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How to make $100k with no budg How to make $100k with no budget

From: brigidmander
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The Co-Lab’s open-to-the-skiing-public status has sent an unknown number of pro and amateur athletes to spend their season creating the best edit possible. Only ten weeks are left before submissions are due, and the $100,000 prize purse has many athletes hungry. We caught up with Max Hammer, a Jackson Hole-based pro skier, to see what his edit is all about, and how he’s creating a zero budget attempt at a very large prize purse.

How did you hear about the contest in the first place, and what do you think about the format?

I read about it on the Internet, and I saw there was a huge cash prize. So I thought, shoot, I like making videos. Right now, a lot of ski movies are pretty patterned, so I think letting people do what they want and be creative is awesome.

What’s the process of putting an edit together like?

I spent some time trying to figure out the best approach, and trying to get help from people I know. I thought a one run edit [at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort] would be different, just about why I like to ski there so much. I had to figure out what run I wanted to do. It was surprisingly easy to get JHMR on board to let me film the line, and then I had to find people to lend equipment, and help film.

It’s been pretty cool, actually. I had eight people helping me film: four friends from growing up here in Jackson, and my old race coach [photographer Jonathan Selkowitz], who was one of my first influences in skiing, and a few other filmers helped me out as well. The editing is a group effort between a few of us.

How do you feel about putting together something on no budget?

I’m not that worried about it. It’d be really cool to win, but I also like that I’ll still have something out there that a lot of people will see. I don’t know how it will live up to other edits. We did my segment so far in like, an hour. My ski footage is just from one morning at JHMR.

There probably are pros with budgets making stuff for this, but there are a lot of people who are really good, using okay equipment too.

What does this new realm of video contests mean for to you, and for skiers?

It’s a really cool opportunity. It’s a platform to put your stuff out there. You can do YouTube, and try to push your edit, but a contest like this can really maximize what the internet can do for you now. I did one freeski comp, and it just didn’t seem like my scene at all. I like making videos, I like the concept, I’ve no issues with it.

What else do you have going on this winter?

I’ve been filming a lot with TGR; so hopefully I’ll have a more normal segment next year. I had two airs into Corbets in last year’s movie, but this time we’ve had the whole season to work on it. One of my main goals would be to go Alaska with TGR , but I have to go back to school [at Dartmouth College] on April 10th. I just have to finish my senior fellowship, which is an animation project.

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JHMR Mountain Fest JHMR Mountain Fest

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Spring is a great time in the Tetons. With tons of snow for skiing and snowboarding and fun events every weekend now is a great time to visit Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

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Through The Lens Of Tristan Gr Through The Lens Of Tristan Greszko

From: kimhavell
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“Through The lens” is a regular column on TetonGravity.com that highlights the work of a photographer in the ski and snowboard industries. The series exists to celebrate the photographers who bring us extraordinary imagery, to get to know who they are, and to understand their process.

Tristan Greszko, a gifted athlete and photographer based in Jackson, Wyo., is known for his creation and adaptation of unique angles in photo and art imagery. Greszko enjoys working in various artistic mediums including alternate photo processes, screen-printing projects, film, and other creative outlets. His work on projects like the Tiny Jackson Hole video in 2011 catapulted him overnight into the public realm. And, as local lore goes, he is one of a handful of skiers to straight-line “Once is Enough,” a serious and steep line in the JHMR backcountry.

Greszko took art classes in high school and later began to develop his photo skills through on-snow work in Vermont. After moving to Jackson in 2006, Tristan co-created the Teton Artlab, developing this multi-purpose, non-profit venue to provide affordable workspace for local artists. The lab maintains a quirky and creative atmosphere in which artists congregate and collaborate.

Keep an eye out: With his distinctive captures and creativity, Greszko explores new ways to share his world of photo and art from a deep well of talent.

1. The Start.

In 2005, I moved from Atlanta to Vermont for a job snow reporting at Okemo and was in charge of shooting “Photo of the Day.” I also bought my first camera and shot the now-defunct Vermont Freeskiing Open. The years between 2005 and 2010, I spent almost every waking hour immersing myself in photography, learning, failing a lot, and collecting a few decent images here and there.

In 2010, after 4 years working in the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort marketing department, I left my job to devote more time and energy to being a professional photographer. By that spring, I felt I had a strong portfolio and a skill set competent enough to finally, truly call myself a photographer. And now, two years later, I feel like I'm starting to produce some great images. So, I feel like, in many ways, I'm just getting going.

2. The Inspiration.

The most obvious choice is my dad, though it comes with a big footnote. The older I get the more I realize how similar we are in so many ways. He had a rare, boundless curiosity about the world, a mischievous sense of adventure, and was obsessive about his interests, which I very clearly inherited. He was a technically perfect, beautiful skier, had a dark sense of humor, tinkered with art and photography, and had a passion for the mountains that bordered on religious fanaticism.

The footnote is that both of my parents died when I was 14. I was just a naive little kid in 9th grade when it happened, so I say all this after many years of reflection, coming to terms with it all, and you know, building up a bit of a mythology about who he was. It's hard to say if I'd be as driven or independent as I am today if I had a more normal, happy childhood, but his influence is undeniable and I couldn't imagine a better life in spite of it all.

There are a few industry people that inspire me, too, right now.

Steve Casimiro of Adventure Journal has a wonderfully articulate way with words and images that explain this eternal search and the insatiable lust for adventure that we're all seeking. He does it casually and poetically, and very well.

Curt Morgan of Brain Farm Cinema … Well, there's no one like Curt out there. We went to the same high school back in New York. He has accomplished some very big things to say the least.

Tahoe photographer Andy Bardon is a good friend of mine who shares a similar aesthetic and work ethic, and is a machine in the mountains. It's been awesome seeing him start to blow up.

3. The Future.

I think my goals are pretty simple. I'd like to sustain a lifetime of exploring, adventuring, and being curious about the world, and working really hard and dreaming big. I'd like to think that my work inspires people to live better, and seek out richer, more rewarding experiences too. Hopefully, I can continue to find amazing people along the way to share the adventure with — finding and keeping interesting, passionate people around me is always an important necessity. And, as for my dreams, well, I'll just keep those to myself for now. I like it better that way.

I'm at a point where I'm confident, have some momentum, and feel like I can do some big things if I start pushing and putting my work out there. I like to fly under the radar and evade unnecessary attention but when I think about where I've come from in the past few years — and what I'm capable of now — I'm really excited for the future. I'd like to step up into a much bigger arena and work with bigger clients: The North Faces, Patagonias, Red Bulls and National Geographics of the outdoor/adventure world.

4. The Business.

I like this quote by artist Chuck Close:

“The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case.”

The most important thing I've learned is to get out and actually DO what you want to do. It’s important to go out and TAKE it instead of sitting around waffling about it. If you pursue something long enough, you'll find an audience, and you'll definitely find a way to get by, and probably thrive. A lot of people think giving it all up and moving to the mountains is crazy but I think the opposite is true. It’s crazy how most people live —working in an anonymous job in an anonymous city. I work hard to stay afloat but it rarely feels like I'm truly working, at least not in the way it felt before I moved to Jackson.

5. The Source.

I like shooting with the unknowns — the people who you've never heard of and who ski harder than most and keep their mouth shut about it. Skier Andrew Whiteford and I shot a lot when we moved to Jackson and he's done really well for himself. Good friend and ripper AJ Puccia has been another favorite athlete. There are a few other shots of people you've probably never heard of that are some of my favorite photos ever. These are all athletes that can do anything you ask, happy to shoot, look good while doing it, and are super humble at the same time.

I crave frequent change, stimulation, and novelty. Lately, I've been shooting a lot of random personal projects like some short videos of this summer's crazy wild fires (in Big Piney, WY and Jackson) and photos of the Northern Lights that were going off in Jackson in the early fall. I've also been road tripping all over the West for the past two years shooting a whole range of weird, amazing locations. And, I just completed an exciting Teton aerial shoot that I've wanted to do forever.

6. The Industry.

Remote control/drone platforms are definitely next in line to blow up big time. Where the military goes, so goes civilian technology. I bought a Cinestar 8 multi-rotor helicopter this past spring. It's already allowed me to shoot some stunning photos and video, but I'm basically still operating with training wheels. When it all comes together, the cinematography and unique perspectives are really stunning.

7. Career Highlights.

-Construction of the JH Tram - I have thousands of shots of every step of building the new JH tram over the two-year construction period. No idea what I'll ever do with them but it's awesome to have been the sole photographer on such a piece of history that's so close to the community.

-Tiny Jackson Hole - I spent a ton of time, 400-plus hours making that video and the response blew me away. It was a labor of love for sure and I couldn't be happier with how it turned out.

-Alpinist Spread - Alpinist 33 featured the Grand Teton as that issue's mountain profile. One of my favorite shots ever run was a double-page spread on the opening page of the article, Grand Teton: A Map of the Wild by Renny Jackson. Given the Grand's influence on American alpinism, it was an honor to be in such legendary company.

-JH Tram Heli Shoot, 2009 - We did a sunrise shoot of the new tram with Corey Gavitt of TGR. It was my first time shooting out the door of a helicopter, with patrollers throwing bombs below us, patrollers dropping into Corbet's, and the new Tram in perfect morning light.

-TGR/Erik Roner ski-BASE of Cajun Couloir - Erik Roner is an amazing guy and completely nuts. So, seeing him ski base Cajun while perched up above in the old tram was a really special thing though the anxious anticipation beforehand was really intense.

-Aerials in Indian Creek - the first time I shot climbing with the “Octokopter “- also completely terrifying flying the helicopter off the top of a giant boulder and trying to ease up next to a climber 80 feet off the deck but overall it was a great success and learning experience. It took me another three months before my first epic crash!

To follow Tristan:

http://www.tristangreszko.com
http://instagram.com/tgreszko
http://blog.tetonartlab.com
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Thousands Rage At The Dream Fa Thousands Rage At The Dream Factory World Premiere

From: SamPetri
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On Saturday, Teton Gravity Research premiered its newest ski and snowboard film, The Dream Factory, to a few thousand fired-up fans at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort inside Walk Festival Hall.

The party kicked off around 3 p.m. with free beer and yard games in front of the TGR production office, right next to the JHMR tram. Yes that’s right, free beer next to the tram. As fans tossed back cool ones on the warm, sunny afternoon, Erik Roner, Ian McIntosh and Marshall Miller buzzed over Teton Village and jumped out of a plane, skydiving in to the venue with smoke trailing off their feet. All three stomped their landings in a rather tight common area between The Mangy Moose and Hotel Terra. That kicked the crowd in to high gear, and the vibe ramped up from there.

Marshall Miller, Erik Roner and Ian McIntosh skydive in to the world premiere of The Dream Factory.

Marshall Miller gets ready to stomp his landing.

To accommodate all the fans who want to see the movie, each year there are two showings of the TGR movie – the early show and the late show. The early show is a bit mellower and the late show is rowdy. With about a thousand people in line to the venue, you could feel the hype in the air. Screw it if it’s still summer – the TGR premiere marks the beginning of winter in the Tetons. There you are, back at the base of the ski area with all your winter friends celebrating the act of sliding on snow. It’s an extraordinary feeling of camaraderie.

Inside, almost all of the TGR athletes were there signing posters including: Sage Cattabriga-Alosa, Seth Morrison, Dylan Hood, Erik Roner, Dana Flahr, Dash Longe, Todd Ligare, Daron Rahlves, Forrest Shearer, Chris Benchetler, Griffin Post, Ralph Backstrom, Angel Collinson, Tim Durtschi, Matt Philippi and Max Hammer.

There was a mass amount of giveaways from TGR sponsors like GoPro, The North Face, Atomic, Marker, Volkl, Scott, DNA, Smith Optics, Black Diamond and The Ski Journal.

The scene inside Walk Festival Hall.

A packed house.

Seth Morrison signs posters.

Tim Durtschi interacts with a fan.

Erik Roner gets the youth fired up to ski.

The film looks back to the roots of the freeriding movement in Alaska while at the same time looking to the future of the sport. In that sense, it was very cool to see members of the Jackson Hole Air Force as well as kids from the Jackson Hole Ski and Snowboard club together in attendance. It made for a cohesive vibe where people of all ages were celebrating just how freaking awesome it is to soar down the mountains on snow.

The film layers the most current ski footage from Alaska with historical clips. Really, two stories are told – that of the new freeriders and the pioneers before them. In all, the film shows the progression of skiing and snowboarding in Alaska, The Dream Factory.

Sam Winship and Daniel Tisi.

One technique used this year is side-by-side footage of skiers shredding lines back in the day matched with people skiing the same lines now. Seeing this, you realize how far the sport has come and how monumental it was when people accomplished those feats for the first time. A couple of memorable moments like this come when you see Ralph Backstrom ride a line in Valdez made famous by Johan Olofsson in Totally Board 5. And when Colter Hinchliffe shreds a line in Haines called Dr. Seuss, made famous by Jeremy Jones. There are other stand-out performances by Tim Durtschi, Dash Longe, Dana Flahr, Daron Rahlves … Well, everyone pretty much crushes it – it’s a TGR flick.

Not to be missed is the heavy hitting Corbet’s Couloir segment at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. There, John Spriggs kicks off the session with a huge back flip into the line followed by the likes of Daniel Tisi, who, at the age of 13, airs into the line larger than most grown men ever have. In almost every segment the viewer is shown the past, present and future of skiing and snowboarding.

Marc-Andre Belliveau plays at the Mangy Moose.

Dash Longe joined Marc-Andre on stage.

After the movie a party raged at The Mangy Moose. TGR skier Marc-Andre Belliveau – who last appeared in Lost And Found – played an acoustic set as an opener for the headliner American Royalty. While American Royalty rocked hard – playing a triple encore because the crowd would not let them off stage – perhaps one of the best moments came when Dash Longe joined Marc Andre on stage for a rendition of “Raging Alcoholic.” It was a soulful moment that set the vibe for the party and let people send it deep in to the night.

Here's to winter.

American Royalty effing whaled.

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TGR Family Dinner TGR Family Dinner

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TGR Family Dinner
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News: Announcing The Jackson H News: Announcing The Jackson Hole Show Us Your Wild Side Contest

From: TetonGravityResearch
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Do you have what it takes for Jackson Hole? With a photo and 200 words or less, show/tell us why you're worthy of a trip for two to Jackson Hole that includes 4 nights of lodging, two 3-day lift tickets and airfare. Get wild, get crazy, don't hold back. Whether it's your best powder shot from last winter or your funky fall training methods, we want to see it. Just remember to keep everything PG. Contest ends October 17, 2012 at 11:59 PM MST and then JHMR will pick the best photo that shows you're Jackson Hole material.

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Sam Schwartz 2011-2012 Season Sam Schwartz 2011-2012 Season Edit

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Rider: Sam Schwartz Filmed By: Carson Meyer, Jackson Tisi, Dan Sanford, Riis Wilbrecht My Season Edit in Jackson Hole, WY
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Sawyer Thomas Sawyer Thomas

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Rider: Sawyer Thomas Filmed By: Carson Meyer Sawyer Thomas, riding in Jackson Hole 2011/12. A fun year shredding with Team Fardrift.
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Mega Season in Mecca - Jackson Mega Season in Mecca - Jackson Hole 2012

From: jacksonhole
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Here we bring you 5 minutes from an epic season in the North America's winter mecca. We captured moments from the 'shredding Santa' and his runaway elves, to the 'trenchtown' powder footage of the epically proportioned "Herman Cain Storm", and the impromptu Tram Boogie. This video is a retrospective journey to winter's mecca. Don't miss it.

The fat lady won't sing until you've watched this - only then will winter truly be over. Now, let it rip!

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Jackson Hole welcomes La Niña. Jackson Hole welcomes La Niña... AGAIN!

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Kicking off the 135-day season here at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Great skiing action at the end of the video with Adam Dowell and Linsey Dyer.

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Jackson Hole: It's Where the S Jackson Hole: It's Where the Snow is!

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With over 5 feet of snow in the past week with another foot on the way, Jackson Hole is snow destination number 1. All this action was shot this week!

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US Ski Mountaineering National US Ski Mountaineering National Championships 2012 At Jackson Hole

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The biggest and longest standing Ski Mountaineering event in the United States, now in its 12th year.

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TGR Fall Line CampHighlights f TGR Fall Line CampHighlights from the first ever TGR Fall Line Camp at Jackson Hole with guest coaches Dash Longe and Chris Ben

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Highlights from the first ever TGR Fall Line Camp at Jackson Hole with guest coaches Dash Longe and Chris Benchetler.

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The Jackson Hole 888 Plan: SNO The Jackson Hole 888 Plan: SNOW

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The verdict is still out on Herman Cain's 999 Plan for America, but the Jackson Hole 8-8-8 plan is really doing the trick: 80 inches of snow in 8 days, resulting in an 80" base. The storm that ended last week has left the mountain plastered in a deep blanket of snow. The storm of 2012 has been the biggest storm of the 21st century, and is only topped in recent memory by the 100" inch storm of 1976 that closed the entire mountain for over a week. All footage in this video was shot on location in Jackson Hole last week by KGB Productions.

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To the Next Level in the Jacks To the Next Level in the Jackson Hole Stash

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The Burton Stash Parks at Jackson Hole have proved to be a great addition to the Resort. Come check 'em out!

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Looking for love in the Jackso Looking for love in the Jackson Hole backcountry, Sawyer Thomas

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Rider: Sawyer Thomas Filmed By: Carson Meyer My winter so far has been fairly dismal, with bad condition and stagering absences I've only got in about 2 weekends of actual filming. But I've put together what I have into a mid season edit that ended up fairly pretty.
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Mid Season Edit Sam Schwartz ( Mid Season Edit Sam Schwartz (16) 2011-2012

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Rider: Sam Schwartz Filmed By: Carson Meyer, Jackson Tisi, Dan Sanford My mid season edit in Jackson Hole, WY
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Video: US Ski Mountaineering N Video: US Ski Mountaineering National Championship Race At JHMR

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We've said it once, and we'll say it again — this is an all-out suffer fest of spandex and ice. Racers climb and descend over 8,000 vertical feet underneath a perfectly good tram — in Wyoming, not Europe. Props to TGR's Jon Klaczkiewicz who finished third in the Heavy Metal division.

This is the biggest and longest-standing ski mountaineering event in the United States, now in its 12th year.

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News: US Ski Mountaineering Na News: US Ski Mountaineering National Championship Saturday At JHMR

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The US Ski Mountaineering National Championship Race starts at 8 a.m. tomorrow at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. This year, the course has been altered slightly and racers will not bootpack up Corbet's Couloir, as they have in the past. Never the less, this is still a full-on spandex sufferfest on ice. Check out the course map and the course description below.

RACE COURSE

The start will be in front of the events tent, which is located just uphill from the tram dock. Racers will skin over the skier bridge, up Gros Ventre run, which is groomed. Follow GV up to South Pass Traverse (about 1400’), go left on the cat track, follow it through the “Z” turns, pass the bottom of Thunder Lift and continue to the bottom of Sublette Lift. Keep skinning straight ahead up Rendezvous trail, keeping on climber’s right. This is also groomed. Where Rendezvous trail goes left and gets steep, racers will continue straight ahead into Cheyenne Bowl. From there, the skin track will be off-piste, heading right and up Bird-in-the-Hand (or liquor cabinet) to a transition just below Laramie Traverse.

Racers will pull skins and ski down Flip Point, staying far skier’s right (there is a large rock outcropping to the left and racers must keep it on their left, staying off the groomed run of Laramie Bowl). Continue down the ungroomed section of Laramie Bowl until you pass the panel gates near the bottom of Alta 1 chute. From here you can get on the groomed run and ski almost to the bottom of Sublette Lift. Look for a transition on the left side of the run at the base of Grand Woods.

Put skins back on for an off-piste skin up Grand Woods until you see a cat track directly above. This is Grand Traverse and racers will take the switchback up and across the top of Grand run to a transition on Grand Traverse directly above the entrance to Tower 3 chute (which is closed). Pull skins here.

Ski down Grand Traverse about 100’ to the entrance to Paintbrush. Look for a course marshal here to direct you into the run as the entrance is quite rocky. Be wary of rocks but the skiing is quite good. As Paintbrush flattens out, racers will head right into Toilet Bowl. This entrance is a bit tricky, so, again, look for a marshal to direct you. Do not go left out onto Rag Run. Ski Toilet Bowl down to where it meets Amphitheater. Ski almost directly across the groomed Amphitheater run to a transition on skier’s left at the top of Dude’s Ditch. This is a deep ditch that is separated from Amphitheater by a rope. Put skins back on here.

Skin up climber’s right of Amphitheater until you get to a cat track. Follow this cat track to the right (called Lupine), through a couple switchbacks , to the building at the top of the Gondola. Skin around the building, keeping it to your right, until you are near the back. (There is an aid station here. This is also where the 11am time cut-off will be enforced) This is where the bootpack up the White Spider starts. Boot straight up through the trees, then follow the rope line to the top of the Headwall. There is a building there called the Jailhouse. Here it is “racer’s choice” as to the fastest way across the Headwall. You can boot, ski or skin to the large rock outcropping at the top of Pepi’s Bench bootpack. If you haven’t already, pull skins here and ski down Shot 10 (also called Coombs). Be careful on the entrance as the snow may be thin on the initial rollover. Ski down Shot 10 and traverse right across the bench, through the trees and out into the Cirque. Do not descend too far into the Cirque. Look for the panel gates indicating a transition. Put skins on.

Skin up and out of the Cirque, past the bottom of Pepi’s Bench bootpack. Follow the skier track and when it opens up, keep climber’s right as you climb up into Tensleep Bowl. Skin up into Tensleep (with Corbet’s Couloir looming directly above) and follow pin flags to the left, making a climbing traverse around the base of East Ridge. Skin along the summer road, under Sublette Lift (slight descent) then climb up toward Hanging Rock run. Skin across Hanging Rock, being careful to look for skiers descending from Sublette Lift. Transition to a boot pack after crossing the run and boot up climber’s right of Rendezvous Bowl, keeping East Ridge to your right. Skins will come back on to take you to the top of Rendezvous Peak. Pull skins in front of Corbet’s Cabin.

Ski down and right into Rendezvous Bowl. When it flattens and traffic is coming from your left, go straight to Central Chute. Do not go down groomed Rendezvous Trail. Central Chute pops you out onto a bench, traverse left about 50’ and ski down the second part of Central Chute down into Cheyenne Bowl. Ski down and out of Cheyenne Bowl onto Rendezvous Trail, which will flatten and become a wide cat track. When it rolls steeper, just before the base of Sublette Lift, go hard right onto Lower Sublette Ridge. There will be a marshal and fencing directing you where to go. Ski down, staying mainly on the ridge, or slightly right, all the way down to the bottom cat track. Go left here. Keep straight when skier traffic turns right to the base of Union Pass Lift. Just before the trail starts to climb, there is a transition to put skins on.

Skin up North Colter Ridge, following pin flags, to South Pass Traverse. Pull skins for the last time on the cat track. The marshal will direct you down Lander Bowl, angling left to meet up with Tram Line. Once in the gut of Tram Line, follow it down. It will open up onto a groomed run. Look for merging traffic from both directions as several runs join together. Follow the course marshal’s directions and signs to the base of the tram across the skier bridge to the finish in front of the events tent.

Rec. Course

In short, the rec. course has the same first climb up into Cheyenne Bowl. When the pro course goes up Bird-in-the-Hand, rec. racers will pull skins and ski down Cheyenne Bowl, merge with Rendezvous Trail and make the hard right onto Sublette Ridge. Ski the same descent as the pros down Sublette Ridge to Union Pass Traverse. Stay left and straight until at the base of North Colter Ridge. Skins on to climb North Colter to South Pass. Pull skins to descend Lander Bowl into Tram Line down to the finish at the events tent.

Want to race? You can sign up at jacksonrandoneerace.blogspot.com. However, you must register by the end of today.

Here are some important times:

7:00am:: Event tent is open, there is no day-of registration
7:00am - 7:30am :: Gear check. You MUST have a gear check before you will be allowed
on the start line. Gear check is in the event tent.
7:45am :: Begin to move toward the start line. Start line is in front of the Event Tent.
7:55am :: You must be at the start. First row will be seeded, remaining rows are self-seed.
8:00am :: Start time. The race MUST start at 8:00am SHARP. If you are not on the line and
ready, we will start without you. This is NOT a Le Mans start. You will start in your skis. In
the event that the start is delayed due to avalanche control, an announcement will be
made in the start area.
1:30pm :: Awards ceremony and raffle. You must be present to win a prize.
2:00pm-ish :: Beer and pizza
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