W. Andrew Loe III

JHMR Resort: 56
JHMR Work: 54
Snowmass: 2
A-Basin: 1
Winterpark: 2
Teton Pass: 2
Grand Targhee: 1

Grand Total: 118

Woot!

Gaper Fool’s day was Saturday, and it rolled into Sunday: the last public tram day, making for a weekend of crazy outfits, good fun, and general mayhem. Monday was Employee Ski Day got to say goodbye to all my new Jackson friends. I’m sure I’ll be back on their couches sooner than they’d like. The Tram is done, and I’m done. Goodbye Jackson Hole!

I finally got my poster worthy picture thanks to my soon to depart partner in crime.

Nucci …

It had been way too long since we’d had a solid powder day here in Jackson. That unfortunate streak came to an end yesterday. We took laps in Rock Springs and then finished the day off with Granite Canyon. Awesome.

Mommatop and Willie came to Jackson to ski for a few days. Friday (3/10) was unusually sunny and clear weather for Jackson, so we took the tram up and shot a few photos.

We came:

We ate:

We snowboarded:

Oh yea, Nucci’s Mom was hanging out too:

Nucci and I finished up our Level 1 Avalanche class today, we even set off an avalanche while we were digging our snow pit! It had a 70cm crown, and was about 15m wide. The slope was the perfect 38 degrees (most avalanches at this pitch), and the snowpack had the right weakness to go. It took a lot of people (almost 20 of us walking around) to get the snow to collapse, and that collapse triggered the slide.

“The storm is relentless. With six more inches down and more on the way, the air is electric with apprehension. It’s almost exhausting, but then you remind yourself why you are here. It’s seasons like these, speckled atop seas of mediocrity, that afford you a rare window to actualize the full potential of what you can be. Your goals become simple and immediate, your dreams obsess over untapped lines, and the static chatter of your world dissolves in the solace of the moment. Go, seize it.” -NS

Another great day in the Hole. 12” of new snow over the last 24 hrs. Fun. Nucci and I checked in for work this morning: 2 kids, 9 instructors. Needless to say we got the day off and took advantage of the new snow. Little hike up the headwall and down casper bowl.