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Gatorade Free Flow Tour

Stop #3: Jackson Hole

Jackson Hole welcomes the 2012 Gatorade Free Flow Tour this weekend. Competitors are in for soft landings, assuming can make it through the blizzard to Teton Village.

Powder Changes Lives

What a difference a day makes…not only for Jackson Hole, for the resort or for this season. What a difference a powder day can make in person’s life.

Wyoming Triumph Episode 10: Jackson

The guys from Wyoming Triumph got after some huge lines in some obscure places, but no Wyoming ski film would be complete without a stop at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. This expanded segment from the film catches up with these guys crushing powder and airing it out on their home turf.

Canadian Freeskiing Championships

Freeskiing World Tour/Freeride World Tour Revelstoke Wrap-Up

The Freeskiing World Tour and Freeride World Tour came together in Revelstoke, British Columbia over the last week to determine the best of the best skiers and snowboarders in the world. Local athletes Crystal Wright and Jess McMillan reached the podium again to bring home some hardware to Jackson Hole.

Episode 6: Summer

In the final episode of the On Snow and Ice and Rock series, Brandon Gust and Dorian Densmore find themselves getting up high in the Tetons to take advantage of snowfall that lasted long into last summer. Ropes, crampons and ice axes allow them to get to some lines that only few have skied before. The series ends, fittingly, where it began, in the Tetons with some beautiful shots that remind us of the awesome power of these mountains.

01/13/12

Photo of the Day – Untracked Turns on Teton Pass

01/13/12 – This season we have been searching high and low for soft snow between storms. Jake Johnston finds some off Teton Pass.

Solo Mission

Today at work, my ski instructor friend recounted his group lesson of the day to me. “The first thing I do,” he said, “is to teach my kids how to put their own skis on. And then I make them all learn how to duck walk up the hill.”
A little harsh, I thought. Why not engage them in something a little more positive? Maybe begin the day with something like a reaffirming confidence-building exercise?

1/11/12

Photo of the Day – Pow Slash from Mark Byall

01/11/12 – We’ve spent the last couple of weeks charging the hard pack in search of ANY soft snow. Today was proof that it’s well worth the wait when you live & ride in Jackson Hole. Mark Byall had his choice of fresh lines.

Victor, ID 1/13 - Wilson, WY 1/14

The 2012 Cold Smoke Awards People’s Choice Tour makes two stops in the Tetons this weekend. Come out the Knotty Pine in Victor on Friday, or the Stagecoach Bar in Wilson and cast your vote for your favorite ski films of the year.

Part 1

Before Joshua Simpson was a photographer in New York City, he was a snowboarder in Truckee, California. This past spring, Josh arrived in Jackson Hole on a mission to unite these two lifelong passions. While many a photographer could be found snapping away in Teton Village, Josh attracted more attention than most behind the camera.