If you missed the screening of “A Life Ascending” when it played in Jackson Hole last winter as part of the Banff Mountain Film Festival, don’t fret…as you will have another chance to see this great film on Thursday, March 1st, at 7PM in the Snow King Teton Room. Tickets are available at Skinny Skis [...]
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“A Life Ascending” This Thursday
by February 28th, 2012Avalanches Kill 4 at Stevens/Snoqualmie Pass
by February 19th, 2012Just want to send out some positive vibes to my backcountry brethren in the PNW, where two separate avalanches at Stevens Pass and Snoqualmie Pass took the lives of 3 skiers and 1 snow boarder today. With this year’s sketchy snowpack, these incidents seems like they could have happened anywhere in the west. The avalanche [...]
Rescuer Dies in Teton County SAR Helicopter Crash
by February 15th, 2012Update: I am very sorry to report that a member of TCSAR, Ray Shriver, has died as a result of this accident. It is another tragic loss to the Jackson Hole and SAR community. Thanks to the Jackson Hole News and Guide for keeping us informed during this very unfortunate event. My condolences go out [...]
Punxsu-TELE Phil Update
by February 2nd, 2012Everyone has heard of old Punxsutawney Phil over there in Pennsylvania. That little guy can make most skier’s smile by seeing his shadow on Groundhog Day, which means 6 more weeks of winter. However, 6 more weeks of winter ends in mid-March, which is about mid-season when it comes to a Teton backcountry skier’s ski [...]
Taylor Mountain Avalanche
by January 24th, 2012Taylor Mountain avalanche, January 24, 2012. Today, a highly experienced local avalanche guru caused a stir on Taylor Mountain and the Coal Creek region on the west side of Teton Pass when an intentionally triggered avalanche resulted in more than he bargained for. The slide grew in size quickly, pulling out far to the skier’s [...]
Props To Teton Pass WYDOT Crew
by January 22nd, 2012While you have been sleeping the past few days, WYDOT crews have been working their butts off trying to get Teton Pass’s Highway 22 open and safe for car travel. As you can see in the photo below, with all the new snow Jackson Hole have been getting, this hasn’t been an easy task and [...]
Demo Day Highlights: Dynafit, Voile, G3
by January 18th, 2012Pretty uneventful drive down to the Outdoor Retailer All Mountain Demo this morning. It was blowing sideways when I left Jackson, but seemed to taper off once I got further away from the Tetons. They could definitely use some more of the white stuff here in SLC…to cover up all the city shit, never mind [...]
Beartooth Survival Story
by January 7th, 2012I’m not much of a dog dude, but this sure is an amazing story about Ole, a little corgi’s will to live after an avalanche took his owner’s life (RIP David Gillard of Bozeman, MT) up in Cooke City, MT, on New Year’s Eve day. Pretty impressive little guy and thanks to BeartoothPowder.com for sharing [...]
US Ski Mountaineering National Championships This Weekend
by January 2nd, 2012If you haven’t followed the mass migration to Jackson yet, since we are one of the few places that have snow, here is another reason to get on up here. This weekend is the US Ski Mountaineering National Championships to be held at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Race starts at 8am on Saturday, January 7th, [...]
Merry Christmas to YOU!!!
by December 25th, 2011Recent First Descents of Mount Cook and Tasman by Fredrico Varingo
by December 22nd, 2011While some first descents get lots of attention, others often trickle by unnoticed. Because of that, I just wanted to give props to these potential first ski descents by Italian Fredrico Varingo, who is reported by Aspiring Guides of New Zealand to have made first descents of both Mount Cook and Mount Tasman this past [...]
Adventure Film Festival Coming to JH
by December 10th, 2011Update: The venue for this event has changed to the Town Square Tavern. Just a little shout-out for those that might want to check out some cool films this weekend. The Adventure Film Festival will be in Jackson this Saturday, from 6-9pm at the Jackson Hole Playhouse. There [...]
Busy, Busy, Busy…
by December 8th, 2011Moonrise on Teton Pass, 12/8/11. Sorry for the lack of content lately, but the Rondo-itinerary has been very packed over the past couple weeks and I’m currently smack dab in the middle of a four day photo shoot. It is slim pickings as far as powder goes, since it hasn’t snowed much in the last [...]
Johno Verity: Avalanche
by November 30th, 2011I just thought I’d share this video of an avalanche UK snowboarder Johno Verity was caught in while filming in New Zealand a few years ago. After a few close calls last year (like this and this), I’m pretty much scared shitless of avalanches these days (which might be a good thing?), but I’m hoping [...]
Avalanche Beacon Training At Snow King This Week
by November 28th, 2011Here is a little PSA for an advanced avalanche transceiver training seminar to be held at Snow King this Friday, Dec. 2nd, at 9am-12pm. Carl Pelletier, the US Pieps Specialist, will discuss many aspects of the newer digital style transceivers in both an indoor and outdoor session. The class is limited to 20 participants and [...]
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