Teton Valley Magazine - Winter 2009

Winter 2009

Features

Backyard Focus

Admit it. If you’ve ever been a ski bum, you’ve probably fantasized about appearing in or even making a ski movie.

by Rob Marin
Photography Courtesy of Eric Daft

One Good Turn

Here in the Rocky Mountain West—as elsewhere, no doubt—ski areas are often inexorably linked to either the founder of the resort’s ski school or a ski school director of unusually long tenure.

By Tom Walsh
Photography Courtesy of Grand Targhee Resort

Departments

Archive » Made in Teton Valley
	Made in Teton Valley Michael McCoy
Archive » In the Neighborhood
	118 Years and Counting When Gideon Wilson sees his dad ride up on a four-wheeler, he goes running for his blue cowboy hat. BY LUCY FLOOD
Archive » All in a Day's Work
	OK by Me If you’ve ever availed yourself of any of the services provided by Kaufman’s OK Tire in Driggs, then you probably know what it’s like to be treated fairly by one of Teton Valley’s busiest... BY JENNIFER REIN
Archive » Body and Soul
	Pursuing Perfection It would be tempting to wax lyrical, speculating that the feather had come full circle, had achieved its destiny. BY BRUCE SMITHHAMMER
Archive » Familiar Faces
	A Solid Sense of Place In 1918, Teton Valley was populated with a special brand of individuals, a breed that scraped together a living by depending on the land, the livestock they raised, and one another. BY JENNIFER REIN
Archive » Compass Points
	Santa at the South Pole Christmas in Antarctica. By Molly Loomis
Archive » Trail Talk
	Snug in the Snow Mid-February last winter: a superb time to ski in the Tetons. PHotography and story BY T. HAMISH TEAR
Archive » Field Notes
	A Brilliant Flash of White A mute trumpeter swan named Louis began life at a disadvantage, unable to “ko-hoh” like his siblings. By Lucy Flood
Archive » Valley Voices
	Opening Books, Broadening Minds Since the program’s inception, approximately sixty students, coming from all three public elementary schools in Teton County School District #401, have benefited from it each year. BY JEANNE ANDERSON