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Pond Skim! If "Z" were here, he would encapsulate the events of today into a flowing sililoquy. Shout out to you bud, we toast to your positive vibes and continue to wish you well out east. The shenanigans witnessed this afternoon at Snow King amounted to first class entertainment. If legends are ... Read More
Doggy bag please? There were plenty of leftovers to be had following the 17 inch storm that blanketed the the mountains.
Read More"St. Patrick's Day,.. more like St. Powder Day!" Just one example of the jubilant remarks over heard on the mountain. In bounds heli-skiing awaited early birds lucky enough to be near the front of the tram line. As if on cue, the clouds thinned just as the lifts began to spin. ... Read More
Snow, powder, freshies, white gold, it's all coming our way. A non-stop storm system relentlessly pounding The Tetons dropped more that a foot during the daylight. It is predicted to increase intensity this evening. Sopping wet riders braved low visibility and strong winds to bask in the glory of shin ... Read More
The violence of the slash turn catapulted snow into the air. Reuniting with a reliably awesome wall ride on Pepi's Ridge, I couldn't help but feel a presence. As flakes exploded past, the thought of friends not present to explore the endless bounty of Jackson Hole boiled to the surface. ... Read More
Race Day Stepping into the starting gate, raw athletism boils to surface revealing the warrior within. Outside influences fade leaving only primal instincts: Attack. Moments building into the crescendo are spent assessing the competition. Are those new skis? Is that aerodynamic? How come he got fruit snacks and I didn't? As ... Read More
Hundred Days
03/11/11
Restless with anticipation, heads hit pillows early last night. Though raining in town, webcams and positive thinking forecasted powder on the morrow, sending rampant stoke through Jackson Hole. Yet around 6 A.M., when the snow phone was barraged like a pop station giving away Hansen reunion tickets, “6 inches in 24 hours” was the uneventful ... Read More
Hundred Days
03/09/11
The aches and pains have hit their crescendo in days of late. From “huck neck” to “skier’s thumb”, the war wounds of an ambitious winter have blossomed throughout the ranks, young and old. Yet no matter how horrible the wake up— bones moaning and muscles ablaze—the Village beckons the masses like ants to a picnic. ... Read More
Hundred Days
03/08/11
More often than not, the biggest lines come from the softest spoken. These unassuming warriors master Jackson Hole’s fiercest terrain, but say very little, if anything, about it. While the après scene is replete with bros spouting embellished tales of conquest, these reticent few care not to comment or condemn. Their stories are beyond what ... Read More
