Weather: Patchy clouds ahead of a Winter Storm Watch for mid-week. I will indeed be watching for that storm as the current ski conditions are somewhere between “coral reef” and “bulletproof sastrugi.” I will not be adding "Avalanche Transceiver Troubleshooter" to my resume. Time for a new one. Jackson Hole news links: This writer has “dated” around when it comes to ski resorts, calls...
Today’s Jackson Hole Need to Know
The Grand Teton as seen from atop Renezvous Peak. Weather: The nearest clouds are in central North Dakota and about 200 miles offshore from Los Angeles. Jackson Hole news links: An impassioned plea for pathway connector from Teton Village to Grand Teton National Park from the father of a girl killed by an inattentive driver, someone worth listening to. This year’s snowpack in and around Jackson...
A frozen sagebrush bush on a recent clear, crisp western Wyoming morning. Weather: Still high, dry. Rinse, repeat. Jackson Hole news links: Jarad Spackman, my colleague at Jackson Hole Sotheby’s, remembered by Rock and Ice as a top mountaineer that passed in 2013. RIP, Jarad. You are missed. If you can ski like Tommy Moe, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort prefers you do not. Still safety month out there...
Weather: Big Ben, Parliament ... same old, same old blues skies and alpenglow with this super stubborn high pressure squatting on northwest Wyoming. Jackson Hole links without stinks: From inside the white room. Riveting first person account of surviving a huge avalanche in the Tetons by Jackson resident Jimmy Chin. Your must read of the day, trust me. Jackson Hole High School ranked No. 1 in Wyoming...