Just a quick aside from our Mount Moran extravaganza. In case you missed it…there has been all kinds of stoke on the web lately (TGR, EpicSki and Barrades) about the multiple descents of the impressive North Face of the Aiguille du Midi in the past few weeks. A sick line by anyone’s standards to say […]
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Because of the immense overall size of Mount Moran there are many ski routes on the mountain, though only a couple come of summit without any sort of rappel. Most of the time, the broad, flat summit is stripped of snow by the wind, making a true summit descent challenging. Virtually every aspect of Moran […]
Mount Moran is no doubt one of the most iconic mountains of the Teton Range. At 12,605′ it ranks as the fourth highest peak of the range and with a prominence of over 2,500′, its summit massif is a daunting goal…made even more challenging by its remoteness and relatively difficult approach. It is an impressive […]
Skiing off the summit of the Middle Teton. After skiing the South Teton, we looked at our watches and decided we had time for one more run before other commitments needed to be respected. Our mission was to boot up the Southwest Couloir of the Middle Teton and then ski it…all the way to Icefloe […]
After spending five hours in the car on Friday driving to the trailhead only to turn around and drive another five hours back to Jackson, needless to say I was fired up to get out and get some skiing in this weekend. The local forecast was for temps in the low twenties at night, which […]
Randokitty skis Chute the Moon. Last weekend, I got out with a great skier-friend of mine and finally “Shot the Moon”! Chute the Moon is hardly radical by TetonAT standards, but I had been staring at (and obsessing about) this aesthetic line on the north side of Peak 10,696 for most of this ski season. […]
Brian Ladd skiing the North face of Mount Hunt. Now that the bighorn sheep closures (Dec 15th-April 15th) have expired in the Grand Teton National Park, it’s a great time to hit peaks like Mount Hunt, Prospectors and Static Peak, which are typically off limits for most of the season. Skiing from the summit of […]
After a week off the skis while in Mexico, I was SO jonesing to get back skiing when I arrived back in Jackson on Monday. Though I found some potential touring partners at the gate in the SLC airport, I started to panic when my first phone call didn’t result in a partner. However, my […]
Randosteve skiing the Chouinard Couloir on the Middle Teton. Photo taken by Toby Stegman from West Hourglass Couloir on Nez Perce. Click here for a video from the descent.
As usual, Greg Hill put together an interesting video (in his own quirky way) from a couple days skiing with him and his bros in Roger’s Pass. Watching this brings me back to the big views and amazing terrain the place has to offer. A must-do trip for any dedicated backcountry skier. Thanks for the […]
High pressure and bluebird skis was enough to get Randokitty and I out in the mountains for a couple nights last week. The plan was to camp about a mile from the mouth of Waterfalls Canyon and ski whatever looked good. Cold, sub-zero temps greeted us as we arrived at Jackson Lake for the crossing […]
Three skiers descend the OtterBody on the Grand Teton on March 13, 2009. Photo Courtesy: Jay Petersen.
Not quite the Otterbody, but here’s a little vidy from skiing the North Couloir of Eagles Rest Peak in the Northern Tetons. Randokitty and I camped out for a couple nights last weekend and did some skiing in Waterfalls Canyon. More from the trip later!
It was hard not to react to Dick Hall’s letter to the editor in yesterday’s weekly edition of the Jackson Hole News and Guide. Dick comments on a recent observance he had with some ranger driven snowmobiles near the popular backcountry ski run, Wimpy’s, in Grand Teton National Park. While my initial, knee jerk reaction […]
After returning from the big mountain ranges of British Columbia and Rogers Pass, the Tetons began to feel a bit on the small side. However, all it really takes is a step away from the norm to find solitude and vast expanses of new terrain. Here are some pics from a tour last week getting […]
Skinning across Jackson Lake yesterday
Approaching the summit of Youngs Peak TetonAT’s final day of skiing in Rogers Pass involved one of the most classic ski tours in the area and headed up the Illecillewaet Glacier to ski Youngs Peak under bluebird skies. A long day, but with Greg Hill and company with us, we would be able to move […]