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in memoriam: Joe Casey
This team photo was typical of Casey’s sense of humor. The Jackson Hole community is struggling to come to grips with the death yesterday of Moose hockey player Joe Casey. Casey was a 13-year veteran...
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Cutting to the chase
Presidents’ Day weekend has brought crowds, sunshine and a host of festivities to Jackson Hole. After a couple of spectacular days on the slopes, a snow squall is sprinkling dust on crust, making...
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avalanche claims Jarad Spackman
Jarad Spackman in Alaska in 2010. An avalanche in Grand Teton National Park has claimed the life of snowboard mountaineer Jarad Spackman. Spackman, a well-known Teton County resident and realtor, was...
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griz shooters won’t face charges
The shooting was the first ever of a grizzly inside the park, but the third conflict in little over a year between hunters and grizzlies near the Snake. Following a three-month investigation by Grand...
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Ed runs ski streak to 149 months
Well done, Ed: Bushnell prepares for the descent as clouds envelop the Tetons. On a weekend that saw a Washington racer capture the Town Downhill crown, another skier quietly extended a feat stretching...
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parks cool with hitchhiking, too
This likely qualifies as a safe and legal place to solicit a ride up north. When I first reported about the passage of state Sen. Leland Christensen’s hitchhiking bill and subsequent signing by the...
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skimming o’ the pond Sunday
For a second straight year, Snow King’s annual Pond Skimming Party falls on St. Patrick’s Day. And while the recent spring weather would have been ideal, perhaps even filling the pool, the snowstorm...
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cold not a record; PPP nordic leg on
Temperature at the airport. Today’s chilly morning, with a temperature of -8 degrees at Jackson Hole Airport, made for lots of annoying “I’m glad I’m on spring break” Facebook posts, but it was not a...
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film screening benefits American Rivers
From its beginnings as a trickle of snowmelt off Two Ocean Pass to the thunderous cataracts of its Grand Canyon and sinuous meandering through the plains of Montana, the Yellowstone River is the...
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Mountain Fest satisfies, in the end
Guitarist John McCauley, center, leads Deer Tick at the Pink Garter on Sunday with guitarist Ian O’Neil and bassist Chris Ryan. The empty space in the middle is where the drummer would have been; his...
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here’s why refuge pathway is closed
North Highway 89 pathway near Gros Ventre River last fall. To the chagrin of many cyclists, the Highway 89 pathway north of town along the National Elk Refuge is closed until April 30. The closure is...
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April snowier than January
Road sign on Pearl Avenue during last week’s 20-degree weather. With 9 inches of snow reported yesterday and more falling today, April already has surpassed January for snowfall in the Tetons, as a...
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BuRec plans robust flow on Snake
Reed Finlay surveys the Snake this week with the Barker-Ewing crew in Grand Teton park. Higher flows should allow for more braided channels. Heading into a second year of drought with reservoirs...
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trails, tunes await festgoers
Steve Jones descends the new 38 Special trail into Teton Canyon. One of the perks of the Widespread Panic weekend at Grand Targhee — redeeming the festival from just total hedonism — was trying out...
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after the burn
A cyclist descends the West Game Creek trail through an area of forest scorched by the Little Horsethief Fire. Photo by Brenton Reagan Eleven months after the Little Horsethief Fire burned the back of...
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classic Barker-Ewing logo revived
Vintage cap from Dick Barker’s collection. With help from Rachel Stevens and Dedicate, we have managed to replicate the artwork and bring it back to life. How cool were scenic rafting trips in the late...
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know you the river near to Moose
View below Deadman’s Bar on Sunday evening. Click to enlarge. Know you the river near to Grez, A river deep and clear? Among the lilies all the way, That ancient river runs to-day From snowy weir to...
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words of wisdom for autumn trails
Stewardship of trails requires some restraint. Anyone who has ventured onto shaded or north-facing slopes in recent days has discovered muddy trails, so wet with melting snow in places that even...
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new features for avalanche forecast
Nov. 10 slide on Jackson Peak. The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center began issuing forecasts several weeks early this year, good timing given considerable snowfall and two avalanches (here and here)...
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powder, sunshine for Targhee opening
Frederick Reimers carves a north-facing stash above the Blackfoot lift. Grand Targhee couldn’t have scripted a much better opening for its 45th season. A huge crowd from Wyoming and eastern Idaho...
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