Teewinot to the Tram

This season I worked in temperatures between -20 and -30 degrees F at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and rode some of the sickest lines of my life. With 4100 vertical feet at my disposal I had plenty of terrain to choose from. Pillow lines, to cliff drops, rock slashes and tree jibs, tree runs, to jump lines, or half pipe or tram line. Soooo many options, sooo little time.

I spent 111 days on the slopes this season and 105 of them were spent at JHMR, where I also worked as a Lift Operator on Teewinot. For those of you who don’t know, Teewinot is the “mother ship” of all Jackson Hole lifts. You scoff because you may think it is the world renown Tram; but no… Teewinot is where it is at. People learning, gapers falling, children crying, babies backpacks, snowboards broken, poles stuck, helmet draggers, riding bullwheels and “Ohhh NO a ski schooler just fell off at tower 2!”

Aside from all of the child chucking and chicken herding we managed to shralp JHMR to a pulp. Each day I was paid to spend two and a half hours riding with my friends and co-workers. We hucked cliffs, poached powder and straight lined groomers, all while on the clock. We worked long days but JHMR rewarded us for our dedication to make Jackson one of the best resorts in the world.