JACKSON 2022/23 {Tetons, Snakes, Gros Ventre, Winds, Wyoming Range, etc.)

[kokomas]

Thks Wsteep figured this was best place to get some color. Avy site obs also says carried but no injuries, phew

[upallnight]

Awesome shots as always, UAN!

Bummed I didn’t make it out today. Looking forward to a fine day in the hills tomorrow.

Thank you! Hope you had a great day out!

That is armpit deep. Wow.

I'd call it waist deep, legit.

It's a pet peeve of mine when people overstate snow depth — "chest deep" doesn't mean snow billowing up to one's chest, "waist deep" doesn't mean snow at our waists when we're basically in a squatting position, "knee deep" usually is boot-top, etc. Photo/video caption mismatches make me cringe.

Anyone else or is that just me? Probably just me.....

But in the steeper parts of the zones where I was on the Pass on Saturday (some uncommonly skied places), it was new snow on top of untracked snow that hadn't been touched by wind or sun.

Today a friend wanted to go to the Park — I knew it would be good/creamy but nowhere deep as those other stashes.

You can see how supple it is in UaN's Sickpic o' the day.

Was soooo silky — skinning and skiing.

[NBABUCKS1]

Anyone else or is that just me? Probably just me.....

when you ski knee to chest deep 6 out of 7 days of the week it's a little easier to make a more accurate call.

When you ski knee deep once a season or once a month you start to exaggerate and your eyes get a little bigger when you are trying to brag to your bros

Oh and it's always all time (for the third time this season) lol

[homemadesalsa]

when you ski knee to chest deep 6 out of 7 days of the week it's a little easier to make a more accurate call.

When you ski knee deep once a season or once a month you start to exaggerate and your eyes get a little bigger when you are trying to brag to your bros

Oh and it's always all time (for the third time this season) lol

Also depends on how tall you are....

But it was legit knee deep on Friday in another of those less traveled spots.

What a season! Thinking we won't have dry trails for a while, so I'm making a list of Peaks I've always wanted to ski for springtime. GFT is not on it.

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[upallnight]

when you ski knee to chest deep 6 out of 7 days of the week it's a little easier to make a more accurate call.

When you ski knee deep once a season or once a month you start to exaggerate and your eyes get a little bigger when you are trying to brag to your bros

Oh and it's always all time (for the third time this season) lol

hahaha.... been a lot of "top 5 days" this season, that's for sure. at least that's what I keep hearing from ski partners.

(actually, a few of my true top 5 days were in early november — for real.)

I'm all for enjoying the hell outta every day, regardless of what we're given. but words matter, and we cheapen the trust waist/chest deep days if we throw those terms around. call me old school, call me a hater...

it's VERY rare to ski true chest-deep snow, and when I do it's only fun if the terrain is steep and the snow is super light.

I think the knee deep -> waist deep is the biggest overstatement — probably because peoples' waists are at the same level as their knees when they're (we're) hunched over skiing.

snow hitting me in the chest on one turn all day is also not chest-deep.

that's my 2 cents.

[upallnight]

Also depends on how tall you are....

TRUE!!

or if you are tele'ing.

But it was legit knee deep on Friday in another of those less traveled spots.

What a season! Thinking we won't have dry trails for a while, so I'm making a list of Peaks I've always wanted to ski for springtime. GFT is not on it.

GFT... the most popular ski mountaineering target, and also the worst ski run. Give me Moran ANY day...

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Always makes me smile to see stuff like this. Like whoever programmed the forum software thought anyone would care about this. Hahah

[TG]

boot knee waist? the only measurement that will never lie to you is the internal graph plotting elevation vs snow depth
that you get to create during extended bouts of trail breaking

[Ski220]

3 inches new. Can’t believe it’s 9am and I’m sitting here eating a late breakfast and typing. Taking a break today. My legs are hurting, tired and dead.
Thinking we need some sort of 4D scale plotting of height vs weight vs ski width vs snow density to figure out really whether it’s boot top, knee or chest deep.
Got on the ranch lot bus yesterday, guy asks some girl “how were those skis working for you today?”. She’s got 118mm under foot. I’m on 93’s. Girl goes on about how there is so much snow on the trails. I’m sure they worked just fine. Modern equipment.

DJ - holler at me this afternoon. Interested in those 3 piece collapsible poles.

[rideit]

Lol, I hadn't heard the news that JH was Alterra...

[plugboots]

Skied w/ my ripping niece today. Got better as the day went on. Soft.

[upallnight]

Got together with a buddy. He was late, but we managed to make the best of it. We hiked and worked quickly to get last of the purplish light.








"Did we get it?"

[leftfield]

^^^ excellent UAN

[gforce]

Exceptional composition and lighting. Even some humor injected with the look back.

[shroom]

awesome

[upallnight]

^^^ excellent UAN

Thanks!

Exceptional composition and lighting. Even some humor injected with the look back.

For those who don't know, gforce is a REAL pro photographer. Thanks... that means a bunch!

awesome

Thank you!

I'm literally NEVER going out with the idea of making photos first — it's always about skiing. We choose what and when to ski based on conditions. Sometimes it lines up that we get that magic light.

Kinda wish I could do some photo-centric missions. I'm trying to make the best shot given the line my ski partners want to ski.

Hope everyone had a great day!

[swimmy]

These are next level. Awesome.

[gforce]

White room deep in the ABC chutes yesterday. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...ibextid=Nif5oz do
FYI: A chute in granite.

[stevied]

It was a nice day for a tour today. Light winds, cool temperatures, sunny skies, great snow.

[SuperGaper]

White room deep in the ABC chutes yesterday. https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...ibextid=Nif5oz do
FYI: A chute in granite.

Where exactly?? Like can you drop a pin?

[jpcm]

impressive response time from the tcsar heli team to get this kid pulled out in just over an hour. From the one pic in the article, pretty big huck!

https://buckrail.com/tcsar-short-hau...osquito-creek/

[upallnight]

These are next level. Awesome.

thank you! i'm proud of how those came out.

Where exactly?? Like can you drop a pin?

hahaha.

wound up with another evening backcountry lap tonight.

[Ski220]

Yup, pretty brilliant day on the pass.
Legitimate boot top cold powder.
Good day yo-yoing with mag Stevied and his kid.



Picked up a nice pair of 3 piece Black Diamond
poles from DJ. Thanks mag. Could not have
made the tour with out them. (lost one of mine
recently in the upper reaches of GR. If anyone finds
a blue BD tour pole this summer …. it’s mine. ).

[babybear]

impressive response time from the tcsar heli team to get this kid pulled out in just over an hour. From the one pic in the article, pretty big huck!

https://buckrail.com/tcsar-short-hau...osquito-creek/

The injured skier was Kai Jones. It sounded like it was probably 2 torn acls/knee injuries but probably could have been way worse.
As mentioned in the article, TCSAR was already in the area doing heli training so their response time was super fast.
Hope the little buddy heals up quickly

[uglymoney]

Shit. I was wondering.

Vibes Kai and crew.

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[gforce]

On top of Cody yesterday looking toward 4 shadows with a single track in it before we hit it. Such an aesthetically pleasing line.