Closing Day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Chalk one up. Another season in the books. Anticipation that fueled the December powder frenzy followed right through the April finish line. Each month witnessed a storm of Teton proportion that buried the village in thick layer of cowboy powder. Loading a final gondola, we ... Read More
Closing weekend Four months ago, the winter season of 2010-11 was merely a mirage in the desert. Visions of "La Nina's" power turned out to be real. Abundant snowfall in November lead to the first wall to wall opening in years signaling a positive omen. Now, upon the closing weekend at Jackson ... Read More
Gaper Fools Day! The Jackson Hole community was out in full forces to celebrate "Gaper Fools Day". Partly cloudy skies and spring like temperatures provided the setting an outrageous show. Classic ski gear including snow blades, one-pieces, fanny packs and skinny skis were dusted off to make their appearance. The Go-Pro theme ... Read More
Every day is different... Standing atop Rendezvous Bowl upon exiting the tram, riders were greeted by ferocious winds. 60 mph gust ripped over the ridge line challenging those in its path to stay on their feet. The entire mountain was blown flat yielding snow with a consistency of sugar that melted to slush ... Read More
A tale of two mountains - 10" of snowfall reported overnight followed by 7" during the day left Jackson Hole in a powder frenzy, atleast towards the top of the mountain! A 20 degree temperature difference measured from the summit to the base effected the snow and gave riders a choice: ... Read More
There's a rock on the north shore of Phelps Lake in Grand Teton National Park you can leap from into a bottomless pool of glacier water. Plunging into the depths is followed by a momentary sense of weightlessness. Turn after turn in The Tetons today brought back memories of that feeling. Snow ... Read More
This place is legendary - Snowfall building through out the week showed no weakness as both Saturday and Sunday in Jackson Hole saw accumulations in the mountains of 6 inches or more. To put it in surfing terms, we are hitting an insane swell that is pounding the beach with set after ... Read More
Like Arnold Palmer at the Masters, or Michael Jordan in the NBA Finals, the winter season in Jackson Hole is performing like a champion. A quick pulse of snowfall lasting through the morning powered riders through a partly cloudy afternoon that echoed moments of spring. Anticipation built throughout the day at the resort. ... Read More
Knee deep, waist deep, chest deep, even overhead! A pacific storm system ran through The Hole yesterday like a freight train depositing over 30 inches of snow in 36 hours. Awakening to crystal clear skies, the stage was set for a day that would go down in history. Standing at the ... Read More