Well, I finally think I have this VIMEO thing figured out and I’m pretty sure it is working now with most versions of Internet Explorer (not sure about Safari), though it does show an error in the code somewhere. I recommend Firefox for your browser. While jonesing for winter recently, I’ve been spending time uploading [...]
Archive for July, 2008
TetonAT.com Video Updates
by July 31st, 2008Make Your Own Crampon Anti-Bot Plates
by July 31st, 2008Click here for larger image of finished product. There is no doubt about it, anti-bot plates (those things that go on the bottom of crampons that help keep snow from globing up on them) are very necessary to keep you climbing safe and fast in the mountains. However, even though many crampons come with them [...]
TetonAT Welcomes Nuun Hydration
by July 30th, 2008TetonAT.com welcomes Nuun as a new sponsor and partner of the website. I’ve chosen Nuun over other hydration products because it is formulated to actually be absorbed into your body faster that water alone. Nuun (pronounced Noon) is one of the few electrolyte drinks out there that doesn’t contain any sugar, an enemy to endurance [...]
BPA Scare Defused?
by July 29th, 2008Can you guess which one is my pee bottle? Well, I’m glad I didn’t buy into the big BPA scare that happened a few months ago, because last week Reuters put out an article from Milan regarding the European Union’s most recent study finding that the amount of the chemical BPA (bisphenol A) found in [...]
2009 USSMA/COSMIC Ski Mountaineering Race Schedule
by July 28th, 2008Get your calendar out and start planning, because Pete Swenson just emailed me the preliminary schedule for the 2009 United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA) Races. Pretty much every race held in the United States will now qualify as a USSMA sanctioned race. Mainly since the powers that be figure the more races…the better! Also, [...]
No Toe-Caps?…No Toenails!!!
by July 25th, 2008Still growing my toenails back after four months. Throughout the winter, while working at the shop, I do a lot of heat molding of liners for customers buying new AT and telemark boots. Often, when asked whether they want to use toe-caps to allow for some extra room in the toe box, the customer says [...]
Got Eagles?
by July 24th, 2008I floated and fished the Snake River while RandoDad was in town. He recently got a new Nikon D-something camera and got to practice shooting with it on the abundant number of eagles we saw. I cropped and edited them a bit to be able to check out the birds up close, because who doesn’t [...]
Video Tech Tip: The Burrito Roll
by July 23rd, 2008In the advent of soft shell jackets, it’s rare that I bring a Gore-tex shell with me when backcountry skiing. When I do, it’s more in the spring and summer, when the moisture is in the form of rain instead of snow. Even still, most of the time it sits in the bottom of my [...]
Save the Goodwin Lake, Jackson Peak Ski Cabin!
by July 22nd, 2008Unlike Colorado, the mountains surrounding Jackson Hole aren’t peppered with cabins in the woods. Luckily, we do have the Ski Cabin located near Goodwin Lake, Jackson Peak and some great moderate backcountry skiing terrain. It should be saved at all costs and I hope people can find some time to help restore and protect it’s [...]
In Memory of George Gardner, Dies from Fall on Exum Ridge
by July 20th, 2008Senior Exum Mountain Guide and AMGA certified Alpine Guide, George Gardner, died at the age of 58 while soloing the Lower Exum route on the Grand Teton on Saturday. George has been a mountain guide for that past 28 years and rumor has it, he logged the most number of guided trips last summer for [...]
RandoDad in JH
by July 18th, 2008Steve Romeo Sr. arrives at the Jackson Hole Airport. Smoke from forest fires on the west coast makes for hazy skies. Have a great weekend! I know we will!
Classic Quotes From the Shop: Part II
by July 17th, 2008Sorry about the two day post there, but with the Vimeo problems, I wanted to make sure the slideshow got it’s fair share of views. Well, it’s been a quick start into the heat of the tourist season here in Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park and it doesn’t seem like the high gas [...]
2007/2008 TetonAT.com Slideshow
by July 15th, 2008I figured now is as good a time as any to look back on this past season. It was filled with an absurd number of powder days, rando races here at home and overseas, as well as a few new descents that I was finally able to cross off the tick list (Gannett Peak, SE [...]
TNF Gasherbrum 2 Team Summit Bid
by July 14th, 2008For those that haven’t been following The North Face Gasherbrum 2 Ski Expedition, now is the time to start paying attention to thier blog. The trip has been rather interesting so far, with lost luggage, team members falling in crevasses, and Italian women in lingerie at Camp 2. Though team member Ingrid Backstrom did come [...]
Ski Width History
by July 11th, 2008Click photo for larger image. This chart shows the evolution of ski widths from 3000 BC to current times. It’s pretty interesting to see that things have pretty much gone full circle with some of today’s skis having waists in the 130-140cm range. Even more wild is the fact that the skis of the early [...]
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