Revved Up … and Up and UpOne weekend a year, the noise resounding from the slopes of Snow King Mountain sounds like the inside of a nest filled with angry yellow jackets. The smell of exhaust and cigarette smoke stings... |
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Steep and Deep: Land of Plentiful PowderHugging the limits of the ski resort, we slip along the orange ropes and boundary markers in the blinding white-on-white of a cloudy day on a snow-covered mountain. “Are you ready for this?”... |
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35 Years of Skinny SkisThirty-five years ago, valley native and cross-country ski racer Jeff Crabtree graduated from the University of Colorado and went to his first job interview with a Denver bank... |
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Two Takes on Fly Fishing: Part 1I have always wanted to fly fish... |
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Shooting for the StarsTom Fazio helped redesign Augusta National Golf Club, home to the Masters Tournament, and Oakmont Country Club in Pennsylvania, host to the U.S. Open a record eight times... |
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A Snow King PentathlonI doubt it would ever have occurred to me to spend the better part of a day trying out a bunch of different activities on Snow King Mountain—had I not assigned this story to myself, that is... |
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The Hot Air ExpressIt was still dark; the day a thought not fully formed. Headlights swept along the road, as colors—tinges of pink, foreshadowings of yellow—slowly crept into the sky... |
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Aces in the HoleI can’t believe I came to Jackson Hole in a Mercedes, and I’m leaving in a bus,” one tourist lamented in the early 1950s. Her vehicle hadn’t broken down. |
Grand Teton Ultras & Trail Marathon at Grand Targhee Resort. Now in its sixth year, this series of world-class endurance footraces offers...
Annual Jackson Hole One Fly. This international fly-fishing competition brings anglers from near and far to the Snake River, raising money for...
LOTOJA, a 206-mile bicycle race beginning in Logan, Utah, and finishing in Teton Village. The longest one-day USCF-sanctioned bike race in the...
Old Bill's Fun Run for Charity. Raises millions of dollars for some two hundred area nonprofits. 10-K run and 5-K run and walk start at 10am...