A couple of days ago I suggested that skiers venturing off trail to ski steeper powdery slopes within a resort’s normally avalanche controlled boundaries would be wise to wear avalanche transceivers and carry a shovel and a probe pole just as if they were heading into the backcountry. Here’s why…Three significant avalanches where triggered by [...]

The holidays are great days to ski with friends and family, especially when its bright and sunny and the snow is soft and fun. The old adage that there are no friends on a powder day definitely does not apply. Today,  nobody was in any hurry to grab the best powder line or the last [...]

This morning’s snow reports for the Tetons were pretty universal in their agreement that about 6″ of snow fell in the preceding 24 hours. That was good news, by recent stadards, 6″ is a decent snowfall!
On Monday they had reported 4″ and few of the usual powder junkies showed up. Today, they reported 6″ and [...]

This past Saturday our great friend Suzanne took on the Mary’s Nipple Challenge the fundraiser for breast cancer and racked up an awesome 5 laps in the three hours allowed to climb and ski Mary’s Nipple, Grand Targhee’s infamously named, but famously powdery hike-to-ski peak.