W. Andrew Loe III

“What do you want to do?”

“Huck Carcass”

” ... What do you want me to do?”

“Take pictures… and huck.”

Nucci and I got up to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort at around 11 after sleeping in. We rode the Gondola to the top and then hiked Stairway to Heaven (Elevator Shaft) to the top of the Headwall. From here we had our choice of excellent routes: Headwall, Casper Bowl, or the Crags. On Nucci’s advice, we hiked North (skier’s left) to the Crags and dropped in. We took a few photos on the way down.

Make sure you check out the cool panorama at the end of the gallery.

I said I’d say more about the incident with the deer… The night I drove into Jackson it was snowing pretty hard, and like most winter nights – it was DARK. I was driving at a safe speed for a well trafficked highway (~ 40 mph in 4wd), but didn’t take into consideration wildlife. The road has a “gutter” if you can call it that, about 5 deer (I know this after the fact) were standing there waiting for some nice bright lights to cross in. Land Cruiser 1, Deer 0.

I’ve spent the last few days doing research on new gear for this winter. I’ve come to a few conclusions. 1. – Arc’Teryx rocks. They’re the “new” Patagonia. 2. – Lib Tech’s Magne-Traction is pretty sweet. 3. – I want a RomeDesign. Over and out.

I completed all my instructor training today. I’m officially a professional snowboard instructor. I’m going to be teaching kids 7-14. I’m pretty psyched to get the kids at this age. “Explorers” are capable of spending a whole day in the snow, but they don’t yet have egos or the other issues that come with most teenagers. Should be a fun winter! Small park opens on Saturday, fun fun.

Well the updates are not supposed to be this sparse. The huge influx of seasonal residents has backed up the internet guys. My install date is the 20th, two weeks after I ordered. Ouch. Once I DO get intarweb, I’ll try to write a little bit every day.

In other news: I got a job! I’m an official Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) Snowboard Instructor. Training starts Monday, and then they let me loose with the kiddies…. Good times.

I am in Jackson, WY. The drive was pretty interesting… ran out of gas, hit a deer… more to come.