Trip Report: Skiing Big Lines in Grand Teton National Park, WY Typically, we wake up around 3 am or earlier, and drink mattรฉ for the hour and a half drive through Jackson and into the park. Up high in the mountains this spring has been rather cold, with frequent snowstorms, which has created deep stable pow for a good amount of days. On some days, it seemed almost everything was in perfect pow ski conditions.Putting in the iPod, and clicking in the skis, we begin our approach in the dark, with the light of our headlamps illuminating the path through through the flats underneath the dark towering mountains. Moving fast and feeling […] Trip Report Guest Author | June 3, 2014 1 Comment
All National Parks are CLOSED Right Now | Jimmy Chin Video: โThe National Parks Are Treasures” This video just came out last week, which is very ironic as all National Parks in the USA are closed right now. ย Jimmy Chin is a professional mountaineer and photographer and is highly respected in all mountain communities. ย In this video, Jimmy tells us why National Parks are special. We need the USA to figure out this current budget issue […] SnowBrains | October 1, 2013 8 Comments
Revealing Secrets in The Teton Backcountry | Big Lines & April Powder Matt Phillipi spent some time in the Teton backcountry this April and was rewarded handsomely. ย With the big dog Jackson Hole being closed, there was only one option this April, and it was a strong one. The Tetons have a daunting amount of unreal backcountry terrain. ย Itโs enough to make you wonder why we donโt see edits like this more […] SnowBrains | May 22, 2013 4 Comments
Skiing Apocalypse Couloir in Grand Teton N.P. with Griffin Post & TGR I just got off the phone with Exum Guide & friend Zahan Billimoria. ย Zahan was the guide on this February 2013 trip to Apocalypse Couloir on Prospector Peak in the Grand Teton National Park with athletes Griffin Post & Max Hammer. Zahan told us that he pitched the idea of doing a couple of big tours in the Grand Teton […] Miles Clark | May 13, 2013 4 Comments
18 Hours of Hiking for 1 Minute of Skiing | Dartmouth Couloir, Grand Teton N.P. The front door slammed and I woke up to my roommates coming home from their night out. I heard one say sympathetically, “Keep it down. Bryce has to wake up at 3,” but at that point itย didn’t matter as I looked at my phone that read 2:30.ย The day before,ย I got a call my friend Matt Phillipi. He told me […] Backcountry Bryce Newcomb | April 30, 2013 7 Comments