Archive for March, 2009
More Than Spring Break
by March 31st, 2009Exotic Skis ISPO Indie Ski Report
by March 30th, 2009Click on image to view…give it a minute or two to download (28mb). This is great rainy spring day (hope we don’t get any of those) reading material when your lounging around the house…wishing you were skiing. ExoticSkis.com, a website which provides links, info and general buzz revolving around independent (whatever that means) ski manufacturing [...]
Skiing In Boulder?
by March 28th, 2009We all know that this last storm pounded the west and snow totals were impressive with around 40″ in Alta, close to 3′ in Jackson and about 12″ in downtown Boulder, Colorado. More than enough snow to cause major havoc at the Denver airport, and more than enough snow to get the Dynafit employees out [...]
Shane McConkey Tribute Video
by March 27th, 2009Shane McConkey Dies in Dolomite Ski BASE Accident
by March 26th, 2009Shane McConkey, 1969-2009. Legendary big mountain skier, BASE jumper, saucer boy and general sickbird, Shane McConkey died today in a ski BASE jumping accident in the Italian Dolomites. Details are hard to find, but word is that there were complications with one of his skis coming off during free fall. Shane reportedly did a double [...]
Waxing Fat Skis
by March 26th, 2009Considering it has just snowed 30″ in the last 36 hours in the Tetons, I thought this would be a good time to post this video about waxing fat skis. Have fun in the new snow today! Support TetonAT and keep your skis sliding though the spring season [...]
Video Courtesy: Greg Hill
by March 25th, 2009As usual, Greg Hill put together an interesting video (in his own quirky way) from a couple days skiing with him and his bros in Roger’s Pass. Watching this brings me back to the big views and amazing terrain the place has to offer. A must-do trip for any dedicated backcountry skier. Thanks for the [...]
Know Your Knots: AnimatedKnots.com
by March 24th, 2009Check out Animated Knots by Grog Knot (hehehe) like I stink at tying knots or anything, but sometimes we all brain fart and space-out if a bend goes here…or a bight goes there. Knot typing books can help, but they cost money and can sometimes knot (hehehe) have enough photos or discritpions to really figure [...]
Swenson/Merrill Take JH Race and National Championship
by March 23rd, 2009Racers make their way up Ten Sleep Bowl. It looks like the best man and woman won at the Dyanfit US Ski Mountaineering National Championships. Fresh off the grueling four-day Pierra Menta stage race in Europe last week, both Pete Swenson and Monique Merrill were able to recover and recharge their batteries enough to come [...]
Doane Peak
by March 20th, 2009High pressure and bluebird skis was enough to get Randokitty and I out in the mountains for a couple nights last week. The plan was to camp about a mile from the mouth of Waterfalls Canyon and ski whatever looked good. Cold, sub-zero temps greeted us as we arrived at Jackson Lake for the crossing [...]
Photo of the Day
by March 19th, 2009Three skiers descend the OtterBody on the Grand Teton on March 13, 2009. Photo Courtesy: Jay Petersen. Protect your eyes and keep your vision. Support TetonAT and check out the Julbo Race sunglasses with Zebra photochromatic lenses from Backcountry.com.
Video: North Couloir, Eagles Rest
by March 18th, 2009Not quite the Otterbody, but here’s a little vidy from skiing the North Couloir of Eagles Rest Peak in the Northern Tetons. Randokitty and I camped out for a couple nights last weekend and did some skiing in Waterfalls Canyon. More from the trip later!
Legend of Aahhh’s Trailer
by March 17th, 2009I know many of you out there grew up watching the film Blizzard of Aahhhs by Greg Stump. I know I did. Though it was about 20 years ago, my favorite part of that movie is when Scott Schmidt is skiing a steep couloir in Chamonix (I think the couloir is now called “Blizzard of [...]
Dynafit: US Ski Mountaineering National Championship
by March 16th, 2009The US Ski Mountaineering National Championship presented by Dynafit will take place on Saturday, March 21st at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Start time is 8am. Registration will take place between 5 & 7pm, Friday, March 20th at Teton Mountaineering, off the town square in Jackson. There will be a $35 entry fee and a [...]
TetonAT Wishes Kathryn Miller Hess a Successful Recovery
by March 15th, 2009Randokitty and I are just back from a few nights skiing and camping in Waterfalls Canyon in the Northern Tetons. The good news is that we made it safely back across Jackson Lake in a virtual whiteout this morning. The bad news is that I just learned of a very unfortunate and serious skiing accident [...]
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