Jackson Hole, Wyoming

Thursday, January 16, 2020
Jackson, Wyoming, United States
1/16 - Woke up in our kitschy Parkway Inn hotel.  It was nice but had that antique, lacey curtain vibe I like to make fun of.  Off to Jackson Hole!  Drove 20 min up to the resort and hit the mid mountain lift first to warm up.  Lots of tree runs and we sought out stashes of powder.  Fun, but exhausting.  Then more runs and we stopped for a couple beers and a snack.  Back to the top and down a steep descent, following Ilja right to a cliff.  Both of us hiked out, then rode down a gulley to a dead end and had to hike out again.  Lots of jump turns today and 16,000 feet of vertical.  Beer and nachos at the slope-side Saloon.  Jacuzzi and rest before the bar back in Jackson.  Snow in the forecast for tomorrow!
1/17 - Light snow on and off making for a nice, soft covering on the mountain.  We hit the Bridger Gondola up and traversed to Aprez Vouz for some more deep stashes then the tram to the top.  Holy cow!  Hurricane winds and whiteout conditions!  We should have guessed by the dozen people who took the tram back down and were getting off at the bottom.   I was afraid my board was going to blow off the peak before I could strap it on.  Finally ready, we slid off the ridge into the white abyss.  I hoped the wind would relent as we dropped but it kept up for at least the first 500 feet.  Luckily we were up here yesterday and I saw the same row of signs (planted every 20 feet or so – maybe just for this reason!) and we followed the path down the black diamond slope.  We successfully avoided the cliff area and followed the ridge right to the bowl then dropped into a nice long gully that seemed to go on forever (and we didn’t get stuck this time!).  No more runs from the top today – but we did ride a lot more (and got 17,000 ft. of vert) before calling it a day. Beers at the Snake River Brewery, dinner (Bison Burger) at Local and drinks at the Cowboy Bar, then back to Local for a night cap.  Big day!

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