Renny Jackson // By Rachel Walker Renowned alpinist, climbing ranger, and guidebook author Renny Jackson has dedicated his life to the mountains. Born in 1952 and raised in Salt Lake City, Renny grew up watching local climbers in Utah’s Big…
Extreme Cold // By Bevin Wallace Suppose you’ve gotten to that point in the winter when you just don’t want to be cold anymore. In that case, Mammut’s Eigerjoch Pro IN Hooded Jacket—created for bivouacking in extreme conditions—combines RDS-certified goose…
Insulated Drinking Vessels We tested these so you don’t have to. // by maggie theodora ZOJIRUSHI STAINLESS STEEL TRAVEL MUG What is it A lightweight, slim travel mug with a locking, leakproof lid (that we totally trust) that comes in 12-, 16-,…
Corbet’s Cabin A place to retreat and gather. // By Lila edythe A STRUCTURE WAS first built near the summit of Rendezvous Mountain in the early 1960s; it was simple, and its purpose was to provide shelter and storage for…
Dan Adams Avalanche safety educator and advocate // By Rachel Walker To hear Dan Adams tell it, the Jackson-born lifelong Wyoming resident is not a natural leader. This, despite his having played a massive role in educating countless snowmobilers about…
Pierre Bergman Adaptive athlete and activist // By Rachel Walker Most everyone who has moved to Jackson Hole and made the choice to stay—an endeavor significantly more complicated than moving to a more populous, less expensive place with ample housing…
Lena Poduska This Nordic phenom is in it for the friends. // By Helen Olsson Fierce competitiveness can serve as intrinsic motivation for elite athletes. But for Nordic ski racer Lena Poduska, a senior at Jackson Hole High School who’s consistently…
Silver Dollar Bar Taking its name from the coins embedded into its bar and furnishings, this landmark has been a favorite Jackson Hole gathering place for 75 years. // By Samantha Simma “When the Wort brothers opened the Silver Dollar…
Good Reads // By jim mahaffie ICONIC SKIERS The Arc of Skiing Jackson Hole—45 Years Behind the Lens Wade McKoy Jackson Hole photographer Wade McKoy selected more than 500 images taken over four decades of “the Golden Age of skiing” for this…
Supper Club Dinner at Dornans, just outside of Grand Teton National Park, is always special, but some winter dinners are more special than others. // By lila edythe // Photography by Derek Stal “Usually, I build the menus on…
Help, my SO’s parents are coming to visit and I’m not sure they know what they’re in for. // by whitney royster
Winter Wonderland Winter in Yellowstone means a lot of snow and few crowds. // By Dina Mishev // photography By KATHRYN ZIESIG Pushing open a hatch in the roof of the Sprinter van that has brought my 16-year-old niece Sofia…
Old is New The Jackson Hole History Museum has moved to a new home where you can see 11,000 years of human history in this valley. // By Samantha Simma. // photography By Erin burk Natural light streams through the…
Wild Ice The season is short, but so, so sweet. // Photos & story By Joey Sackett I grew up across from a lake, just outside of Chicago. The lake was murky and mostly useless, except in winter. Publicly maintained…
Moose on the Loose One of Jackson Hole’s most iconic large ungulates, moose, only showed up in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem about a century ago. At first, they thrived, but then the population crashed. It still hasn’t come back. //…
Linda Merigliano The Wilderness Diplomat //By David Gonzales In 1991, soon after joining the staff of the Bridger-Teton National Forest as a wilderness planner, Linda Merigliano was dispatched to the tiny town of Cokeville, Wyoming, to speak at a meeting…
Gap Pucci The ‘last of the old cowboys’ chronicles his life of adventure in three books. // By Jim Stanford Dressed in a maroon button-down shirt, kerchief, and sheepskin vest, he tosses forkfuls of hay into a corral beside his cabin,…
Mormon Row // By Dina Mishev “Where’s the barn?” There are hundreds of barns in Jackson Hole, but ask this question of any local and they will all give the same answer: the T.A. Moulton Barn is on Mormon Row…
Take it Easy Gear that elevates relaxing. // By Dina mishev Black Diamond’s Alpenglow Hoody is a full-coverage, lightweight SPF layer (SPF 50+) with in-fiber cooling technology; it reflects 71 percent of near-infrared rays and reduces the wearer’s perceived temperature.…
Leslie Mattson // By Jim Mahaffie She came here to ski powder; in staying, she’s made an indelible mark on the community. “People love Grand Teton National Park,” says Leslie Mattson, president of the Grand Teton National Park Foundation since…
