Saw lots of cool new products while riding lifts today at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, including these Astis gloves. They may look fancy, but they are actually some of the warmest, most weatherproof on the market. Weather: Snow everywhere, with 19 inches on the mountain in the last 24, but only a few in the valley. Air is warm, in the 20s, with steady winds. Jackson Hole news links: The 8,300 elk...
Today’s Jackson Hole Need to Know
Another day, another stint at the Teton Mountain Lodge sales desk. Weather: Schizophrenic, with unanticipated moments of clarity, but mostly committed to being moist with alternating slush and ice. Today’s Jackson Hole (Mountain Resort, mostly) links: Pow? Pow! Video proof of more than 100 inches in three weeks. Teton Valley, Idaho, is at 108 percent of the 30-year snowfall average, just about...
Keep those tips up! Or is that some new school trick? Skiing with the groms on Sunday was a blast. Weather: Wild day ... clear at 7 am, whiteout at 9 am that dropped a few inches, blue skies by 1 pm. Jackson Hole news links: A 26-year-old from Iowa died on Tuesday while snowmobiling near Togwotee Pass. Price tag for Snow King snowmaking upgrade a bit more than estimated. Today's Jackson Hole real...
A brief break from the clouds reveals Cody Peak in all its untracked glory. Weather: No new snow last night for the first time in days, but a new storm is rolling in with 5 inches predicted for the Tetons. Total snowfall is more than 300 inches with a base of more than 100. Jackson Hole news links: Very interesting piece putting Jackson Hole’s housing values in context with the rest of Wyoming....