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2nd Jackson Skier Dies From Injuries After Mt. Moran, WY Avalanche

Sickle Couloir on Mt. Moran, WY.

We are sad to report that 42-year-old Stephen P. Adamson, Jr passed away Tuesday evening, May 19th, 2015 at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center. Stephen died due to the injuries he sustained after a bad fall caused by a small avalanche on Mt. Moran last Saturday. Stephen is survived by his wife and two children Stephen was climbing the 3,100-vertical-foot, 45-degree Sickle Couloir with three other skiers when a small snow slide knocked three of them off their feet 600-vertical-feet down the mountain. Only […]

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Mt. Moran, Wyoming Conditions Report: Summer Solstice Party Ski

12,605-foot Moran is a classic mountain, and skiing the skillet is mega classic, so in order to make it obscure, we decided to have a summer solstice party and also ski during a snowstorm. The rest of the trip was clear and sunny, but we nailed the timing and became engulfed in a cloudy, white-out snowstorm just as we were arriving at the summit. And, right as we finished the ski, it got sunny again. That was obscure I think. I bet most people don’t try to do that. “I was surprised that the edit showed so many close ups of my face.” Said Silas, the star of the edit. […]

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