I knew it was just a matter of time before the men’s and women’s world records for ski climbing in a 24-hour period would be taken from American soil. Unfortunately, I think it just happened a couple weeks ago at the Gastein 24-Hour Ski-Touring Race in Austria. Held on Feb 27/28, Ekkehard Dörschlag (Austria) broke [...]
Archive for March, 2009
New Men’s and Women’s Ski Climbing World Records
by March 13th, 2009US Skiers Compete in 2009 Pierra Menta
by March 12th, 2009Just wanted to say good luck to all the US ski mountaineering racers competing in this years Pierra Menta. The Pierra Menta is one of the most classic ski mountaineering races in the world and is a four day stage race through the Beaufortain Range of the Alps. Over the course of four days, the [...]
Train Like You Rescue
by March 12th, 2009It was hard not to react to Dick Hall’s letter to the editor in yesterday’s weekly edition of the Jackson Hole News and Guide. Dick comments on a recent observance he had with some ranger driven snowmobiles near the popular backcountry ski run, Wimpy’s, in Grand Teton National Park. While my initial, knee jerk reaction [...]
AsCent For Literacy Ski-a-thon
by March 10th, 2009Having spent my formative years in Jackson Hole skiing at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, I’ve always wanted to see how many trams I could do in a day. While waiting in lines might slow down laps on the tram and gondola a little, this event would be a great way to rack up the [...]
Jackson Hole Alberstons To Offer Indoor Skiing
by March 9th, 2009So, I know you’ve all seen the big hole in the floor in the Jackson Hole Alberstons lately. Many of you may have heard that they are installing a new refrigeration system. But why do you ask? Well, I caught up with store manager Scott Evans and asked him what all the fuss was about [...]
Photo of the Day
by March 8th, 2009TetonSnowInfo.com
by March 6th, 2009Thanks to Chris Larson and Chris Hansen, Teton skiers now have a new internet resource for checking out current mountain conditions. TetonSnowInfo.com is a conglomeration of most of the weather sites that valley skiers, snowboarders and snowmobilers have come to find useful when deciding what to ski on any given day. Information on weather forecasts [...]
Roger Pass: Illecillewaet Glacier to Youngs Peak Slideshow
by March 4th, 2009Approaching the summit of Youngs Peak TetonAT’s final day of skiing in Rogers Pass involved one of the most classic ski tours in the area and headed up the Illecillewaet Glacier to ski Youngs Peak under bluebird skies. A long day, but with Greg Hill and company with us, we would be able to move [...]
Watch Forrest McCarthy Save Winter In Washinton
by March 3rd, 2009Jackson Hole resident Forrest McCarthy will testify at a hearing on the Role of Federal Lands in Combating Climate Change before the US House of Representatives Sub Committee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands on March 3. Recently named as the Public Lands Director for Winter Wildlands Alliance, a Boise-based national nonprofit organization working [...]
Rogers Pass: 8812 Bowl
by March 2nd, 2009Hover over images and click the arrows to advance the pictures. Big thanks to Greg Hill and Aaron Chance for showing the TetonAT crew around Rogers Pass for a few days. With bluebird skies and new snow, we had to play it safe in regards to avalanches a little, but we were still able to [...]
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