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Spring skiing in Jackson, Wyoming, isn’t easy, but it’s worth it. Long approaches, big vertical gains, early “alpine” starts, and run-ins with wildlife are part of the investment but the return can be thousands of vertical

Season in Review

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. No, really, it was.
This Summer, Go Back to Winter

Your season in Utah or Colorado or Tahoe was shit, anyway, and the skiing in South America can be as good as anywhere in the world. So this is what you should do:
Mad Men Love Head

Head skis show up in the most recent episode of Mad Men.
Junk in the Truck: Kinco Work Gloves

A remedy for moist hands. Because that’s just gross.
Michelle Parker 2.0

MIchelle Parker is back in the game.
The Jacob Wester Interview

When Jacob Wester was 13 he saw Shane McConkey, JF Cusson, and JP Auclair in ski films. He quit ski racing the next day.
Ultra Long Term Test: Salomon 977 Driver Equipe

The Jaded Local on the Salomon 977 Driver Equipe 11-17.
Seven Feet Falls In Chamonix During Month of April

After a day of monoskiing two feet of powder with Glen Plake at Chamonix’s Grand Montets, ski mountaineer savant Nate Wallace called in via Skype to chat about the 2011-12 season in the French Alps.
Telluride Residents Lose Late-Season Hill Access, Get Pissed Off

Telluride skiers frustrated by loss of access to ski hill.
Got Dumps Like a Truck

Tahoe-based garage startup BigTruck outfit skiers/snowboarders/Zac Efron with customizable caps