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TETONS (CENTRAL) | WYOMING | UNITED STATES
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DISAPPOINTMENT PEAK (1) Elevation: 11,618 ft
Disappointment Peak sits in the center of the highest mountains in the Teton Range, offering breathtaking summit views, difficult climbing, and fun ski descents.GRAND TETON (2) Elevation: 13 ft
The Matriarch of Wyoming's Teton Range and one of the most stunning peaks in North America. It's no wonder the French trappers who named it called it Le Grand Teton, literally "The Great Breast".2nd highest peak in Wyoming at 13,770'. Valley floor is ~6,700' so the Grand towers a stunning 7000' above the flats of Jackson Hole.
Hundreds or thousands of people attempt "The Grand" in the summer but it's rarely visited in winter. The Grand is one of the most coveted ski mountaineering objectives in North America.
MIDDLE TETON (2) Elevation: 12,804 ft
The Middle Teton maybe one of the most skied high peaks in the Teton range. With snow on its east and north sides lasting well into summer, moguls have been spotted on in late July! Some classics include the already mentioned Cave Couloir, The Middle Glacier Route, and the Ellingwood Couloir. This mountain has had more ski descents from its summit than any other Teton peak.NEZ PERCE (3) Elevation: 11,850 ft
Looks like a howling wolf when viewed from the North. This mountain holds several classic Teton ski descents, including the East and West Hourglass Couloirs and the Sliver.TWENTY FIVE SHORT (5) Elevation: 9,975 ft
Merely a bump compared to its jagged neighbors, Twenty Five Short, (name comes from being 25 feeet under 10,000) offers some of the best accessible skiing in the park. Because of its gentle eastern slopes it is often a good intro for novice backcountry skiers to skiing in the National Park. Twenty Five short also hands out some more rowdy terrain on its north side, including the popular Turkey Chute.Upload Your Photo
Skinning towards the N Fork of Garnet just above the Meadows... suprisingly decent snow here. Taken on February 16, 2010 By WarPigSinFin |
Checking the N Facing shots into Garnet. Slogging up those would be titty deep these days. Taken on February 16, 2010 By WarPigSinFin |
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Ddrwyoming: December 27, 2010 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
Snowing hard with heavy wind. Wind lip traverse on the usually protected skin up. But such good turns, we had to have more. Skin track was almost gone in spots on 2nd lap....[view]
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Warpigsinfin: December 27, 2010 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
WOW. Deep and perfect in the shady woods of GTNP. Lots of aspects are wind-affected up high but protected zones were phenomenal.Seemed to be coming in pretty wet and dense. Small flakes but fast, f...[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 5, 2010 Uphill: 4,500 ft. | Downhill: 4,500 ft.
Temp was rising, didn't effect snow too much. No snow fractures, great snow, beautiful day....[view]READ MORE
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Ddrwyoming: December 4, 2010 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Hero snow! Had to set the skin track with the help of my two friends, but for some of the best turns of the season!...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: November 26, 2010 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Game on in GTNP! Perfect pow. Perfect pillows everywhere. Great coverage top to bottom. Lake is barely frozen so we traversed very, very close to shore on the South Side....[view]READ MORE
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Ungrounded: April 26, 2010 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Did Albright in Grand Teton National Park today, around 4,0000 vert. 7:30 a.m. start, summited at 10:50, great corn skiing. The route isnt going to be in much longer...just little strips of snow that ...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: April 11, 2010 Uphill: 400 ft. | Downhill: 400 ft.
Another day of not feeling it... I must be getting burned out... tis' the season.I saw a really cool fox, though....[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: April 10, 2010 Uphill: 3,300 ft. | Downhill: 3,300 ft.
Today we skied some new to us stuff off of the NE Ridge of Teewinot. That 1/3rd of the mountain is pretty incredible... and real easy to get lost in.Bluebird morning to overcast after 2 pm. Not too ...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: April 6, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Deep and blower today in GTNP. Our skin track from a few days ago was pretty much filled in but still visible, making for easier skinning.Mostly cloudy with occasional flurries... no wind down low bu...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: April 3, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
We got a mega-alpine (2:30 pm) start and headed for Shadow. Very little traffic in the Park and any old skin tracks were pretty much blown in.We caught shit from a know-it-all who proclaimed us "too ...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 21, 2010 Uphill: 500 ft. | Downhill: 500 ft.
Today I went skate skiing on the suncrusted prairie at the base of the Teton Range. My buddy and I were outfitted entirely with gear from the Browse and Buy Thrift Store and it was about as much fun ...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 15, 2010 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
Camped out the 14th and skied the Grand yesterday. My buddy Frazee got turned around by sickness when we did it last week so he had an ax to grind... I volunteered to tag along.We camped in the Meado...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 14, 2010 Uphill: 3,800 ft. | Downhill: 3,800 ft.
We left the trailhead at about 2:30 pm to camp in the Meadows before making a pre-dawn attempt of the Grand Teton.It was bluebird and so warm that I skinned in a tanktop and longjohns... the bank ther...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 11, 2010 Uphill: 7,800 ft. | Downhill: 7,800 ft.
Yesterday I got to accompany the first female snowboarder to ride the Grand Teton. It was a great, memorable, exhausting day. Conditions? INTERESTING.We left at 2 am under a starry, windless sky. I...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: March 9, 2010 Uphill: 6,000 ft. | Downhill: 6,000 ft.
We went up to have a look at the conditions on the Grand Teton and to drop off a few ropes and other mixed climbing gear. We left the trailhead at 3 am in hopes of avoiding potential wet slides off t...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 7, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Scratch my last trip report! The skiing in the Tetons is still good... and getting better.We left Taggart Trailhead at 9 with big plans that fell through. At 11:30 we found ourselves atop Shadow loo...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 5, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Yesterday the last of the good snow hiding in low elevation shady shpots got ruined my a misty fog that gave it a crust. As of yesterday, all the snow below 9000 feet is crummy but there are still go...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: March 4, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Today we skied the PMS Chutes of Doom on 25 Short. I've never heard any other name for the area (or met anyone else who's skied it) so I'm naming it the PMS Chutes of Doom.I think the name fits becau...[view]READ MORE
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Waheenie: February 21, 2010 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Beautiful sunny day. Great to get some exercise! No signs of avalanche concern, but then we heard the bombs of the search & rescue crew for Wray. Snow in the trees was creamy powder- plenty of fres...[view]READ MORE
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Powderjunky: February 21, 2010 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
Blue skies and cold snow met us in the park and we watched mother nature and old man winter make sweet love. Shady aspects is where its at. Prayers going out to Wray Landon and his friends and family...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: February 21, 2010 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
Yesterday we skied the Sliver in variable conditions. Good turns in the shade at all elevations encountered... powder dust on sun crust down low. Dangerous accumulations on the sun crust in windloade...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: February 16, 2010 Uphill: 4,500 ft. | Downhill: 4,500 ft.
Today we skinned Garnet Canyon through the Meadows to the base of the winter bootpack (currently non-existent) that heads up the N Fork towards the Lower Saddle. Weather was dreary, windless and warm...[view] READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: February 14, 2010 Uphill: 100 ft. | Downhill: 100 ft.
I didn't get to ski today but am comping myself 100 vert for running up and down the stairs with cases of beer all day... questionably beneficial crosstraining. Though stuck inside, I have from a rel...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: February 12, 2010 Uphill: 6,000 ft. | Downhill: 6,000 ft.
Almost two feet of super fluff was awaiting us in the woods and pillow lines off the NE Ridge of Shadow. The current storm has definitely been hitting the Park more than JHMR.Sluffy stuff, especially...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: February 9, 2010 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
I got my first "alpine start" of the winter, rising before the sun to tour up Cascade Canyon to Valhalla, a hanging canyon rimmed by the Grand Teton and Mount Owen. Getting up before the sun is never...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: February 7, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
After a couple of days fighting THE SICKNESS I headed back to GTNP for a look around Shadow. The skin track is crusty and fast thanks to a few days of sun and a lot of traffic.Heading up the summit k...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: February 4, 2010 Uphill: 1,000 ft. | Downhill: 1,000 ft.
We skinned up Cascade Canyon to check out Hidden Falls... even less impressive in winter than when overrun with Jenny Lake Boaters in the summertime.Then we skinned the NE Ridge of Teewinot, checking ...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: February 3, 2010 Uphill: 2,000 ft. | Downhill: 2,000 ft.
I kicked off a big slide on the NE Ridge of Teewinot.We headed to GTNP for an overnight up Cascade Canyon. Our intent? Explore the mid-winter ski potential of the NE Ridge and N Face of the lower fla...[view]
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Warpigsinfin: February 2, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Another day in paradise. Saw a 6 inch soft slab that had released near the Idiot Cliffs just above the Lake at Garnet Canyon's Mouth. Otherwise no slide activity....[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: January 22, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
We encountered 4-5 inches of fresh at the base of Shadow in our skin track from yesterday. By 8500 feet the old skin track was completely buried.We didn't dare skin and ski the summit knob of Shadow ...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: January 21, 2010 Uphill: 5,000 ft. | Downhill: 5,000 ft.
It snowed 3-4 in at the Village but 6-8 up in the high peaks... with a bit of wind slathering the lucky couloirs with 2-3 feet.We skied the Sliver again in blower... couldn't even find the old booter ...[view] READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: January 20, 2010 Uphill: 4,500 ft. | Downhill: 4,500 ft.
We summited Shadow to find the Sliver looking delightful. Closer examination showed two folks booting up it. We dropped into the Cirque and waited for them to gear up and ski the line... it was Greg...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: January 18, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Top to bottom sugary pow. Marioland in Garnet Canyon... way better than you'd think it would be... decent coverage to the valley floor....[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: January 11, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Shadow lived up to it's name today and provided fast, fun, sugary skiing on it's shadier slopes. Sun-affected aspects were a little crusty... and had clearly been more prone to sliding.We skinned the...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: January 9, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Poked around the North side of 25 Short today. All the shots dropping into Avalanche Canyon need a bit more snow. No new slides noticed in the Park. Snow's good but a little sun affected up high on...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: January 8, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Serious inversion today. -26F on the valley floor but T-shirt skinning 1000 feet up. It was so warm at 10,000 feet that my skins started icing up... gotta remember to pack the skin wax next time. S...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: January 6, 2010 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
We had a perfect ski down 25 Short today despite HIGH avy danger. It when bluebird and we saw lots of avy activity in the surrounding mountains including...Grand: Upper E SnowfieldOwen: SE Snowfield ...[view]READ MORE
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Powdermonkey: January 2, 2010 Uphill: 3,500 ft. | Downhill: 3,500 ft.
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Powderjunky: January 28, 2009 Uphill: 4,000 ft. | Downhill: 4,000 ft.
We had great snow until about 9000 ft. Then it got a little icy and we had to be a little careful.....Overall a great day!...[view]READ MORE
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Warpigsinfin: January 9, 2009 Uphill: 3,000 ft. | Downhill: 3,000 ft.
Good skiing on 25 Short today. Rode the NE Ridge and peeked into a few favorite shots on the North face. They need more snow....[view]|
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