Cruising through the Jackson Town Square Well maybe not just yet, but I didn’t ski at all this weekend, though I did try. On Friday afternoon, I went out on Jackson Lake to camp and make an attempt on the Sickle Couloir on Mount Moran. Though the first descentionists (Jeff Roads/Cory Flandrow) succeeded in skiing [...]
Archive for June, 2008
Is This the End? Denied on Moran’s Sickle Couloir
by June 30th, 2008Modified Black Diamond Voodoo Update
by June 27th, 2008As the ski season starts to wind down here in JH, I thought I’d give a brief update on how my Black Diamond Voodoos have held up after chopping off the twin-tip tail. The biggest issue I found with this experiment was finding some sort of epoxy that would be durable enough for the rigors [...]
Slideshow TR: Skiing The Enclosure
by June 26th, 2008Randosteve watches Reed make his final few steps to the summit of the Enclosure. Photo: Jason Kartchner, from the Owen/Spalding Route of the Grand Teton. On Saturday, I got out with Reed to ski the Enclosure…which is the peak/shoulder to the west of the Grand Teton. I’ve never been on top of the Enclosure before [...]
Got Food for the Skiing the Backcountry!
by June 25th, 2008This one’s for you Harpo! Food and nutrition are always hot topics and the focus of many emails I receive. My eating habits tend to vary a bit from winter to summer, and depend greatly on the activity I’m partaking in. Most of the time though, I tend to mix and match “real food” with [...]
Think YOU’RE Fast? Jimmy Chin Solo Skis The Grand Teton, Middle Teton and South Teton
by June 24th, 2008Jimmy Chin’s Trifecta Route. Click here for larger image. Well, on occasions I do, but when I hear about days like the following, I feel like I’m slow as molasses. Photographer, skier/climber and The North Face sponsored athlete, Jimmy Chin shot me an email last week breaking down his recent (last Friday) light and fast [...]
Video TR: Skiing the Middle Teton Glacier Route
by June 23rd, 2008The Glacier Route on the Middle Teton…as skied on June 19,2008. The last time I skied this route was in March of 2004. Picture taken from Disappointment Peak on December 24, 2005. Enjoy the video! Link to YouTube high-res version. Watch the full screen version to get the most stoke! Longer upload times apply.
Is it Freezing at Night in the Mountains?
by June 20th, 2008Randosteve skis the Glacier Route on the Middle Teton on Thursday. Click here for larger image. I’ve been getting a lot of email’s lately of people asking me how I think the skiing is right now…if the snow is freezing at night…and about specific route conditions in general. Though I had heard reports of great [...]
Testing…1,2,3…Testing the Dynafit Manaslu
by June 19th, 2008Someday I’m going to use my KLR to actually go skiing. The one thing that drives me nuts about testing ski gear is that half the time the products are prototypes, and not quite fine tuned for production. Right now I have some Dynafit Manaslu skis and Zzeus boots in my possession, and although the [...]
Everest Torch Bearer Visits Moosely
by June 18th, 2008Ciren Wang Mu carried the Olympic torch to the summit of Mount Everest. Now I don’t want to get into the whole political side of China and the Olympics, but I don’t think they should have closed off the mountain for this event and I will say I think the Olympics shouldn’t be about politics…but [...]
Video TR: Mount Woodring, South Faces, Skiing Dynafit Manaslu
by June 17th, 2008I think the video says it all. Thanks for visiting TetonAT.com. Enjoy! Steve TetonAT.com Videos from Randosteve on Vimeo.
Doping in Rando Racing?
by June 16th, 2008Is French ski mountaineering racer, Patrick Blanc, a dope(r)? You know the competition is competitive when athletes take drugs and cheat to gain an advantage. Recently, after the famous Patrouille des Glaciers race, 1 of 10 test results for doping have come back positive for one of the members of the winning French team. The [...]
Skiing Gannett Peak, North Face…and Out
by June 13th, 2008Tim Weydeveld and Steve Romeo skin towards the North Face of Gannett Peak on the Gannett Glacier. It pretty much snowed all night and we spent a lot of time banging on the sides of the Megamid and packing the snow around it’s sides so we wouldn’t be engulfed as the snow piled up it’s [...]
June 12, 2008: Twin Slides, Teton Pass
by June 12th, 2008Really nothing special in this video. It’s just amazing that there is still such great skiing to be had on Teton Pass all the way to the parking lot and I wanted to document it. Part 3 from Gannett tomorrow. Ciao for now!
Help Support Bill Briggs!
by June 11th, 2008NOTE: This post is mainly directed to those that live outside of Jackson Hole, WY. Photo of Bill Briggs: Courtesy, The Mountain Culture. Photo of The Grand Teton: Courtesy, Teton Gravity Research. I got an email from Tom Turiano while I was in the Winds asking for some help getting legendary Jackson skier, Bill Briggs [...]
Skiing Gannett Peak’s Gooseneck Couloir: Part 2
by June 10th, 2008Randosteve summits Gannett Peak When I’m in the mountains, it’s one of the few times I rely on my alarm to wake me up. Needless to say, it wasn’t until 2:40 am, and the second time my Suunto CORE beeped, that I arose out of a restful sleep. I could hear the winds ripping up [...]
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