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Cam Sholly National parks are part of  the family for Yellowstone’s superintendent. // interview by Dina Mishev A third-generation National Park Service employee, Cam Sholly assumed duties as the superintendent of Yellowstone National Park in October of 2018. It was also in Yellowstone, in 1990, that he started his NPS career. And it was because his father, Dan Sholly, was Yellowstone’s chief ranger in the 1980s that Sholly graduated from Gardiner High School in the eponymous town just outside the park’s northern entrance. “Yellowstone means a lot to me,” Sholly says. Between doing trail maintenance in the park and returning…

Ponteir Sackrey Following curiosity to help the Jackson community. // Interview by Maggie Theodora Ponteir Sackrey arrived in Jackson October 29, 1990. She made the drive west from Boston in Ruby Tuesday, a red four-door Hyundai named after her Aunt Ruby. Ruby Tuesday was so packed with stuff that Sackrey didn’t dare open anything but the driver’s door until reaching Jackson for fear of something falling out. She was 29 years old at the time and had recently graduated with a masters of business administration from Simmons College. As part of this degree, she interned at Wachusett Mountain in Massachusetts and…

Top of the World // By Brigid Mander In 1966, the Jackson Hole tram opened up a new world for skiers in North America, swiftly carrying them up more than 4,000 feet from the valley floor to 10,450 feet—an elevation well into the high alpine of the Teton Range. Today, it’s not just snow lovers who get a ride to the “top of the world.” Summer tram riders depart a warm, verdant valley and, 12 minutes later, disembark into a rocky, chilly moonscape where harsh weather and the altitude keep wildflowers from growing to be much bigger than the size…

Hats In these parts, hats come in all shapes and sizes. Find your perfect fit.  // By Samantha Simma Encounter Hat Co. Custom Felt Hats What is it?In a rainbow of colors, Encounter Hat Co. leans into the option of making a statement out of your headpiece. Their flat-brimmed felt hats are custom shaped and molded, and then Westernized with hatbands, beading, stitching, and feathers. Strengths Your experience with Encounter Hat Co. isn’t complete without the fitting session, which ensures your hat stays steady and secure on your head, even during planned or impromptu dance parties. Weaknesses The lack of versatility in terms of…

On the River Essential gear to make your river adventure a success. // by Dina Mishev On the water, lash Stoic’s Hybrid Backpack Cooler to your raft or SUP. On land, wear it as a backpack. Either way, the 28-liter soft-sided cooler has an attached bottle opener and holds up to 24 cans, which it will keep cold for hours. $150; backcountry.com We didn’t think Yeti’s Hopper Flip 18 soft cooler could be improved upon … but then we met the brand’s SideKick Dry Gear Case, a small waterproof gear bag designed to attach to the Hopper’s gear loops, or…

Wild Things // By Helen Olsson If a name is a destiny, artist Carrie Wild was meant to connect with nature. She grew up on a horse farm in southern Michigan and spent time at the Michigan State University vet clinic where her parents worked. “Animals have always been part of my life,” she says. A painter, she traveled to Jackson to explore the art scene and sold a few pieces to Turpin Gallery. “The colors I use in my paintings are inspired by the West—the sunsets, the sunlight, even the dust in the air,” she says. Wild was showing…

Snow King’s Expansion // By Dina Mishev After years of planning, Snow King is heading into its second, and last, summer of construction, adding facilities, activities, and amenities to the Town Hill. Most of these are concentrated at the resort’s 7,808-foot-high summit. Here’s the breakdown. “You can go 60 miles an hour under the right conditions,” says Ryan Stanley, Snow King’s mountain manager about the resort’s new Zip Line. “It is the steepest zip line in North America.” Almost 3,000 feet long and with a vertical drop of 1,000 feet, the zip line’s average grade is 36 percent. “But that’s…

Kate Wilmot Longtime Grand Teton National Park bear manager is loving her new role leading the park’s fish and wildlife divisions. // By Mike Koshmrl In early 2021, longtime Grand Teton National Park biologist Kate Wilmot pivoted professionally. For the nearly 15 years prior, the 47-year-old mother of two had staffed roadside grizzly-induced traffic jams and policed the crowds in her role as leader of the park’s wildlife brigade. She took a promotion and now manages Grand Teton’s fish and wildlife divisions. She oversees all animal management and research at the United States’ 18th busiest national park, which is one…

Read These // by Jim Mahaffie GRAPHIC NOVELLA  The Ski Town Fairytale Sam Morse & Ryan Stolp Burnt-out vet student Sophie follows a dream to stop “adulting” and move to Jackson to live the life and ski bottomless powder. She quickly bumps into some harsh realities. Stolp is creator of the “Lift Lines” comic, which appears in the JacksonHole Daily. Morse is an editor-at-large for Teton Gravity Research. PHOTO COLLECTION  There and Back: Photographs from the Edge  Jimmy Chin This is the Wilson-based adventure photographer, filmmaker, and mountaineer’s first collection, with more than 200 amazing pictures of people, places, and…