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Enjoy: Health
Don’t Be Sad Winter blues and depression can sap joy and are often worse in places like Jackson Hole, but there are ways to combat the sadness the season can bring. // By Bevin Wallace It was mid-January a few…
Local Life: Books
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…
Explore: Wild Ice
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…
Local Life: Anatomy Of
The Teton County Recreation Center A recent addition makes the Rec Center even more amazing. // BY Molly Absolon// photography BY erin burk Thirty years after the Teton County/Jackson Recreation Center first opened its doors, it just got a 38,000-square-foot,…
Enjoy: Art
Women on the Walls Women gallerists and curators make Jackson Hole’s art scene more vibrant. // By Dina Mishev “There are great artists who, throughout history, have gotten the short end of the stick,” says National Museum of Wildlife Art…
Enjoy: Culture
Living History Buildings in Jackson Hole // By Emily Cohen Straddling a saddle at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, customers can imbibe a whisky on the rocks and drink in the bar’s distinct aesthetic, which includes knobbled pine, taxidermied wildlife,…
Local Life: Local Knowledge
Full Circle Carl Pelletier is helping shape a new outdoor recreational management track for local high school students. // By Molly Absolon Carl Pelletier doesn’t like to talk about himself. He’d prefer to discuss the climbing gym at the Rec…
Enjoy: Food
The Best, Biggest Ski-Day Breakfast These breakfasts will start your ski day off right (and maybe get you through lunch). // By Brigid Mander // photography by KATHRYN ZIESIG Few things build appetites and burn calories like spending…
Enjoy: Design
Hot Design Increasing in popularity, home saunas look simple, but the design process behind them requires serious thought. // By Maggie THeodora The earliest saunas, believed to be about 10,000 years old, were pits. Literally. A hole was dug into…
Enjoy: Taste of Jackson Hole
Why Chinatown is Always in Fashion Twenty-eight years of Szechuan chicken, volcanoes, and fun traditions. // By Jenn Rice// Photography by ERIN BURK Chinatown is a family-owned-and-run spot that has been cherished by locals and visitors for its delicious and…
Feature: Photo Essay
The Wildlife Biologist Behind the Lens Mark Gocke’s photographs show the hidden—human—side of wildlife management. // By Billy Arnold The first time I met Mark Gocke was on a cold December day on the National Elk Refuge. He’d invited me,…
Features: Jobs
Snow Science The job of an avalanche forecaster isn’t all sunshine and powder— they’re charged with nothing less than keeping the skiing and driving public safe. // BY billy arnold // photography by bradly J. boner Frank Carus zips…
Enjoy: Choose Your Own Adventure
Where can I go to get a date in Jackson Hole? // by Whitney Royster
Feature: Wildlife
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. //…
Local Life: My Jackson Hole life
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…
Enjoy: JH Pantry
Don’t Call These Candy Oscar Ortega’s chocolate confections are among the best in the world. // By Helen Olsson The glass cases at Atelier Ortega and CocoLove are filled with artisan desserts, from decadent cakes to a rainbow of bonbons.…
Explore: History Museum
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…
Feature: Culture
Postal Service? Sorting the ins and outs of mail delivery in Jackson Hole. // By Emily Cohen It’s a weekday afternoon at the “old” post office in downtown Jackson. It’s been a week since I checked my mail, and I…
Explore: Yellowstone
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…
Explore: Dornans Wine Dinner
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…