Thanks to Ryan Minton of Bozeman, Montana for this trip report of a trip he did to ski the aesthetic Grey Wolf Couloir on Grey Wolf Mountain located in the Mission Range in the northwestern part of the state. -Steve In early May, I joined Josh Gage, Sam Magro, and Jason Leppi and headed to [...]
Archive for May, 2009
Guest TR: Grey Wolf Couloir, Mission Range, MT
by May 29th, 2009Mount Moran: Sickle Couloir
by May 27th, 2009Randosteve skis the upper section of the Sickle Couloir on Mount Moran. A couple weeks ago, before the heat of summer set in here in Jackson and the snow surfaces were still looking smooth, I managed a trip to the north side of Mount Moran to ski the Sickle Couloir with Wray Landon and Dustin [...]
USSMA End Of Season Report
by May 26th, 2009After not doing any rando races past season, I sure don’t miss those painful intervals on Snow King, but I do miss the camaraderie that goes along on in racing and that competitive edge that keeps you pushing harder on the course or in the backcountry. Good news is that rando racing in the US [...]
Good Luck on Mount Foraker
by May 25th, 2009Sunset on Mount Foraker with the Sultana Ridge in the foreground. Just wanted to wish Andrew McLean and company good luck on their attempt to ski the Sultana Ridge on Mount Foraker (aka, Sultana). Andrew has just left with teammates Courtney Phillips (SLC), Kip Garre (Tahoe) and Fred Marmsater (Boulder) for a shot at the [...]
Mount Moran North Side Ski Routes
by May 22nd, 2009Upper half of the Skillet Glacier. Skillet Glacier- The most classic and sought after descent on Mount Moran is by far the Skillet Glacier. In the past, this line would rarely see descents during the mid-winter months, but more recently, the six mile approach across Jackson Lake has been tackled during the wee hours of [...]
Why No Helmets on the North Face of the Aiguille du Midi?
by May 20th, 2009Just a quick aside from our Mount Moran extravaganza. In case you missed it…there has been all kinds of stoke on the web lately (TGR, EpicSki and Barrades) about the multiple descents of the impressive North Face of the Aiguille du Midi in the past few weeks. A sick line by anyone’s standards to say [...]
Mount Moran South Side Ski Routes
by May 19th, 2009Because of the immense overall size of Mount Moran there are many ski routes on the mountain, though only a couple come of summit without any sort of rappel. Most of the time, the broad, flat summit is stripped of snow by the wind, making a true summit descent challenging. Virtually every aspect of Moran [...]
A Week of Mount Moran
by May 18th, 2009Mount Moran is no doubt one of the most iconic mountains of the Teton Range. At 12,605′ it ranks as the fourth highest peak of the range and with a prominence of over 2,500′, its summit massif is a daunting goal…made even more challenging by its remoteness and relatively difficult approach. It is an impressive [...]
Name That Couloir
by May 15th, 2009Right on, right on! It looks like we are back on the “Name that Couloir” train and big thanks to all those that sent in photos last week! As before, if you think you have a good photo of a couloir, and think it would be good for this game…please get in touch and send [...]
Slideshow: Middle Teton’s Southwest Couloir to Icefloe Lake
by May 13th, 2009Skiing off the summit of the Middle Teton. After skiing the South Teton, we looked at our watches and decided we had time for one more run before other commitments needed to be respected. Our mission was to boot up the Southwest Couloir of the Middle Teton and then ski it…all the way to Icefloe [...]
Introducing The Flextron 37 Trillion
by May 12th, 2009Man…I thought this video was SO funny. Thanks to Matt Hart, from CoachingEndurance.com, for finding this one! Support TetonAT and use the pack that Randosteve uses for overnight trips, the Black Diamond 50L Predator pack from Backcountry.com. Ships for FREE!
The South Teton’s East Ridge
by May 11th, 2009After spending five hours in the car on Friday driving to the trailhead only to turn around and drive another five hours back to Jackson, needless to say I was fired up to get out and get some skiing in this weekend. The local forecast was for temps in the low twenties at night, which [...]
Now Is The Time…I’m Going For It!
by May 8th, 2009Update- Well, there must have been something wrong with my telescope, because the stars came out of alignment. After 10 hours and 475 miles of driving today…I’m back in Jackson. Turns out the weather took a turn for the worse and the mountain range I was headed to was completely socked in with weather. With [...]
Video: Name That Couloir #15
by May 7th, 2009It’s been a long time since we played “Name that Couloir” here on TetonAT.com. (Click here for past posts.) To tell you the truth, I really liked this “game”, but honestly, I felt like I ran out of good photos of Teton couloirs. I’ve been thinking of expanding this “game” to include lines in other [...]
Video: Skiing Irene’s Couloir on Disappointment Peak
by May 5th, 2009
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