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It’s not a game…
Terrible news from Wolf Creek Pass today. Scott Kay, Patrol Director, was killed in an avalanche while trying to make the ski area safe for skiing. My condolences to his family, the patrol and his friends… It’s futile to challenge mother nature for too long. While I didn’t know Scott, anytime a patroller is hurt [… Read More]
Happy Birthday old Girl…
10/28/2006 – A night that changed my life forever, both for the good and the bad. It altered friendships, changed the way I was living and where my priorities were. This marks four years since Wookie lost her leg to cancer. She was given 6-8 months to live post amputation and I chose to give [… Read More]
A legend retires
Legendary Teton climber and climbing ranger Renny Jackson is headed for mandatory retirement. I came across a great article about him in the Jackson Hole News and Guide you can check out here Renny was a Park West ski patroller in the early 80′s and one of my favorite runs on Murdock still bears his [… Read More]
On Futility and addiction
It’s been another long busy week in Park City. I had intended to get some obs from last weekends course up but work and life stepped in and changed my plans. I have really struggled with the death of Big Wally in Jackson Hole earlier this week, I can’t say I knew him, met him [… Read More]
