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Lindsey Johnson The Sweet Life // By Bevin Wallace After moving to Jackson Hole with her family on a whim, Lindsey Johnson felt unconnected and lonely—until, with inspiration from Wyoming’s natural beauty, she started combining the solace she got from baking with her love of making art.  A California beach kid, Johnson was raised in the surf culture of San Clemente, and she has been in love with art her entire life. “I was always sketching on anything I could get my hands on, whether it was rocks at the beach or drawing in the sand,” she says. After going…

Off the Beaten Track For 80 years, Trail Creek Ranch in Wilson has been owned and operated by women. // By Jim Stanford Elizabeth “Betty” Woolsey was a trailblazer, in the mountains and in business. By the early 1940s, she had climbed and skied in the Alps, summited the highest unclimbed peak in Canada, and captained the first U.S. Olympic women’s ski team, winning the national championship in downhill. She had climbed many peaks in the Tetons and Wind River Range, sometimes helping to put up new routes. Her favorite ascent was Mount Moran, on the summit of which she’d…

Jackson Hole Moose Jackson Hole is best-known for its skiing, but we love our semi-pro hockey team.  // By Dakota Richardson As night skiers carve their final turns beneath the lift lights at Snow King Mountain Resort, another set of lights—accompanied by music and a raucous crowd—is just getting fired up as the Jackson Moose Senior A hockey team takes to the ice at the Snow King Center. With a roster of pro players from post-college to the American Hockey League and all the way up to NHL visitors, the Moose almost always play to a capacity crowd of about…

Ski (and Snowboard) Jackets We tested these so you don’t have to. // Dina Mishev stio shot 7 What it isA waterproof Gore-Tex jacket stuffed with 800-fill HyperDRY down, which eliminates the need to wear a ton of layers.  Strengths We love the freedom of not having to bulk up with base layers and letting the Shot 7’s hydrophobic down keep us warm. Weaknesses Its weight and warmth make it a resort-only jacket and, even with only a t-shirt beneath it, it’s too warm for spring skiing days. Best for Resort skiers who don’t like messing around with layers. Details $649; available at Stio…

Larry Hartenstein Snow King’s director of operations lives to ski, but he’s even more passionate about helping others. // By brigid mander Despite having non-skiing parents, Larry Hartenstein grew up (in Woodbridge, New Jersey) skiing. “I was about five the first time I went skiing. It was near our family cabin in the Poconos,” Hartenstein, now 48-years-old, says. “I didn’t take a lesson, and my dad waited at the bottom of the beginner area to catch me. I came down fast and knocked him over. I was in a lesson the next day.” By the time Hartenstein was eight, he…

Jessyca Valdez // By Lina Collado Garcia Jessyca Valdez first arrived in Jackson in May 2017 from Tlaxcala, Mexico. She and her husband, Emmanuel, used all of their money to buy one-way tickets to the United States. “Our main goal was to have a secure roof over our heads and continue with my college studies in accounting and finances,” Valdez says. Emmanuel’s brother had moved to Jackson in 2010. “He first spoke to us about Jackson and painted a panorama of finding a good job surrounded by nature and animals.” The couple thought Jackson sounded like a place where they could…

Wyoming Winter Driving Essential things and bonus gear to have in your vehicle to make winter driving safer. // By Bevin Wallace Sure, you can toss any winter hat in your car, but why not make it something cheery, washable, and recycled, like the Cotopaxi Teca Fleece Beanie? $25, cotopaxi.com  The Wyoming Department of Transportation lists tire chains as the first item motorists should have in their cars. Jumper cables are another must-have.  A staple with ski town locals, Kinco’s 1927KW gloves are made from premium-grain pigskin and canvas with high-performance insulation. Their hardware store price makes them the perfect…