did you or someone you know lose something valuable on the ridge between no name and jensen canyons on friday? if so, let me know what you lost and if it matches what i found, i'll get it back to you...

i was on the pass on the day before, day of, and day after this incident, for what it's worth. i was not near the scene of this when it happened, but the reason i'm posting is to add one (possibly...

we've gone off-topic (for this thread, at least), but my own belief is that rescue should NEVER be expected. it's a bonus if it happens, but i believe (as i suspect is the case) that the SAR team...

some of those cars have been there all day. it's possible/probably that people abandoned their cars and skied down (either with the intent to shuttle back up thinking the pass would be open, or...

i agree -- didn't think sar13 was being harsh. i suppose the purpose of this thread is discussion.

sometimes people get away with things they shouldn't. other times, they make good calls.

one...

there was some great (and safe, which is a relative term, of course) skiing to be had in the tetons today. of course there was a junkshow...there nearly always is when it snows.

i observed some...

i'm out solo about 90% of my backcountry days. i don't catch shit for skiing every day, but if it helps you out i'm happy to do it!

in the meantime (and back on point), conditions are as good this...

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what a difference a day makes! i stand by my earlier comments about n. side vs south, and i'd wager the s. side was great today -- but the n. side is back on. i posted some face-shot pix...

hope so. the Fx was the same for today but now got pushed to saturday. we'll see. skiing is still pretty fantastic right now, though.

gotta love winds that force everyone to effectively break trail up glory! early-season, mid-season, late-season...breaking trail up glory is tough (at anyone's self-selected pace).

putting the...