Jackson Hole, WY 1/5/08

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Got a few days at Jackson Hole (first time there).

Hooked up, by chance, with some Vermont, turned Jackson locals.

Great skiing, by long long lift lines over the weekend. Tagged the storm and had conditions similar to Bridger at the end of last month. Not quite as good.

Best skiing was had on a few trips OB. Played it very safe staying in the trees though. Some great days, but a bit put off by the JH hotshots, and long lines.

Hopefully, I'll put up a few video shots. Flying out friday for some EC action. IF it stays warm out there, and things can settle down, maybe some Mount Wash action.

Porter
 
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Yeah, the pictures don't look encouraging. The fracture came from the layer of Christmas's rain event... To become stable it would have to warm up, then freeze up, and warm up again. I don't see the second warm up in the cards, but we shall see.

Porter
 
Great skiing, but long long lift lines over the weekend
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I had speculated that waiting for the new tram to visit Jackson might be a good idea. Particularly this year when ski patrol can't use it either.

It had not occurred to me that the lift lines would be worse, but when you think of all those people standing in the 1 hour+ tram line in January 2006 while Patrick and I were out shredding pow from the chairs, perhaps it makes sense.

But the important point is that you got to ski Jackson with fresh snow. The JH rep at the L.A. SKi Show admitted to me that "Jackson Hole skiing is like the proverbial little girl with the little curl: when it's good, there's nothing better, but when it's bad, it's pretty awful."
 
How much fresh snow was up there? I love the scenery and the town vibe. A bit let down by the terrian. The mountain is tall, but I was led to belive that it was so much steeper then everything else. I rode 2 days there with some locals (freinds of TGR blady blah like everyone there) we hit the hole mountain inc. Rock springs and the headwall, plus multi tram runs. The terrian is good but the snow stunk for early feb and I was never really scared (I like being scared). Just got back from 5 days in Utah, will report when I have more energy. ie long day
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Tony Crocker":3k2r2ivt said:
Great skiing, but long long lift lines over the weekend
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I had speculated that waiting for the new tram to visit Jackson might be a good idea. Particularly this year when ski patrol can't use it either.

It had not occurred to me that the lift lines would be worse, but when you think of all those people standing in the 1 hour+ tram line in January 2006 while Patrick and I were out shredding pow from the chairs, perhaps it makes sense.
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Yes, all of the tram pressure was transfered to the sublette and thunder chairs, made for some long lines. Even the single line was hovering around 15 minutes from 9:30 AM to 1:00 PM. Once things got tracked around 1, and lunch hour, things calmed down.


The base was around 60 inches, making most things skiable. I would have liked a slightly larger base, but with 18 or so inches of fresh snow in the two days I was there, it was good skiing. That being said the inbounds snow was skied up fast. Going off the beaten path, and/or out of bounds yielded knee to waist snow, with face shots on hard cranking turns.

TRam, I agree with you, I'd always heard how steep it was. Besides the obvious of a Corbet's entrance and some hike to chutes, the main mountain didn't seem that much steeper than others around. If I was looking for steep, less pressured skiing, Big Sky, or some Utah locales seem like a good alternative to me. It wasn't scary steep, at least to me.

I did like the 4K foot continuous vertical though. One thing I didn't like, was all the people running around acting like big shots and the best skiers around. Every lift ride, and lift line it was easier to overhear everyone trying to one up each other. I wasn't about the vibe at Jackson.

ALSO, the skiing off of teton pass was unreal the little bit a did, and it seemed to have boundless options. Also, Grand Targhee looked like a fun little mountain, but I didn't get to ski there, so I'll with-hold judgment.

Porter
 
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Here are some of the other guys:

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This one is sideways
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So is this one
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salida":2uokmsj4 said:
This one is sideways

So is this one
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Every still photographer who uses a digital still camera to shoot video makes that mistake...once.
 
salida":d6dqzdwy said:
Truth, if I'd been filming, they'd be the right way around.

Better than nothing though.
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Good show!!! \:D/ Or should I say "snow"!!!

You just need turn your monitor sideway. :lol:
 
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