Category Archives: Skiing
A Powder Day for Chamonix Freeride 2010
Jessica McMillan wrote this on Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
Tagged as alps, chamonix, Competition+ Categorized as Ambassadors, Cloudveil Athletes, Skiing
Life is good in Chamonix! I just won the the first stop of the Freeride World Tour. It was a crazy day. The face received two feet of new snow and many of the first [...]
continue readingSuper-Secret WNY Backcountry Ski Mission
Andy Fleming wrote this on Friday, January 29th, 2010
Tagged as new york, Powder+ Categorized as Ambassadors, Skiing
I love telemark skiing. Love the deep powder turns, being surrounded by a 360-degree mountain view, the solitude hiking in the backcountry, and leg burn that focuses me on the present moment. I have planned [...]
continue readingIs It Accumulating?
Jim Stanford wrote this on Tuesday, January 26th, 2010
Tagged as Jackson Hole, JS+ Categorized as News, Skiing
(Waldo found: JHMR athlete Andrew Whiteford needs a snorkel. Tristan Greszko photo.)
Last week’s storm brought some impressive snowfall around the West, including 66 inches at Silverton and 82 inches at Alta. After the chart from [...]
Where the Powder is Deepest
Jim Stanford wrote this on Friday, January 22nd, 2010
Tagged as Jackson Hole, Weather+ Categorized as Skiing
Update: The folks at Silverton, Colo., may beg to differ, after a 50-inch dump the last few days.
There’s been a lot of grumbling around Jackson Hole this winter about the lack of snow, but cheer [...]
Big Wally Memorial
Jim Stanford wrote this on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Tagged as Avalanche, Jackson Hole, Ski Patrol+ Categorized as News, Skiing
Last week some 500 people gathered at Teton Village to celebrate the life of Jackson Hole ski patroller Mark “Big Wally” Wolling, who was buried in an avalanche while on duty Jan. 6.
Brad Boner, photographer [...]
Cold Smoke, Hot Music and a Yoga Getaway
Jim Stanford wrote this on Wednesday, January 20th, 2010
Tagged as grand targhee, Music, Yoga+ Categorized as Ambassadors, Skiing
A couple of events recommended by our contributors:
Today at the Trap Bar at Grand Targhee, against a backdrop of fresh powder in the Tetons, Alaska Backcountry Adventures is giving away a heli-ski day, reports Cloudveil [...]
continue readingVolunteer Patrol on Snow King
Brigid Mander wrote this on Friday, January 15th, 2010
Tagged as Jackson Hole, Ski Patrol, snow king+ Categorized as Skiing
My forearms are thoroughly, disturbingly dysfunctional as I write this. Not exactly the result of a long day climbing, this temporary handicap is actually the lingering result of my first day of on-hill training with [...]
continue readingGoing Big, Safely
Mark Scholl wrote this on Wednesday, January 13th, 2010
Tagged as Avalanche+ Categorized as Ambassadors, Skiing
For a few years, I have had an idea about getting together some of the top pro skiers who live in Salt Lake City to share their knowledge and training plan with young skiers who [...]
continue readingMcMillan Wins Canadian Championship
Jim Stanford wrote this on Monday, January 11th, 2010
Tagged as Canada, Competition+ Categorized as Ambassadors, Skiing
Cloudveil ambassador Jess McMillan of Jackson Hole won the women’s Canadian Freeskiing Championship yesterday at Revelstoke Mountain Resort.
McMillan stuck some big airs in the finals to edge Jacqui Edgerly, who also calls Jackson Hole and [...]
Community in Shock as Avalanche Buries Patroller
Jim Stanford wrote this on Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
Tagged as Avalanche, Ski Patrol+ Categorized as Jackson Hole, News, Skiing
(”Big Wally,” far right, with friends Kirk Speckhals and Tom Foley.)
For the second time in two winters, Jackson Hole ski patrollers are facing a tough fight against Mother Nature, trying to reduce the avalanche danger [...]
