Great day at Jackson Hole today. Woke to 5" of new snow on the upper mountain. The new fluff freshened conditions up and apparently did the same to my quads as they felt noticeably better today. Fantastic laps through trees and soft snow on north facing slopes off the Thunder and Sublette chairs. A really great day of skiing.
The day started off with bright sunshine and a distinct thermocline felt as we lifted up the hill. Provided an opportunity to get some photos of the stunning scenery. People were hiking into the side and back country and going huge. If you look closely at the mountain behind Brian and Brooke in the photo below you should be able to see tracks where people had been launching large cliffs.
The afternoon socked in, however, and started snowing again. Locals say it's been snowing like this all winter. Maybe no epic 30 inch dumps, but rather 4 inches, then five, then ten, day after day after day. Building, filling, and refreshing the snow, all making for a truly phenomenal season.
Knocked off around two and ended up grabbing a bite in a bar packed with the Teton Gravity Research crew. Sounded like they'd been out taking advantage of the sunshine and clear conditions and doing some filming.
Hunger extinguished, we headed into town to rent AT gear for our next adventure. Had to go to a few different shops to get everything we needed. As luck eould have it, a number of the stores were holding their end of season demo gear sale and were reluctant to rent the gear they hoped to sell.
Tomorrow, we're meeting with a guide from Exum Mountain Guides and heading into the national park. Should be an interesting change of pace away from the lifts and people in town and on mountain. I'm looking forward to seeing the scenery and working uphill to earn some turns.
Quick photo of the cabin where I'm staying.
More tomorrow. Cheers!
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