah

Again, if you don’t get the reference, you probably shouldn’t Google it.

5. Devil’s Crotch—Breckenridge, Colorado

This trail name, however, is unashamedly straightforward—no Googling required. You don’t need a literature degree to understand what Breckenridge was getting at here. It’s fiery, all right.

6. Shagnasty—Monarch Mountain, Colorado

Similar to “Throbulator,” “Shagnasty” is a word that doesn’t appear in the Merriam-Webster dictionary. It is, however, a place you can ski.

7. Awe Chute—Winter Park, Colorado

This trail name is fun and harmless. We love a good old-fashioned play on words.

8. Bassackwards—Snowbird, Utah

“Bassackwards” actually does appear in Merriam-Webster’s dictionary. Go figure!

9. Gnarnia—Sunday River, Maine

Narnia, meet gnar.

10. Misery Whip—Sugarloaf, Maine

You’ve heard of Miracle Whip, but what about Misery Whip? It makes salad dressing taste like rusty nails and battery acid, we hear.

11. Huevos Grandes—Mammoth Mountain, California

Spanish speakers, this one’s for you.

12. Organgrinder—Sugarbush, Vermont

This name isn’t funny—terrifying is a more apt description. But we felt like it was outlandish enough to be included on this list. We’d prefer our organs un-grinded, please, and thank you.

13. Idiot’s Delight—Alpine Meadows, California

What a name. It says so much in so few words.

14. Chute That Seldom Slides—Alpine Meadows, California

While avalanches are an inherent risk to playing in the mountains, there’s something deeply discomforting—and darkly hilarious—about a run with a name that suggests that, rather than never sliding, it seldom slides. Thanks for the heads up, I guess.

15. Tohelluride—Big Sky Resort, Montana

Squeezing “hell” into the middle of Telluride works far better than you’d expect. Kudos to whoever dreamed this one up.

16. AMF—Snowmass, Colorado

This is an acronym, and yes, it stands for something. No, we unfortunately can’t publish word-for-word what that something is.

17. Hairbag Alley—Vail Mountain, Colorado

Get your mind out of the gutter! This one’s a reference to long-haired skiers, not whatever you might’ve been thinking.

18. Vodka Shots—Silverton Mountain, Colorado

Simple. Straightforward. To the point. Just like the beverage it references.