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...
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Weather: Humid, which is rare for here. Light snow obscuring the mountains, about 3 inches in town last night. The huevos rancheros at Nora's Fish Creek Inn were almost as delicious as the powder atop Teton Pass this morning. JH News Links: Flood? In winter? Yup. Flat Creek done froze solid again, water spilling over the banks in Hidden Ranch in West Jackson. Lots of stories today on the Wyoming...
Weather: Heat wave this morning with temperature of 1 degree, up about 15 from Friday morning. But no sun as some light snow is moving in. Acceptable Christmas tree hunting weather, barely. The final push to the top of Mount Glory on Thursday afternoon. News you can use: Here is a comprehensive story in the Jackson Hole Daily that explains the Forest Service parcel price increase I noted...
Sales of home sites along the Snake River have been driving a huge bump in sales volume so far in 2012. Vacant land sales in Jackson Hole in 2012 have already exceeded the entirety of 2011 with more than four months remaining. And 2010. And 2009. And, with just one more sale this year, Jackson Hole building site closings will also exceed 2008. With seven closings already reported in August, unit sales...