State of the Backcountry 2014: XVIII | Sponsored by Alpenglow Sports

Coming at you live and direct from the Grand Teton, JHMR summer Tram, Teton Pass and the Gros Ventre Wilderness.

This edition of “State of the Backcountry” comes to you from the Jackson Hole area where the bounty of a historic winter continues to offer quality options for the summer snow slider. There’s no doubt about it, it’s June, summer solstice is but a few weeks away, and the snow’s going fast. But if you’re reading this report you know just as well as I that this can be a super fun time to be skiing and riding if you choose your objective wisely, accept the inevitable change brought on by seasonality, and don’t mind early starts and a bit of walking to enjoy some turns.

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