It finally started snowing in Wyoming and I was there as the storm began. It started a week and a half ago and the flakes didn’t come singularly, they came in the hordes dumping over 30 inches on Targhee over four days. Thankfully my buddy Rudy had the Chalet, an early ‘90’s rustic truck camper, parked on the ridge a mere quarter mile from the Ghee’s lifts. With plush ski in ski out accommodations and the first true storm of the season puking on us it was sure to be a killer few days of pooter hunting. The first day of the storm the Targhee ski patrol and lift crew battled to get the Dreamcatcher, the center point of Traghee, spinning and finally did mid after-noon. While they battled the elements we were farming low angle powder off the Sacajawea lift and dipping into the Toilet Bowl for some faceshots and cliff drops. Once the Dreamcatcher was spinning the Headwall offered up free refills all day thanks to Mother Nature and the fact that most already retreated to the Trap bar for nachos and pints. For the next two days the routine continued; the flakes fell, the ski patrol bombed, the lefties desperately tried to get lifts spinning and we skied. Unfortunately my camera passed on the trip due to high moisture content in the ol’jacket caused by a few  to many tomohawks in the deep pow.  Thankfully a few of the shots survived the ordeal. Here they are! –Ryland Mauck-Duff/MHF

The one action shot that survived.

The Chalet's hi-tech gear drying system.

Storm skiing!

Skinning up to go shred Mary's Nipple.

The Chalet and the Mountain High Freeride Yota after day one.

At this time of year, ski films just keep coming through our towns. It's like the holiday season, just substitute the family and insert your ski family.  I run into my favorite ski 'tunah,' that random guy that always drives to A-basin in his 60s VW wagon (I know your name Tele Dave), the guys from the Bent Gate and my posse from Loveland.  Ski film premieres become my number one thing to put on the social calender.  On, Oct 15, KGB Productions' "Wyoming Triumph" will premiere at Jackson, Wyoming's Pink Garter Theater. And although I won't make this one in Jackson, I wish I could.  Chris and Pop always put on a good show and have a great time doing it.  Cheers.

-DA

The KGB crew in Yellowstone.

Jackson-based KGB Productions today released their second episode of "Wyoming Triumph." The series was filmed last winter throughout the state from the "cattle ranch to the backcountry" and highlights the unique characters and remote locations only found in the state with a cowboy on it's license plate. This video features Trevor Hiatt, Rob Lapper, Matt Luczkow, and one pair of skis that broke in half.

Check out the project's website here.