Jackson Hole Backcountry Condition Report: 12” of May Powder @ Togwotee Pass Winter isn’t going away without a fight in the Jackson area. About 6-9″ fell the last day of April and another 4-6″ fell on the first of May. A couple of friends and I headed up to Togwotee Pass and this is what we found. This could have been the last real powder day of the season and only one other […] Weather Bryce Newcomb | May 3, 2013 1 Comment
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 it didn’t matter as I looked at my phone that read 2:30. The day before, I got a call my friend Matt Phillipi. He told me […] Backcountry Bryce Newcomb | April 30, 2013 7 Comments
First Descent on Yosemite Peak in Grand Teton National Park This video shows our buddies Dorian Densmore and Brandon Gust doing a traverse of the Tetons and doing a first descent of a couloir off of Yosemite Peak. Dorian put together a little trip report of the adventure on his blog. “Brandon n Dorian Traversed the Tetons and put down a new Yosemite ski root on the way. Classic.” -Greg […] Backcountry Lee Lyon | April 16, 2013 1 Comment
Guess Where Jackson Hole Gets Its Most Skier Visits From? | Hint: It’s an Island… Q: Jackson Hole’s #1 demographic comes from an island (ie more people come to Jackson from from this island than from any other place on Earth). Can you guess which island? Featured Article SnowBrains | April 11, 2013 4 Comments
Andrew Whiteford Video | The King of POV | Jackson Hole Cliffs & Powder When you look at Andrew Whiteford on the street, you see a skinny blond kid that looks like he’d fall over if you pushed him. By looking at him, you wouldn’t guess he’s any kinda athlete. You’d guess he was a computer programmer or pubic accountant. Then, you put skis on him and he becomes taller, stalkier, more powerful in […] Miles Clark | April 11, 2013 5 Comments
Jackson Hole Snow Report: 10” New, 84” Snowpack, 383” Total Snowfall, & CLOSED Let us start off by saying that we love Jackson Hole & we know this is a sore subject, but every year at this time we are blown away by Jackson Hole being closed so early. Jackson just got 10 inches of fresh snow, their base is 84 inches deep, they’ve gotten 383 inches this year and they Closed on […] SnowBrains | April 11, 2013 2 Comments
a POV You’ll Like | Classic Lines in Jackson Hole . . Strong skiing and classic lines form Tim Schwartz in Jackson Hole There are some lines in Jackson Hole that you have to ski. Well, you don’t have to ski ‘em, but you have to know about ‘em, talk about them, reference them, and act like you know where they are. Tim Schwartz knows where they are. Ya […] SnowBrains | March 28, 2013 0 Comments
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