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Michael traversing Cheyenne Bowl. |
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Part of the group at Corbet's Cabin at the summit. |
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Roger, Kathy and Chip start out on Sunday Morning. In
the background is the Four Seasons Resort. |
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Stan and Peter |
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Looking back towards Jackson. |
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Looking over the top of Casper Lodge towards the
mountains north of town. |
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Roger and Peter - day 2 for them. |
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The black snow is remnants of the avalanche control
dynamite. The powder could be seen all over the mountain
after a good snowfall. |
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The southern section of Jackson Hole Ski Resort. The
cables above carry the 55 person tram to the summit. |
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Michael busts through the Sunday morning powder. |
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The VP of the "Crack of Noon Club" shows
her stuff. |
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Peter and Kathy. |
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Kathy, Stan and Diane anxiously awaiting for the rest
of the group. |
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Mountain ranges north of Jackson. The foreground is
part of the Ski Resort. |
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Diane works the powder. The mountain was relentless
that first day. |
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Kathy - Keep those hands forward! Drive the shoulder
downhill! By the end of the week, we had all become
experts in the bumps. Thanks a lot Peter! (insert sarcasm
here) |
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The photo didn't come out as well as I hoped, but
this is a dynamite pot. Holes like this one were
scattered across the mounain. Just downhill is the trail
of black powder like the one pictured above. |
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This is another mountain just south of Jackson Hole.
To the left of the rock face is a group of backcountry
skiers. You'll have to view the full size image to see
them. A later photo shows you their route. |
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Jackson Hole Ski Resort from the bus on the way home.
What a place! |
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This is the tram dock. The tram departs the backside
of this building. |
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Diane and Kathy on bivouac. What's that guys? You
want to find more bumps? Just follow Peter... |
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Look carefully just below this rock face. Notice
anything? The two holes toward the left are where skiers
landed after jumping off the rock cliff. In the full size
image, you can make out their tracks leaving the two
holes. |
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The mountain featured two "gullies" like
this one. The picture doesn't do it justice. I can't
speak for this trail, but its sibling that I plummeted
into was wild! A club contingent blew through this ditch
pictured later in the week. |
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The famous Corbet's Colouir. The black dots on top of
the chute are people preparing to leap to their certain
death. I would guess about a 20 foot drop on this
particular day. One small slip-up puts you into the rocks
just below the landing. |
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Tom Burt on the Summit of Jackson Hole Ski Resort. |
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Corbet's Cabin, at the summit. Notice the old
straight skis mounted to the side of the cabin. That
should give you an indication of the snow depth. |
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Here is the group of insane backcountry skiers seen
earlier on the cornice. The earlier photo shows a ridge
to the right, out of sight of this photo. The skiers
traverse the face right to left, hike up to the ridge and
over the summit to the right. They then traverse again on
skis. I'll stick to the chair lifts, thank you. You may
need to click on the image and open the full size version
to see their lines across the face. |
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Stan Miller on the tram dock at the summit. |
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Michael and Diane, aka "The Crack of Noon
Club," at the summit. |
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This was the easiest way down from the summit. Elise
Veneziano and Tom Peterson work their way down Rendezvous
Bowl. In the background is the mountain utilized by the
backcountry skiers referred to above. |
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Diane (top left) and Kathy (center) descending
Rendezvous Bowl. The clown on the right isn't part of
group. It sure looks like he's about to take a dive,
though. |
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This is Rendezvous Bowl from the bottom. It's as big
as it looks. Those black dots way up are people on their
way down. |
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Tom, Peter and Dave O'Reagan await the rest of the
group, still on Rendezvous Bowl. |
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The base area - it's a long way down. |
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Tom Peterson waits for his wife Phyllis. Oh, wait.
That's her on the chair directly above him. Blow up the
image and take a look, it's really her! |
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Peter Regas watches Elise ski down. |
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Phyllis Peterson. See, Kathy, her hands are out in
front! |
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A close up of Corbet's Colouir. After jumping off the
edge, you land somewhere near the rock wall protruding
from the left. |
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Tom Burt skiing under the Gondola in spring
conditions. |
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C'mon, Kathy. Quit goofing around. I'm trying to get
a group shot, here. |
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The tram rises over the cliffs, never to be seen
again. |
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The group... less four. Michael and Diane are on the
chair in the background. I was taking the picture and
Chip was back at the hotel "resting." |
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Here's the whole group together, less Chip. |
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One of the many large cannons used to blow the
dynamite up onto the upper mountain cliffs. Check out the
full size image and you can see the holes in the snow
where the charges land and blow. The black powder trails
are evidence of recent explosions. |
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Diane and Michael pose for some other
camera. I see how it is. Nice jacket, Michael. |
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A stunning photo of Michael and Diane at Casper
Lodge. |
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No mountain would be complete without the "bra
tree." This one could be found under the Apres Vous
chair. Did any of you ladies contribute? |