SWIFT. SILENT. DEEP, the long awaited documentary film about the Jackson Hole Air Force, North America’s most infamous ski fraternity, will have it’s World Premiere at the 2009 X-Dance film festival in Salt Lake City. Filmmakers Jon Klaczkiewicz and Troy Beauchamp have spent two years crafting this exploration into the roots of the modern American [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Swift, Silent, Deep: A Jackson Hole Air Force Documentary
by January 14th, 2009New Black Diamond Justice and Climbing Skins for 2009/10
by January 13th, 2009I got an email from Black Diamond headquarters yesterday, enlightening me on some of the additions and tweaks to some of the ski gear for next season…so I thought I’d forward it to you all. BD says they have redesigned all of their Power Series skis, but it seems like most of the hype is [...]
May the Ski Gods…
by January 12th, 2009Just want to say a special…”thanks”…to the hoodlum that took it upon himself to vandalize the TetonAT rig this weekend. I guess it could have been worse, like the recent Teton Pass Ambassador incident, but still worth a good cursing…don’t you think?! Got a good curse of your own? Share it with us in the [...]
Does This Scare You?
by January 11th, 2009Click photo for zoomed in view of crown area. Well it sure scares me! I know, I know…the snowpack is healing as we speak…right? I’ve been getting all the emails, reading the forum threads, and talking to all the folks on the skin track. Everyone really seems to be getting a better feeling about this [...]
Hyak Avalanche Video
by January 9th, 2009This event is old news by now…but this video is worth viewing. Good luck to the Washington residents dealing with all the destruction. Dig your buddy out or dig pits, and support TetonAT by grabbing the burly Grizzly 2 or lighter, move compact Grizzly 1 shovel by Ortovox [...]
“Soldiers on Skis” Explores Legacy of 10th Mountain Division
by January 9th, 2009Jackson, WY- Take a break from the backcountry to explore ski history with a new Teton County Library exhibit, “Soldiers on Skis,” featuring the role of the 10th Mountain Division, an elite Army ski corps, in World War II. Get a sneak preview and take a short, informal tour of the exhibit with Dave Little, [...]
“Soldiers on Skis” Explores Legacy of 10th Mountain Division
by January 9th, 2009Jackson, WY- Take a break from the backcountry to explore ski history with a new Teton County Library exhibit, “Soldiers on Skis,” featuring the role of the 10th Mountain Division, an elite Army ski corps, in World War II. Get a sneak preview and take a short, informal tour of the exhibit with Dave Little, [...]
Backcountry Alpinist Magazine?
by January 8th, 2009It was only a matter of time before all of Alpinist Magazine’s assets ended up in someone else’s hand. Lucky for us…their skiers. At a recent auction, where Alpinist Magazine was eventually sold to a phone-bid for $71,000, publishers of Backcountry Magazine, Height of Land Publications walked away with rights to the magazine, its’ website [...]
Grand Targhee Randonnee Race This Weekend
by January 7th, 2009Considering this season’s somewhat scary snowpack, it could be a great year to hit the United States Ski Mountaineering Association (USSMA) race circuit. If you are a little nervous about breaking trail in the backcountry this weekend, why not put on your racing suit and head on over to Grand Targhee for the first western [...]
Caption This Photo
by January 6th, 2009Apparently I’m currently having some trouble with the comments section of TetonAT.com 2.0. Hope to get things fixed up soon. If the comments are working for you, how about playing…”Caption This Photo”! Caption This Photo.
New G3 ONYX AT Binding
by January 6th, 2009It’s going to be hard to win a guy like me over from Dynafit’s proven reliability, but take a look at G3′s new AT binding offering, the ONYX. (More information here.) G3 ONYX features highlights are: Tour Lock-out Mode Boot-toe stop Base Plate Mounting System- Allows or 33mm of adjustment for different size boots. Din [...]
Teton Pass Avalanche Reduction: A Week in Review
by January 5th, 2009WYDOT avalanche technician Jamie Yount has been a busy bee over the last week or two, keeping Teton Pass open as much as possible and as safe as possible for vehicular travel. He was kind enough to give us an update on last weeks events which includes a video of an avalanche, triggered by [...]
TetonAT.com 2.0 For 2009
by January 2nd, 2009Today and over the weekend, I’ll (well…VR-Interactive) will be launching TetonAT.com 2.0. More or less just updating to a more current version of WordPress and moving some menus around. With the new site, videos, photos and trip reports will be much more accessible and the website itself should upload and perform faster, as well as [...]
TetonAT Black Diamond/Dynafit Elite Eight
by January 1st, 2009Over the past few years, I’ve been lucky enough to have the pick of the litter from the Black Diamond ski and Dynafit binding line up. Like all products, some perform better than others in particular conditions and terrain. For fat powder days I like big and fat skis with bindings that can handle [...]
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