PAUL NEMY, HYLA NEMY, JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING, USA - HOLE LOT OF LOVIN'

One, two,

One, two, three, four.

ON THE ROAD AGAIN,

JUST CAN'T WAIT TO GET........

DECEMBER 31, 2012

JACKSON HOLE, TETON VILLAGE, WYOMING, U.S.A.

When you roll into a ski area that's 90% expert and intermediate terrain and home to some of the best freeskiers in the world, I plan my day accordingly. Make dinner reservations and do everything within my power not to miss the chef's special.
Most times when Hyla and I start heading up a mountain we may not have or maybe just quickly looked at a trail map.  Most times we just start heading up and figure our way done after. I have known few lifts that once on top there isn't a survivable blue or green available.
What else does one do when they start out at Jackson but take the iconic tram. Our introduction to the Hole was by an overly pleasant tram operator welcoming us, as we arrived to the top, to some of the best and expert ONLY terrain you will find anywhere. And oh yes, wishing us " Have a great day"

Hyla and I have found over our trip that western trail grading system is much different than around home. No surprise as the mountains here are different than those at home. Having seen but not touch double blacks at many places we have been, single blacks are enough to get our attention.

Here at Jackson we stood for our first run ,at over 10, 000ft above sea level, planning our decent so as to be around for tonight's appetizers. All good fun. 

My mantra for the day was, "I'm going to see 2013", "I'm going to see 2013", "I'm going.....

JACKSON HOLEY SHIT

We have put the "Global Warming" debate on hold since the start of our tour.

Consistently frigid temps have been following us. Some mornings we have started out at -20c or colder.

One plain that we passed over on route set our lowest at -26c.

Here we catch whatever Wyoming heat we can find.

(Photo credit to our little snowboarder friend who was so into snapping a few)

COMING NEXT - OLD NEW YEARS EVE.