High Tide: December in the Tetons

     Between ski patrolling, guiding, and living the rest of my life, it is hard for me to find time to squeak out personal turns these days.  luckily I was able to find some time to make the four hour drive south a couple weeks ago, and hit the high tide cycle in the Tetons.  Although conditions remained unstable, myself and a few other trusted partners were able to make it out in the Backcountry for some DEEP powder skiing.  One day in GTNP, and one on the pass...Above is what we found...
     Although we were able to find safe skiing, myself and company also remotely triggered a steep rollover on Mt. Albright, reminding us to keep ourselves in check.  Recent accidents and events in the backcountry have affected my headspace and reminded me that snow slides, regardless or how much we study conditions or think we know what is happening in the snowpack.  Stay safe my friends, and know that the rewards are not always as easy as they can sometimes seem!
​-Ty