Jackson Hole, WY, Report: The Notorious “Pucker Face” Report from February 9, 2023 The Notorious “Pucker Face” at Yesterday was a wild ride as per usual. No matter what, I’m scared on top of this thing. We lost our good buddy Mike on this face back in 2013, and we always think of him and talk to him before dropping this line. Once I gathered the courage to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 13, 2023 0 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: Legendary “Pucker Face,” A Missed Friend, & A Golden Eagle Report from February 23, 2022 Burning. Burning fingertips at 10,200′ as I scrunch my fingers into a ball inside the palms of my gloves. The searing pain distracts me as my fingers rewarm and I stagger uphill. I’m grinding up the ridge towards Cody Peak in the Teton Range, WY. It’s -7ºF and a light breeze is all it takes […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 24, 2022 5 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: 2 Big Mountain Lines in Rooster-Tail Powder Snow After an Evil Drive Report from January 10, 2022 “Pucker Face” and more in the Tetons today! Pucker Face had it all: steep turns, huge spray, big sluff, jagged cliffs, lurking rocks, firm landing, and a smooth runout. Our 2nd line was simply as smooth as butter with spray twice as tall as a man. The spray we were throwing up was so tall […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 12, 2022 0 Comments
Punting Pucker Face: Jackson Hole Skiing Pucker Face was completely unexpected on this day. We had just received a fair amount of snow and the wind had buffed everything out. I didn’t expect a blue bird day which ended up changing our plans. As we began our hike up the rocky ridge, my friend who works for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Patrick Nelson, was hanging out at the beginning of the boot pack taking photos of random skiers. I stopped and talked with him for a minute and noticed no one had skied Pucker Face yet. Pucker has always been known to slide often and when it does, it is deadly. A super steep, rocky face that has taken lives in the past. I told Patrick I was going to assess it from the top. I got to […] Bryce Newcomb | January 22, 2015 6 Comments
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