Clik here to view.
fire impacting trails; cost at $2.8 million
Update 9/19: The cost of fire suppression has risen to $7.1 million. A crew battles the Little Horsethief Fire earlier this week south of Jackson. As the Little Horsethief Fire burns for a seventh day...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Snow King, Cache trails to reopen as fire fizzles
Flames consume a tree as firefighters set a back burn to contain the Little Horsethief Fire on Sept. 12. (Photo by Mike Johnston/USFS) With the Little Horsethief Fire more than 90 percent contained,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
King pushing zip line
Tourist on a zip line in Texas. Snow King says such amenities are necessary to make the ski area more profitable. The Jackson Town Council will hold a special meeting at 8 a.m. Tuesday to discuss a...
View ArticleClik here to view.
uphill skiing gaining traction
Russell Scott skins in the Gros Ventres. With advances in gear, interest in earning one’s turns has never been higher. Earlier this week the Denver Post reported about the growing popularity of uphill...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Targhee opens top to bottom; JHMR preps AV
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort was able to blow snow yesterday, but natural coverage remains thin or nonexistent below 7,500 feet. Grand Targhee became the first Teton-area ski resort to open this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
King doubtful for weekend opening
A webcam snapshot sums up what the past few weeks have been like in town. In what should be obvious to all but the most optimistic skiers, barring a huge dump, Snow King Ski Area is unlikely to open...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Return of the King
Snow King Ski Area will open its Cougar and Summit chairs to the public Saturday, finally kicking off lift service this winter at the Town Hill. Skiers and snowboarders did not wait. As documented in...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Snow King seeks zip line approval
Today the Jackson Town Council will consider a request by operators of the Snow King Ski Area to build a zip line on town land at the bottom of the mountain. Snow King first floated the idea last May,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
JH Live: Steve Earle, Robert Walter
Steeped in the sounds of New Orleans, Robert Walter’s 20th Congress plays simmering funk and jazz. The band returns Aug. 3. For its second summer, Jackson Hole Live has stepped up its lineup and struck...
View ArticleClik here to view.
June winds make for dramatic skies
The June 12 thunderstorm generated a flurry of stunning images, as well as marble- to golf ball-sized hail. Click to enlarge. This morning on the Snake. June has been a breezy month, as anyone pushing...
View ArticleClik here to view.
4th fireworks to go on
Fireworks over Jackson, as seen from Snow King Mountain in 2002. A year after being canceled due to drought, the traditional Fourth of July fireworks will explode over Snow King on Thursday. The town...
View ArticleClik here to view.
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...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Karl D. kicks off Rendezvous at Snow King
Last month, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe played a smoking-hot show at the Knotty Pine, but a blizzard struck that night, closing Teton Pass and stranding music fans on both sides. Those who missed out...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NOLA influx for free concerts
Anders Osborne and his band played before Phish at Jazz Fest this year and may have stolen the show. Summertime in Jackson Hole is about to get Easy. With the mercury topping 90 in steamy New Orleans,...
View Article
