Podcast appearances and mentions of Jackson Hole

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication (and my full-time job). To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.WhoChris Cushing, Principal of Mountain Planning at SE GroupRecorded onApril 3, 2025About SE GroupFrom the company's website:WE AREMountain planners, landscape architects, environmental analysts, and community and recreation planners. From master planning to conceptual design and permitting, we are your trusted partner in creating exceptional experiences and places.WE BELIEVEThat human and ecological wellbeing forms the foundation for thriving communities.WE EXISTTo enrich people's lives through the power of outdoor recreation.If that doesn't mean anything to you, then this will:Why I interviewed himNature versus nurture: God throws together the recipe, we bake the casserole. A way to explain humans. Sure he's six foot nine, but his mom dropped him into the intensive knitting program at Montessori school 232, so he can't play basketball for s**t. Or identical twins, separated at birth. One grows up as Sir Rutherford Ignacious Beaumont XIV and invents time travel. The other grows up as Buford and is the number seven at Okey-Doke's Quick Oil Change & Cannabis Emporium. The guts matter a lot, but so does the food.This is true of ski areas as well. An earthquake here, a glacier there, maybe a volcanic eruption, and, presto: a non-flat part of the earth on which we may potentially ski. The rest is up to us.It helps if nature was thoughtful enough to add slopes of varying but consistent pitch, a suitable rise from top to bottom, a consistent supply of snow, a flat area at the base, and some sort of natural conduit through which to move people and vehicles. But none of that is strictly necessary. Us humans (nurture), can punch green trails across solid-black fall lines (Jackson Hole), bulldoze a bigger hill (Caberfae), create snow where the clouds decline to (Wintergreen, 2022-23), plant the resort base at the summit (Blue Knob), or send skiers by boat (Eaglecrest).Someone makes all that happen. In North America, that someone is often SE Group, or their competitor, Ecosign. SE Group helps ski areas evolve into even better ski areas. That means helping to plan terrain expansions, lift replacements, snowmaking upgrades, transit connections, parking enhancements, and whatever built environment is under the ski area's control. SE Group is often the machine behind those Forest Service ski area master development plans that I so often spotlight. For example, Vail Mountain:When I talk about Alta consolidating seven slow lifts into four fast lifts; or Little Switzerland carving their mini-kingdom into beginner, parkbrah, and racer domains; or Mount Bachelor boosting its power supply to run more efficiently, this is the sort of thing that SE plots out (I'm not certain if they were involved in any or all of those projects).Analyzing this deliberate crafting of a natural bump into a human playground is the core of what The Storm is. I love, skiing, sure, but specifically lift-served skiing. I'm sure it's great to commune with the raccoons or whatever it is you people do when you discuss “skinning” and “AT setups.” But nature left a few things out. Such as: ski patrol, evacuation sleds, avalanche control, toilet paper, water fountains, firepits, and a place to charge my phone. Oh and chairlifts. And directional signs with trail ratings. And a snack bar.Skiing is torn between competing and contradictory narratives: the misanthropic, which hates crowds and most skiers not deemed sufficiently hardcore; the naturalistic, which mistakes ski resorts with the bucolic experience that is only possible in the backcountry; the preservationist, with its museum-ish aspirations to glasswall the obsolete; the hyperactive, insisting on all fast lifts and groomed runs; the fatalists, who assume inevitable death-of-concept in a warming world.None of these quite gets it. Ski areas are centers of joy and memory and bonhomie and possibility. But they are also (mostly), businesses. They are also parks, designed to appeal to as many skiers as possible. They are centers of organized risk, softened to minimize catastrophic outcomes. They must enlist machine aid to complement natural snowfall and move skiers up those meddlesome but necessary hills. Ski areas are nature, softened and smoothed and labelled by their civilized stewards, until the land is not exactly a representation of either man or God, but a strange and wonderful hybrid of both.What we talked aboutOld-school Cottonwoods vibe; “the Ikon Pass has just changed the industry so dramatically”; how to become a mountain planner for a living; what the mountain-planning vocation looked like in the mid-1980s; the detachable lift arrives; how to consolidate lifts without sacrificing skier experience; when is a lift not OK?; a surface lift resurgence?; how sanctioned glades changed ski areas; the evolution of terrain parks away from mega-features; the importance of terrain parks to small ski areas; reworking trails to reduce skier collisions; the curse of the traverse; making Jackson more approachable; on terrain balance; how megapasses are redistributing skier visits; how to expand a ski area without making traffic worse; ski areas that could evolve into major destinations; and ski area as public park or piece of art.What I got wrong* I blanked on the name of the famous double chair at A-Basin. It is Pallavicini.* I called Crystal Mountain's two-seater served terrain “North Country or whatever” – it is actually called “Northway.”* I said that Deer Valley would become the fourth- or fifth-largest ski resort in the nation once its expansion was finished. It will become the sixth-largest, at 4,926 acres, when the next expansion phase opens for winter 2025-26, and will become the fourth-largest, at 5,726 acres, at full build out.* I estimated Kendall Mountain's current lift-served ski footprint at 200 vertical feet; it is 240 feet.Why now was a good time for this interviewWe have a tendency, particularly in outdoor circles, to lionize the natural and shame the human. Development policy in the United States leans heavily toward “don't,” even in areas already designated for intensive recreation. We mustn't, plea activists: expand the Palisades Tahoe base village; build a gondola up Little Cottonwood Canyon; expand ski terrain contiguous with already-existing ski terrain at Grand Targhee.I understand these impulses, but I believe they are misguided. Intensive but thoughtful, human-scaled development directly within and adjacent to already-disturbed lands is the best way to limit the larger-scale, long-term manmade footprint that chews up vast natural tracts. That is: build 1,000 beds in what is now a bleak parking lot at Palisades Tahoe, and you limit the need for homes to be carved out of surrounding forests, and for hundreds of cars to daytrip into the ski area. Done right, you even create a walkable community of the sort that America conspicuously lacks.To push back against, and gradually change, the Culture of No fueling America's mountain town livability crises, we need exhibits of these sorts of projects actually working. More Whistlers (built from scratch in the 1980s to balance tourism and community) and fewer Aspens (grandfathered into ski town status with a classic street and building grid, but compromised by profiteers before we knew any better). This is the sort of work SE is doing: how do we build a better interface between civilization and nature, so that the former complements, rather than spoils, the latter?All of which is a little tangential to this particular podcast conversation, which focuses mostly on the ski areas themselves. But America's ski centers, established largely in the middle of the last century, are aging with the towns around them. Just about everything, from lifts to lodges to roads to pipes, has reached replacement age. Replacement is a burden, but also an opportunity to create a better version of something. Our ski areas will not only have faster lifts and newer snowguns – they will have fewer lifts and fewer guns that carry more people and make more snow, just as our built footprint, thoughtfully designed, can provide more homes for more people on less space and deliver more skiers with fewer vehicles.In a way, this podcast is almost a canonical Storm conversation. It should, perhaps, have been episode one, as every conversation since has dealt with some version of this question: how do humans sculpt a little piece of nature into a snowy park that we visit for fun? That is not an easy or obvious question to answer, which is why SE Group exists. Much as I admire our rough-and-tumble Dave McCoy-type founders, that improvisational style is trickier to execute in our highly regulated, activist present.And so we rely on artist-architects of the SE sort, who inject the natural with the human without draining what is essential from either. Done well, this crafted experience feels wild. Done poorly – as so much of our legacy built environment has been – and you generate resistance to future development, even if that future development is better. But no one falls in love with a blueprint. Experiencing a ski area as whatever it is you think a ski area should be is something you have to feel. And though there is a sort of magic animating places like Alta and Taos and Mammoth and Mad River Glen and Mount Bohemia, some ineffable thing that bleeds from the earth, these ski areas are also outcomes of a human-driven process, a determination to craft the best version of skiing that could exist for mass human consumption on that shred of the planet.Podcast NotesOn MittersillMittersill, now part of Cannon Mountain, was once a separate ski area. It petered out in the mid-‘80s, then became a sort of Cannon backcountry zone circa 2009. The Mittersill double arrived in 2010, followed by a T-bar in 2016.On chairlift consolidationI mention several ski areas that replaced a bunch of lifts with fewer lifts:The HighlandsIn 2023, Boyne-owned The Highlands wiped out three ancient Riblet triples and replaced them with this glorious bubble six-pack:Here's a before-and-after:Vernon Valley-Great Gorge/Mountain CreekI've called Intrawest's transformation of Vernon Valley-Great Gorge into Mountain Creek “perhaps the largest single-season overhaul of a ski area in the history of lift-served skiing.” Maybe someone can prove me wrong, but just look at this place circa 1989:It looked substantively the same in 1998, when, in a single summer, Intrawest tore out 18 lifts – 15 double chairs, two platters, and a T-bar, plus God knows how many ropetows – and replaced them with two high-speed quads, two fixed-grip quads, and a bucket-style Cabriolet lift that every normal ski area uses as a parking lot transit machine:I discussed this incredible transformation with current Hermitage Club GM Bill Benneyan, who worked at Mountain Creek in 1998, back in 2020:I misspoke on the podcast, saying that Intrawest had pulled out “something like a dozen lifts” and replaced them with “three or four” in 1998.KimberleyBack in the time before social media, Kimberley, British Columbia ran four frontside chairlifts: a high-speed quad, a triple, a double, and a T-bar:Beginning in 2001, the ski area slowly removed everything except the quad. Which was fine until an arsonist set fire to Kimberley's North Star Express in 2021, meaning skiers had no lift-served option to the backside terrain:I discussed this whole strange sequence of events with Andy Cohen, longtime GM of sister resort Fernie, on the podcast last year:On Revelstoke's original masterplanIt is astonishing that Revelstoke serves 3,121 acres with just five lifts: a gondola, two high-speed quads, a fixed quad, and a carpet. Most Midwest ski areas spin three times more lifts for three percent of the terrain.On Priest Creek and Sundown at SteamboatSteamboat, like many ski areas, once ran two parallel fixed-grip lifts on substantively the same line, with the Priest Creek double and the Sundown triple. The Sundown Express quad arrived in 1992, but Steamboat left Priest Creek standing for occasional overflow until 2021. Here's Steamboat circa 1990:Priest Creek is gone, but that entire 1990 lift footprint is nearly unrecognizable. Huge as Steamboat is, every arriving skier squeezes in through a single portal. One of Alterra's first priorities was to completely re-imagine the base area: sliding the existing gondola looker's right; installing an additional 10-person, two-stage gondola right beside it; and moving the carpets and learning center to mid-mountain:On upgrades at A-BasinWe discuss several upgrades at A-Basin, including Lenawee, Beavers, and Pallavicini. Here's the trailmap for context:On moguls on Kachina Peak at TaosYeah I'd say this lift draws some traffic:On the T-bar at Waterville ValleyWaterville Valley opened in 1966. Fifty-two years later, mountain officials finally acknowledged that chairlifts do not work on the mountain's top 400 vertical feet. All it took was a forced 1,585-foot shortening of the resort's base-to-summit high-speed quad just eight years after its 1988 installation and the legacy double chair's continued challenges in wind to say, “yeah maybe we'll just spend 90 percent less to install a lift that's actually appropriate for this terrain.” That was the High Country T-bar, which arrived in 2018. It is insane to look at ‘90s maps of Waterville pre- and post-chop job:On Hyland Hills, MinnesotaWhat an insanely amazing place this is:On Sunrise ParkFrom 1983 to 2017, Sunrise Park, Arizona was home to the most amazing triple chair, a 7,982-foot-long Yan with 352 carriers. Cyclone, as it was known, fell apart at some point and the resort neglected to fix or replace it. A couple of years ago, they re-opened the terrain to lift-served skiing with a low-cost alternative: stringing a ropetow from a green run off the Geronimo lift to where Cyclone used to land.On Woodward Park City and BorealPowdr has really differentiated itself with its Woodward terrain parks, which exist at amazing scale at Copper and Bachelor. The company has essentially turned two of its smaller ski areas – Boreal and Woodward Park City – entirely over to terrain parks.On Killington's tunnelsYou have to zoom in, but you can see them on the looker's right side of the trailmap: Bunny Buster at Great Northern, Great Bear at Great Northern, and Chute at Great Northern.On Jackson Hole traversesJackson is steep. Engineers hacked it so kids like mine could ride there:On expansions at Beaver Creek, Keystone, AspenRecent Colorado expansions have tended to create vast zones tailored to certain levels of skiers:Beaver Creek's McCoy Park is an incredible top-of-the-mountain green zone:Keystone's Bergman Bowl planted a high-speed six-pack to serve 550 acres of high-altitude intermediate terrain:And Aspen – already one of the most challenging mountains in the country – added Hero's – a fierce black-diamond zone off the summit:On Wilbere at SnowbirdWilbere is an example of a chairlift that kept the same name, even as Snowbird upgraded it from a double to a quad and significantly moved the load station and line:On ski terrain growth in AmericaYes, a bunch of ski areas have disappeared since the 1980s, but the raw amount of ski terrain has been increasing steadily over the decades:On White Pine, WyomingCushing referred to White Pine as a “dinky little ski area” with lots of potential. Here's a look at the thousand-footer, which billionaire Joe Ricketts purchased last year:On Deer Valley's expansionYeah, Deer Valley is blowing up:On Schweitzer's growthSchweitzer's transformation has been dramatic: in 1988, the Idaho panhandle resort occupied a large footprint that was served mostly by double chairs:Today: a modern ski area, with four detach quads, a sixer, and two newer triples – only one old chairlift remains:On BC transformationsA number of British Columbia ski areas have transformed from nubbins to majors over the past 30 years:Sun Peaks, then known as Tod Mountain, in 1993Sun Peaks today:Fernie in 1996, pre-upward expansion:Fernie today:Revelstoke, then known as Mount Mackenzie, in 1996:Modern Revy:Kicking Horse, then known as “Whitetooth” in 1994:Kicking Horse today:On Tamarack's expansion potentialTamarack sits mostly on Idaho state land, and would like to expand onto adjacent U.S. Forest Service land. Resort President Scott Turlington discussed these plans in depth with me on the pod a few years back:The mountain's plans have changed since, with a smaller lift footprint:On Central Park as a manmade placeNew York City's fabulous Central Park is another chunk of earth that may strike a visitor as natural, but is in fact a manmade work of art crafted from the wilderness. Per the Central Park Conservancy, which, via a public-private partnership with the city, provides the majority of funds, labor, and logistical support to maintain the sprawling complex:A popular misconception about Central Park is that its 843 acres are the last remaining natural land in Manhattan. While it is a green sanctuary inside a dense, hectic metropolis, this urban park is entirely human-made. It may look like it's naturally occurring, but the flora, landforms, water, and other features of Central Park have not always existed.Every acre of the Park was meticulously designed and built as part of a larger composition—one that its designers conceived as a "single work of art." Together, they created the Park through the practice that would come to be known as "landscape architecture."The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

In this episode of Lessons from a Quitter, I share how I'm redesigning my life in small, intentional steps—even when I can't have the “big dream” just yet. From summering in Jackson Hole to planning a trip to Banff, I talk about how we can live pieces of our dream now, instead of waiting for perfect circumstances. I challenge you to rethink your all-or-nothing mindset and explore how micro steps can create massive change. If you're feeling stuck or burnt out, this episode will help you shift from scarcity to possibility and start building a life you're actually excited about.

One-on-one pod today, Chris is in Jackson Hole, WY, and Jason is home in Glendale. We discuss how early is too early in the day to wash your car, a trip to the OC, the Citizen, and NextDoor apps, the fertility clinic bombing in Palm Springs, Raising Cane's in the Middle East, Chris' running retreat, extreme activities for extreme people, trouble at Taylor Swift's lake house, the Foo Fighters just lost a foo, when the sound of someone eating drives one to a murderous rage, Chris adopted a TJ travel tip, a recent podcast appearance from Chris, and a deep dive into Domenique Ansel's back catalog of treats. ~See us live in the American Midwest this summer~ twitter.com/donetodeath twitter.com/themjeans howlonggone.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

THE LAST OF US Season 2 Episode 6 "The Price" focusing on the flashbacks to Joel's childhood, the years that he and Ellie spent in Jackson Hole before their estrangement and his feath, what happened with Eugene and the final revelation of Joel coming clean to Ellie! The series stars PEDRO PASCAL. BELLA RAMSEY, ISABELA MERCED, GABRIEL LUNA, KAITLYN DEVER, DANNY RAMIREZ, CATHERINE O'HARA, ALANNA UBACH, JEFFREY WRIGHT and more! CRAIG MAZIN and NEIL DRUCKMANN are the showrunners for this HBOMax show with Neil Druckmann directing this episode. The Geek Buddies aka John Rocha, Michael Vogel and Shannon McClung bring you their SPOILER REVIEW for TLOU S2 Ep 6 and break it all down. Remember to Like and Share this episode on your social media and to Subscribe to The Outlaw Nation YouTube channel below. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Intro and Overall Thoughts on The Last of Us S2 Ep 6 7:00 Flashback Scene to Joel with his Dad and Tommy 15:22 Joel and Ellie's Relationship Told thru Birthdays, the Eugene Scene 33:10 Joel and Ellie's Porch Scene, Final Thoughts FOLLOW THE GEEK BUDDIES: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Geek_Buddies Follow John Rocha: https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays​​​​​ Follow Michael Vogel: https://twitter.com/mktoon Follow Shannon McClung: https://twitter.com/Shannon_McClung Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Following the annual report card for the region's housing supply, housing czar April Norton is back to delve into the good, bad and hopeful on Jackson Hole housing. The good: Last year almost 300 people got affordable homes and deed-restricted units made up 63% of the county's new home construction. In the last 10 years, five homes have been built for every new person added to Teton County's population. The not so good:  The value of a free market home has gone up 260% in the last decade. And with a steady job increase, less workers actually live in the county. Norton, director of the town and county's housing department, is back to talk state of the county's housing with Jackson's former mayor, Pete Muldoon. Listen to Part I of housing trivia here. 

S2 E42 Hotline Pot-pourri In this “Hotline Pot-pourri” edition, Bob Cutler tells of the technical mishap that almost derailed his Mangy Moose episode, fields a listener question about expanding Apres culture beyond skiing, and candidly explains why he doesn't serve CBD or THC cocktails—despite their popularity and legality in Maine—citing safety and simplicity as guiding values at Novio's and Birdies. Key Topics Adventures In Podcasting Bob recounts how a major technical mistake in Jackson Hole left only one microphone recording. With no usable track of his own voice, he and his producer reconstructed the episode from memory and transcription. It became a showcase of podcast resilience and production creativity. Apres Culture as a Year-Round Mindset Listeners resonated with the idea that Apres isn't just for skiing. Bob builds on that, pointing to the celebratory nature of golf outings and community events as new frontiers for Apres vibes. With partnerships like WildMane and branding elements like “Chip,” this mindset is expanding into warmer months. Ethical Concerns Around Cannabis in Hospitality Despite the legal standing of CBD and THC drinks in Maine, Bob takes a cautious approach. As a bar and beverage licensee, he feels uncomfortable serving these products due to unknown interactions with alcohol and public perception. His decision to abstain reflects his emphasis on safety and simplicity for staff and guests alike. Episode Index [01:30] The Mangy Moose episode was nearly lost due to a recording mishap—only Kat's mic worked. Bob's producer recreated the episode using transcripts and overdubs. [04:10] Bob praises the Apres culture and hints at future events or collaborations celebrating “Apres Everywhere,” including summer golf vibes with Chip the pineapple. [06:00] A listener asks about cannabis cocktails—Bob admits he's never used THC and shares concerns about combining it with alcohol, even though it's legal. [07:15] Birdies legally could sell CBD cocktails, but Bob and the team opted out, worried about reactions and responsibility in public settings. [09:00] Bob supports adult choice when it comes to infused drinks but doesn't want his staff to manage unpredictable situations involving substances they can't fully control.  

Hey! You can watch this episode on YouTube! Jason and Rosie gather the Council of Jackson Hole (Producers: Aaron, Carmen, and Joelle) to discuss the first 5 episodes of The Last of Us season 2. We’re starting out with the big questions, would you have survived to Jackson? Or become infected right away? And asking the hard questions, is 7 episodes enough? Join us as we anticipate the finale episodes! And don't worry, producer Aaron is safe from the infected; he just had to leave after our 2nd ad break! Follow Jason: IG & Bluesky Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In another awesome episode of television, Dina and Ellie go deeper into Seattle and watch their best laid plans blow up in their faces. Jackson Hole's finest come through with an assist, the Seraphites are organized chaos, Wolf gang don't play in the park, Seattle is a ticking time bomb!Join us at theuponfurtherreview.com for more exclusive videos, streams, and podcasts!IG: theuponfurtherreviewFB: The Upon Further ReviewTikTok: theuponfurtherreview#thelastofus #ellieandjoel #thelastofusseason2

Send us a textEllie and Dina have left the safety of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, making their way to Seattle to find Abby for some get back about Joel. On the way, jt looks like they will encounter quite a few infected as well as the WLF led by Issac(played by the incomparable Jeffrey Wright). Things are about to really get violent and bloody...#TheLastofUs #blackwithnochaser #WatchDemThrones #ellie #joel #Dina 

Check out St. John's Episcopal Church in Jackson Hole, WY (https://www.stjohnsjackson.org/), where Travis serves as Associate Rector.

#752B Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/752B  Presented by: Fish The Fly If you've ever wanted to escape the summer crowds and get into Western Wyoming fly fishing, this episode is for you. I sat down with Jason "JB" Balogh from Fish the Fly Guide Service in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. JB shares what it's like to hike into the high-country creeks around the Tetons to target cutthroat trout on dry flies. We talk about the gear, flies, techniques, and everything you need to know for a backcountry fly fishing adventure. Plus, JB walks us through some of the bigger water options like the Snake and Green Rivers, and even throws in a few local tips—like where to get the best waffle after a tram ride. Show Notes: https://wetflyswing.com/752B  

On this week's episode: As newsrooms around the country assess the first 100 days of President Trump's  second administration, we bring you the view from Jackson Hole. In the foreground for county electeds is public land, where workers who manage the vast majority of our county have been fired, rehired and grappled with resignations. Advocates say the impacts have only just begun. In town, we hear from workers laid off prematurely from the county's health department who helped people get vaccinated and navigate complex paperwork. And we hear from a team that mapped miles of fence on public lands east of Yellowstone near Cody to help wildlife while balancing the needs of working cattle lands. Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Fridays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson's only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

The Monster Energy crew flew in from all over the world for an unforgettable week at Jackson Hole. A private park, built by the legend Charles Beckinsale made for an insane week. I had the chance to catch up with a few from the stacked lineup of Monster athletes: Rene Rinnekangas, Ståle Sandbech, Zak Hale, Zoi Sadowski-Synnott, Lauren Derminio, Mason Lemery, Dillon Henricksen, Tess Coady, and Dusty Henricksen. Thanks for coming on.  This week was special. Big thanks to Monster Energy for making it happen! Presented by Monster Energy  Supported by Vans, K2 snowboarding, Baldface Lodge, Gibbons Whistler, Scandinave Spa Whistler #MonsterEnergy #Snowboarding #snowboardpodcast #airtimepodcast #airtime #JacksonHole #ReneRinnekangas #StaleSandbech #ZoiSadowskiSynnott #zakhale #laurenderminio

Send us a textThis episode was wild AF and has completely changed the game. We see the monsters have gotten smarter and have significant numbers as they attack the Jackson Hole settlement. Speaking of attack....Abby attacked TF outta Joel and by doing so, she now has a lifelong enemy in the form of an enraged Ellie....##TheLastofUs #Joel #Ellie #WatchDemThrones #blackwithnochaser

Send us a textAfter last week's crazy and shocking episode, we now find ourselves watching and anticipating Ellie's revenge tour. This is going on in the midst of the Jackson Hole community trying to rebuild and recover from that devastating attack.##TheLastofUs #WatchDemSurvivors #Joel #Ellie #Blackwithnochaser #WatchDemThrones

#thelastofus #TLOU Three months after The Storm, Jackson Hole is still struggling to heal. Ellie and Tommy come to terms with their loss. The townsfolk weigh in on how to handle Joel's murder. Ellie finds out some important information. Tommy receives some advice. Ellie and Dina find a surprising ally when they make plans to go after Abby. We see other viewpoints of the Wolves. Ellie gets a chance to say goodbye.

On the Season 8 finale of Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival, we're excited to share a preview of Mahler's Symphony No. 5 ahead of its future release on Reference Recordings. This episode features:Gustav MahlerSymphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor, Movements 1 and 2Gustav MahlerSymphony No. 5 in C-sharp minor, Movement 3Gail Williams, hornThank you for listening to Season 8 of Live from the GTMF! All episodes are now available to stream wherever you get your podcasts.Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival is hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and GTMF General Manager Jeff Counts.The Grand Teton Music Festival, founded in 1962, unites over 250 celebrated orchestral musicians led by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles in Jackson Hole, Wyoming each summer. Stay connected for the latest Festival updates: Instagram Facebook Email List GTMF Website

In this episode, we continue our weekly recaps of the second season of the hit HBO/Max original series The Last of Us, starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey. We discuss how the residents of Jackson Hole are coping with the aftermath of the recent infected invasion and the loss of Joel. We also debate whether another setup episode was necessary, given that this season is shorter than the first. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Rendezvous River Sports, is celebrating its 30th anniversary with an all-ages fundraising event for the Jackson Hole Kayak Club and Snake River Fund on Saturday, May 10 at The Virginian Lodge starting at 6:30 p.m. The night will feature films, music and more. Aaron Pruzan, the owner of Rendezvous River Sports and good friend of KHOL came through to talk about the 30th anniversary party, white water films and the history of kayaking in Jackson Hole.

A Wyoming chamber choir and symphony orchestra will perform a spring concert on May 3 at the Center Theater in Jackson Hole.

While the people of Jackson Hole rebuild after the attack by the infected, Ellie and Dina journey to Seattle in search of revenge. Join The Watchers as we break down “The Path,” - the third episode of season two of The Last of Us. #thelastofus #TheLastOfUsHBOThe Last of Us (2023) is a post-apocalyptic drama television series based on the Playstation Studios video game starring Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Rutina Wesley, Kaitlyn Dever, Young Mazino, Isabela Merced, Danny Ramirez, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Wright and Joe Pantoliano.Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement

THE LAST OF US Season 2 Episode 3 "The Path" focuses on Jackson Hole recovering from the attack of the clickers and feeling the loss of Joel with Ellie and Tommy. We also follow Ellie and Dina as they head out to Seattle to seek revenge on the WLFs who look to be a terrifying and formidable force . The series stars PEDRO PASCAL. BELLA RAMSEY, ISABELA MERCED, GABRIEL LUNA, KAITLYN DEVER, DANNY RAMIREZ, CATHERINE O'HARA and more! CRAIG MAZIN and NEIL DRUCKMANN are the showrunners for this HBOMax show with Mark Mylod directing this episode. The Geek Buddies aka John Rocha and Shannon McClung bring you their SPOILER REVIEW for TLOU S2 Ep 3 and break it all down. Remember to Like and Share this episode on your social media and to Subscribe to The Outlaw Nation YouTube channel below. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: FOLLOW THE GEEK BUDDIES: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Geek_Buddies Follow John Rocha: https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays​​​​​ Follow Michael Vogel: https://twitter.com/mktoon Follow Shannon McClung: https://twitter.com/Shannon_McClung Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to Super Game Brothers, a family-friendly video game and board game podcast. The weekly agenda covers the board games and video games we played in the last week, industry news, and the games in crowdfunding that stand out to us. This week, we talk about The Last of Us on HBO and our excitement for Clair Obscure: Expedition 33. Thanks for listening and laughing with us!Make sure to check us out on Patreon for exclusive episodes, early access, and other perks.⁠Patreon⁠ - ⁠https://www.patreon.com/SuperGameBrothersTimestamps:00:00:00 - Quick Intro00:05:41 - Patreon shoutout & Giveaway00:08:14 - New games to subscription services00:12:29 - Video Game Update / Blue Prince & Red Dead Redemption 200:23:03 - Board Game Update / Youth Group Game Night00:24:26 - We're Most Excited About... Clair Obscure: Expedition 3300:28:50 - News Mini-Nuke00:43:57 - The Last of Us HBO S2 episodes 1 & 2 recap01:14:32 - Wrap-upJoin our giveaway at https://www.supergamebrothers.com.The links below help support our show, without costing you any more:Video games we talked about:Blue PrinceClair Obscure: Expedition 33Board games we talked about:No, Thanks!KlaskDraftosaurusDrop itThanks so much for stopping by! Your support is what makes our show possible.

After the devastation of the Battle of Jackson Hole, we get to see its reclamation. Spring has arrived and Ellie is trying to get her lick back. The town council has to have a meeting and Gail is trying to fish for information. Join us at theuponfurtherreview.com for more exclusive videos, streams, and podcasts!IG: theuponfurtherreviewFB: The Upon Further ReviewTikTok: theuponfurtherreview#thelastofus #ellieandjoel #thelastofusseason2

It's been a minute, but T is ready to take us back into the world of The Last of Us with coverage of Season 2! Get subscribed to keep up with weekly coverage of the hit show! | Future Days | Five years after the events in Salt Lake City, a now 19-year-old Ellie makes a discovery while on patrol with her best friend Dina. Back in Jackson Hole, Joel seeks help to mend his relationship with Ellie. | Through the Valley The episode follows Ellie (Bella Ramsey) and Jesse (Young Mazino) on patrol as they search for Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Dina (Isabela Merced), while Tommy (Gabriel Luna) prepares for an attack on Jackson, Wyoming, and Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) seeks revenge against Joel.

Two groundbreaking composers, Jean Sibelius and Aaron Jay Kernis, feature in today's episode, with music deeply inspired by our natural environment.This episode features:Grand Teton Music Festival OrchestraAaron Jay KernisMusica CelestisSir Donald Runnicles, conductorJean SibeliusSymphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 43Dalia Stasevska, conductorLive from the Grand Teton Music Festival is hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and GTMF General Manager Jeff Counts. Episodes premiere on Wednesdays at 8 PM MT on Wyoming Public Radio and are available the next day wherever you get your podcasts.The Grand Teton Music Festival, founded in 1962, unites over 250 celebrated orchestral musicians led by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles in Jackson Hole, Wyoming each summer. Stay connected for the latest Festival updates: Instagram Facebook Email List GTMF Website

Everybody ring the bell, because we’re diving into the heartbreaking second episode of the Last of Us Season 2. Jason and Rosie recap the big Jackson Hole set piece, our emotional whiplash with Abby, and compare how the show and game treated this episode’s big plot point. So strap on a flamethrower and let’s get ready to feel all the complicated feelings! Follow Jason: twitter.com/netw3rk Follow Rosie: IG & Letterboxd Follow X-Ray Vision on Instagram Join the X-Ray Vision DiscordSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

THE LAST OF US Season 2 Episode 2 "Through the Valley" featuring one of the biggest shocking moments of the series and explores the relationship between Joel and Eliie and Abby's thirst for vengeance. Meanwhile, Jackson Hole has to fight off an attack from a horde of the infected. The series stars PEDRO PASCAL. BELLA RAMSEY, GABRIEL LUNA, KAITLYN DEVER, DANNY RAMIREZ, CATHERINE O'HARA and more! CRAIG MAZIN and NEIL DRUCKMANN are the showrunners for this HBOMax show with Mark Mylod directing this episode. The Geek Buddies aka John Rocha and Shannon McClung bring you their SPOILER REVIEW for TLOU S2 Ep 2 and break it all down. Remember to Like and Share this episode on your social media and to Subscribe to The Outlaw Nation YouTube channel below. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Chapters: 0:00 Intro and Episode Recap 2:35 Overall Thoughts on TLOU Season 2 Episode 2 9:27 Joel vs Abby Explodes as Ellie Watches On, Who Was Right? 33:05 The Battle of Jackson Hole vs The Infected FOLLOW THE GEEK BUDDIES: Twitter: https://twitter.com/Geek_Buddies Follow John Rocha: https://twitter.com/TheRochaSays​​​​​ Follow Michael Vogel: https://twitter.com/mktoon Follow Shannon McClung: https://twitter.com/Shannon_McClung Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_geek_bu... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

#thelastofus #TLOU An ominous looking winter storm threatens the day as the town is on high alert due to an uptick in stray Clickers. Ellie defends her complicated relationship with Joel. Abby and Co. search for another plan once they realize Jackson Hole is better manned than they thought. Joel's rescue of a stranger leads to danger. A misstep by Abby brings about trouble for everyone. A well-prepared Jackson Hole is put to the test when it is forced to defend itself against an unimaginable horror. Joel is forced to face his past. Ellie's world is shattered.

In this gripping new instalment of The Commentary Booth, hosts Jamie Apps and Corrina Mabey continue their deep-dive breakdown of HBO's The Last of Us Season 2, tackling Episode 2: Through the Valley.As a chilling storm rolls over the mountains of Jackson Hole, the infected begin to swarm, and so do the emotions. This emotionally charged episode delivers a devastating blow to fans, changing the series forever. From Abby's traumatic flashbacks and shocking vengeance to Ellie's fractured heart and the epic, Game of Thrones-style battle for survival, this episode has everything.We dissect the character shifts, altered timelines from the video game, terrifying infected evolutions, and haunting final scenes. With massive changes from the original game, this episode sets the tone for a brutal revenge saga to come.Highlights Breakdown:- Intro & Reactions to Episode 2- Abby's PTSD and the Flashback Sequence- Early Reveal of Abby's Motivation vs Game Timeline- TV Show Changes from the Game- Eugene's Hideout, Gas Mask Bong & Firefly Connection- The Infected Evolving & Tense Claustrophobic Sequences- Epic Battle in Jackson - Game of Thrones Style- Emotional Fallout of Joel's Death- Ellie's Vow for Revenge & The Final Haunting SceneBuckle up — it's a gut-wrenching, high-stakes ride through the apocalypse.This week's episode is brought to you byAustralian Wrestling CardsCheck out more great content from Pario Magazine on our website.-------------------------------------------------------------SUPPORT PARIO MAGAZINE & THE COMMENTARY BOOTH- PATREON- SAVE 15% ON OODIE- TUBEBUDDY- COMPLETE PAID SURVEYS WITH OCTOPUS GROUP- COMPLETE PAID SURVEYS WITH PUREPROFILE- COMPLETE PAID SURVEYS WITH SURVEYZ- PRODUCTIVITY PLANNER NOTIONMY EQUIPMENT- Elgato Facecam- Rode PodMic- Elgato Wave Mic Arm LP- Streamlabs Talk StudioFOLLOW JAMIE ON SOCIAL MEDIA- Twitter- Facebook- Instagram- TikTokFOLLOW PARIO MAGAZINE ON SOCIAL MEDIA- Twitter- Facebook- Instagram

The people of Jackson Hole face their toughest test yet, while Abby finally comes face-to-face with Joel in this shocking episode. Join The Watchers as we try to pick up the pieces and discuss “Through the Valley,” - the second episode of season two of The Last of Us. #thelastofus #thelastofushbo The Last of Us (2023) is a post-apocalyptic drama television series based on the Playstation Studios video game starring Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Rutina Wesley, Kaitlyn Dever, Young Mazino, Isabela Merced, Danny Ramirez, Catherine O'Hara, Jeffrey Wright and Joe Pantoliano.Subscribe, rate and review! Follow The Watchers in the Basement on social media! Use #WatchersBasement to comment about the show!facebook.com/watchersbasementtwitter.com/WatchBasement instagram.com/watchersbasementthreads.net/@watchersbasementanchor.fm/watchersbasement

Join Kit, Andy, and Steve on Streaming Things as they break down Season 2, Episode 2 of The Last of Us, titled “Through the Valley.” A storm approaches Jackson Hole, and with it comes the infected horde. Abbey and her crew face must decide how they go forward with their plan. All of this culminates in some of the most iconic moments in the franchise's history.. Tune in as we unpack the heartbreak, action, and character turns that make this one of the most shocking episodes of the series.Get your NEW The Last of Us inspired merch at the Streaming Things store!00:00:00 - Introduction:Welcome to a new episode of Streaming Things, where we dive deep into the world of streaming content!00:04:52 - Overall Thoughts:Our hosts share their initial impressions and overarching thoughts on today's movie/TV episode.00:27:54 - Scene by Scene Recap:Join us as we break down the episode or movie scene by scene, offering insights and commentary.01:18:04 - Firefly Moments:The hosts list their top 3 moments of the episode.01:24:28 -Bullets and Pills (Baby!):The hosts any easter eggs from the original games or behind the scenes facts they were able to pull from watching this episode.01:31:08 - Outbreak Performance:The hosts recognize the talent they think delivered the best performance of the episode.Video Version of this Episode: YouTubeFollow Us on Social MediaStreaming Things PatreonStreaming Things InstagramFollow Kit LazerTikTokInstagramYouTubeFollow SteveInstagramFollow AndyInstagramVisit Our WebsiteCheck Out Our MerchSend Us Mail:Streaming Things6809 Main St. #172Cincinnati, OH 45244 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Looming beneath the surface on North Cache is a plume of a carcinogen called benzene from an old gas station, about to be unearthed to build a mega-hotel. Is the development leading to remediation, risk, or both? In a novel effort to protect both cattle and elk from disease, the Greater Yellowstone Coalition has started a new program to share costs with ranchers moving cattle in  winter, with the majority of work now in Teton County. And Chris Archuleta, frontman and guitarist of Jackson Hole band Box Elder, came into the KHOL studios to debut the band's brand new single, “Origami Bats,” exploring how friendships change with age. Send your farewells to our outgoing music director Jack Catlin a.k.a DJ KnewJack. Tell him what five years of Heavy Warmup morning show, DJ creation, and overall vibes curation meant to you @891KHOL. Jackson Unpacked airs locally at 89.1 FM or via live-stream Mondays at 7:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m., and Fridays and Sundays at 12:30 p.m. Support Jackson's only nonprofit newsroom by becoming a member of KHOL today.

The mega project has shocked the resort town and shows how gas stations' toxic legacy complicates future development. Collaboration between KHOL and Wyofile.

The mega project has shocked the resort town and shows how gas stations' toxic legacy complicates future development. A collaboration between KHOL and Wyofile.

Experience the range of the GTMF Orchestra in this week's episode of musical 'potpourri', featuring commentary by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles, who conducted each performance, and co-host Jeff Counts.This episode features:Narrator Erin Roy with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra and Sir Donald Runnicles, conductorFranz Joseph HaydnSymphony No. 88 in G MajorAnna ClyneThis Midnight HourBenjamin BrittenThe Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34Erin Roy, narratorLive from the Grand Teton Music Festival is hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and GTMF General Manager Jeff Counts. Episodes premiere on Wednesdays at 8 PM MT on Wyoming Public Radio and are available the next day wherever you get your podcasts.The Grand Teton Music Festival, founded in 1962, unites over 250 celebrated orchestral musicians led by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles in Jackson Hole, Wyoming each summer. Stay connected for the latest Festival updates: Instagram Facebook Email List GTMF Website

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Live from the Grand Teton Music Festival takes a trip to the British Isles with this week's program of works by Samuel Coleridge-Taylor and Ralph Vaughan Williams.This episode features:Grand Teton Music Festival OrchestraSamuel Coleridge-TaylorBallade in A minor, Op. 33Christian Reif, conductorRalph Vaughan WilliamsSymphony No. 5 in D MajorSir Donald Runnicles, conductorLive from the Grand Teton Music Festival is hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and GTMF General Manager Jeff Counts. Episodes premiere on Wednesdays at 8 PM MT on Wyoming Public Radio and are available the next day wherever you get your podcasts.The Grand Teton Music Festival, founded in 1962, unites over 250 celebrated orchestral musicians led by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles in Jackson Hole, Wyoming each summer. Stay connected for the latest Festival updates: Instagram Facebook Email List GTMF Website

The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and to support independent ski journalism, please consider becoming a free or paid subscriber.WhoTyler Fairbank, General Manager of Jiminy Peak, Massachusetts and CEO of Fairbank GroupRecorded onFebruary 10, 2025 and March 7, 2025About Fairbank GroupFrom their website:The Fairbank Group is driven to build things to last – not only our businesses but the relationships and partnerships that stand behind them. Since 2008, we have been expanding our eclectic portfolio of businesses. This portfolio includes three resorts—Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort, Cranmore Mountain Resort, and Bromley Mountain Ski Resort—and real estate development at all three resorts, in addition to a renewable energy development company, EOS Ventures, and a technology company, Snowgun Technology.About Jiminy PeakClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: Fairbank Group, which also owns Cranmore and operates Bromley (see breakdowns below)Located in: Hancock, MassachusettsYear founded: 1948Pass affiliations:* Ikon Pass: 2 days, with blackouts* Uphill New EnglandClosest neighboring ski areas: Bousquet (:27), Catamount (:49), Butternut (:51), Otis Ridge (:54), Berkshire East (:58), Willard (1:02)Base elevation: 1,230 feetSummit elevation: 2,380 feetVertical drop: 1,150 feetSkiable acres: 167.4Average annual snowfall: 100 inchesTrail count: 42Lift count: 9 (1 six-pack, 2 fixed-grip quads, 3 triples, 1 double, 2 carpets – view Lift Blog's inventory of Jiminy Peak's lift fleet)About CranmoreClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: The Fairbank GroupLocated in: North Conway, New HampshireYear founded: 1937Pass affiliations: * Ikon Pass: 2 days, with blackouts* Uphill New EnglandClosest neighboring ski areas: Attitash (:16), Black Mountain (:18), King Pine (:28), Wildcat (:28), Pleasant Mountain (:33), Bretton Woods (:42)Base elevation: 800 feetSummit elevation: 2,000 feetVertical drop: 1,200 feetSkiable Acres: 170 Average annual snowfall: 80 inchesTrail count: 56 (15 most difficult, 25 intermediate, 16 easier)Lift count: 7 (1 high-speed quad, 1 fixed-grip quad, 2 triples, 1 double, 2 carpets – view Lift Blog's inventory of Cranmore's lift fleet)About BromleyClick here for a mountain stats overviewOwned by: The estate of Joseph O'DonnellOperated by: The Fairbank GroupPass affiliations: Uphill New EnglandLocated in: Peru, VermontClosest neighboring ski areas: Magic Mountain (14 minutes), Stratton (19 minutes)Base elevation: 1,950 feetSummit elevation: 3,284 feetVertical drop: 1,334 feetSkiable Acres: 300Average annual snowfall: 145 inchesTrail count: 47 (31% black, 37% intermediate, 32% beginner)Lift count: 9 (1 high-speed quad, 1 fixed-grip quad, 4 doubles, 1 T-bar, 2 carpets - view Lift Blog's of inventory of Bromley's lift fleet)Why I interviewed himI don't particularly enjoy riding six-passenger chairlifts. Too many people, up to five of whom are not me. Lacking a competent queue-management squad, chairs rise in loads of twos and threes above swarming lift mazes. If you're skiing the West, lowering the bar is practically an act of war. It's all so tedious. Given the option – Hunter, Winter Park, Camelback – I'll hop the parallel two-seater just to avoid the drama.I don't like six-packs, but I sure am impressed by them. Sixers are the chairlift equivalent of a two-story Escalade, or a house with its own private Taco Bell, or a 14-lane expressway. Like damn there's some cash floating around this joint.Sixers are common these days: America is home to 107 of them. But that wasn't always so. Thirty-two of these lifts came online in just the past three years. Boyne Mountain, Michigan built the first American six-pack in 1992, and for three years, it was the only such lift in the nation (and don't think they didn't spend every second reminding us of it). The next sixer rose at Stratton, in 1995, but 18 of the next 19 were built in the West. In 2000, Jiminy Peak demolished a Riblet double and dropped the Berkshire Express in its place.For 26 years, Jiminy Peak has owned the only sixer in the State of Massachusetts (Wachusett will build the second this summer). Even as they multiply, the six-pack remains a potent small-mountain status symbol: Vail owns 31 or them, Alterra 30. Only 10 independents spin one. Sixers are expensive to build, expensive to maintain, difficult to manage. To build such a machine is to declare: we are different, we can handle this, this belongs here and so does your money.Sixty years ago, Jiminy Peak was a rump among a hundred poking out of the Berkshires. It would have been impossible to tell, in 1965, which among these many would succeed. Plenty of good ski areas failed since. Jiminy is among the last mountains standing, a survival-of-the-fittest tale punctuated, at the turn of the century, by the erecting of a super lift that was impossible to look away from. That neighboring Brodie, taller and equal-ish in size to Jiminy, shuttered permanently two years later, after a 62-year run as a New England staple, was probably not a coincidence (yes, I'm aware that the Fairbanks themselves bought and closed Brodie). Jiminy had planted its 2,800-skier-per-hour flag on the block, and everyone noticed and no one could compete.The Berkshire Express is not the only reason Jiminy Peak thrives in a 21st century New England ski scene defined by big companies, big passes, and big crowds. But it's the best single emblem of a keep-moving philosophy that, over many decades, transformed a rust-bucket ski area into a glimmering ski resort. That meant snowmaking before snowmaking was cool, building places to stay on the mountain in a region of day-drivers, propping a wind turbine on the ridge to offset dependence on the energy grid.Non-ski media are determined to describe America's lift-served skiing evolution in terms of climate change, pointing to the shrinking number of ski areas since the era when any farmer with a backyard haystack and a spare tractor engine could run skiers uphill for a nickel. But this is a lazy narrative (America offers a lot more skiing now than it did 30 years ago). Most American ski areas – perhaps none – have failed explicitly because of climate change. At least not yet. Most failed because running a ski area is hard and most people are bad at it. Jiminy, once surrounded by competitors, now stands alone. Why? That's what the world needs to understand.What we talked aboutThe impact of Cranmore's new Fairbank Lodge; analyzing Jiminy's village-building past to consider Cranmore's future; Bromley post-Joe O'Donnell (RIP); Joe's legacy – “just an incredible person, great guy”; taking the long view; growing up at Jiminy Peak in the wild 1970s; Brian Fairbank's legacy building Jiminy Peak – with him, “anything is possible”; how Tyler ended up leading the company when he at one time had “no intention of coming back into the ski business”; growing Fairbank Group around Jiminy; surviving and recovering from a stroke – “I had this thing growing in me my entire life that I didn't realize”; carrying on the family legacy; why Jiminy and Cranmore joined the Ikon Pass as two-day partners, and whether either mountain could join as full partners; why Bromley didn't join Ikon; the importance of New York City to Jiminy Peak and Boston to Cranmore; why the ski areas won't be direct-to-lift with Ikon right away; are the Fairbank resorts for sale?; would Fairbank buy more?; the competitive advantage of on-mountain lodging; potential Jiminy lift upgrades; why the Berkshire Express sixer doesn't need an upgrade of the sort that Cranmore and Bromley's high-speed quads received; why Jiminy runs a fixed-grip triple parallel to its high-speed six; where the mountain's next high-speed lift could run; and Jiminy Peak expansion potential.What I got wrong* I said that I didn't know which year Jiminy Peak installed their wind turbine – it was 2007. Berkshire East built its machine in 2010 and activated it in 2011.* When we recorded the Ikon addendum, Cranmore and Jiminy Peak had not yet offered any sort of Ikon Pass discount to their passholders, but Tyler promised details were coming. Passholders can now find offers for a discounted ($229) three-day Ikon Session pass on either ski area's website.Why now was a good time for this interviewFor all the Fairbanks' vision in growing Jiminy from tumbleweed into redwood, sprinting ahead on snowmaking and chairlifts and energy, the company has been slow to acknowledge the largest shift in the consumer-to-resort pipeline this century: the shift to multi-mountain passes. Even their own three mountains share just one day each for sister resort passholders.That's not the same thing as saying they've been wrong to sit and wait. But it's interesting. Why has this company that's been so far ahead for so long been so reluctant to take part in what looks to be a permanent re-ordering of the industry? And why have they continued to succeed in spite of this no-thanks posture?Or so my thinking went when Tyler and I scheduled this podcast a couple of months ago. Then Jiminy, along with sister resort Cranmore, joined the Ikon Pass. Yes, just as a two-day partner in what Alterra is labeling a “bonus” tier, and only on the full Ikon Pass, and with blackout dates. But let's be clear about this: Jiminy Peak and Cranmore joined the Ikon Pass.Unfortunately (or perhaps fortunately), for me and my Pangea-paced editing process, we'd recorded the bulk of this conversation several weeks before the Ikon announcement. So we recorded a post-Ikon addendum, which explains the mid-podcast wardrobe change.It will be fascinating to observe, over the next decade, how the remaining holdouts manage themselves in the Epkon-atronic world that is not going away. Will big indies such as Jackson Hole and Alta eventually eject the pass masses as a sort of high-class differentiator? Will large regional standouts like Whitefish and Bretton Woods and Baker and Wolf Creek continue to stand alone in a churning sea of joiners? Or will some economic cataclysm force a re-ordering of the companies piloting these warships, splintering them into woodchips and resetting us back to some version of 1995, where just about every ski area was its own ski area doing battle against every other ski area?I have guesses, but no answers, and no power to do anything, really, other than to watch and ask questions of the Jiminy Peaks of the world as they decide where they fit, and how, and when, into this bizarre and rapidly changing lift-served skiing world that we're all gliding through.Why you should ski Jiminy PeakThere are several versions of each ski area. The trailmap version, cartoonish and exaggerated, designed to be evocative as well as practical, a guide to reality that must bend it to help us understand it. There's the Google Maps version, which straightens out the trailmap but ditches the order and context – it is often difficult to tell, from satellite view, which end of the hill is the top or the bottom, where the lifts run, whether you can walk to the lifts from the parking lot or need to shuttlebus it. There is the oral version, the one you hear from fellow chairlift riders at other resorts, describing their home mountain or an epic day or a secret trail, a vibe or a custom, the thing that makes the place a thing.But the only version of a ski area that matters, in the end, is the lived one. And no amount of research or speculation or YouTube-Insta vibing can equal that. Each mountain is what each mountain is. Determining why they are that way and how that came to be is about 80 percent of why I started this newsletter. And the best mountains, I've found, after skiing hundreds of them, are the ones that surprise you.On paper, Jiminy Peak does not look that interesting: a broad ridge, flat across, a bunch of parallel lifts and runs, a lot of too-wide-and-straight-down. But this is not how it skis. Break left off the sixer and it's go-forever, line after line dropping steeply off a ridge. Down there, somewhere, the Widow White's lift, a doorway to a mini ski area all its own, shooting off, like Supreme at Alta, into a twisting little realm with the long flat runout. Go right off the six-pack and skiers find something else, a ski area from a different time, a trunk trail wrapping gently above a maze of twisting, tangled snow-streets, dozens of potential routes unfolding, gentle but interesting, long enough to inspire a sense of quest and journey.This is not the mountain for everyone. I wish Jiminy had more glades, that they would spin more lifts more often as an alternative to Six-Pack City. But we have Berkshire East for cowboy skiing. Jiminy, an Albany backyarder that considers itself worthy of a $1,051 adult season pass, is aiming for something more buffed and burnished than a typical high-volume city bump. Jiminy doesn't want to be Mountain Creek, NYC's hedonistic free-for-all, or Wachusett, Boston's high-volume, low-cost burner. It's aiming for a little more resort, a little more country club, a little more it-costs-what-it-costs sorry-not-sorry attitude (with a side of swarming kids).Podcast NotesOn other Fairbank Group podcastsOn Joe O'DonnellA 2005 Harvard Business School profile of O'Donnell, who passed away on Jan. 7, 2024 at age 79, gives a nice overview of his character and career:When Joe O'Donnell talks, people listen. Last spring, one magazine ranked him the most powerful person in Boston-head of a privately held, billion-dollar company he built practically from scratch; friend and advisor to politicians of both parties, from Boston's Democratic Mayor Tom Menino to the Bay State's Republican Governor Mitt Romney (MBA '74); member of Harvard's Board of Overseers; and benefactor to many good causes. Not bad for a "cop's kid" who grew up nearby in the blue-collar city of Everett.Read the rest…On Joe O'Donnell “probably owning more ski areas than anyone alive”I wasn't aware of the extent of Joe O'Donnell's deep legacy of ski area ownership, but New England Ski History documents his stints as at least part owner of Magic Mountain VT, Timber Ridge (now defunct, next-door to and still skiable from Magic), Jiminy, Mt. Tom (defunct), and Brodie (also lost). He also served Sugar Mountain, North Carolina as a vendor for years.On stroke survivalKnow how to BE FAST by spending five second staring at this:More, from the CDC.On Jiminy joining the Ikon PassI covered this extensively here:The Storm explores the world of lift-served skiing year-round. Join us. Get full access to The Storm Skiing Journal and Podcast at www.stormskiing.com/subscribe

Piano interplays with the SOLI Chamber Ensemble (featuring GTMF musicians!) and the Festival Orchestra in this week's transmission from the Grand Teton Music Festival, featuring commentary from co-hosts Sir Donald Runnicles and Jeff Counts.This episode features:Ingrid Fliter with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Sir Donald Runnicles, conductor, and Chamber Music with Festival MusiciansKinan AzmehEssays on Solitude and other Ambiguous EmotionsSOLI Chamber EnsembleErtan Torgul, violinDavid Mollenauer, celloStephanie Key, clarinetCarolyn True, pianoRobert SchumannConcerto for Piano in A minor, Op. 54Ingrid Fliter, pianoSir Donald Runnicles, conductorLive from the Grand Teton Music Festival is hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and GTMF General Manager Jeff Counts. Episodes premiere on Wednesdays at 8 PM MT on Wyoming Public Radio and are available the next day wherever you get your podcasts.The Grand Teton Music Festival, founded in 1962, unites over 250 celebrated orchestral musicians led by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles in Jackson Hole, Wyoming each summer. Stay connected for the latest Festival updates: Instagram Facebook Email List GTMF Website

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Energy, joy, repose – co-hosts Sir Donald Runnicles and General Manager Jeff Counts connect chamber and orchestral works by three great composers, performed by Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra musicians.This episode features:Michelle Cann with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestraand Chamber Music with Festival musiciansAaron CoplandAppalachian Spring: SuiteBenjamin Manis, conductorGTMF Chamber OrchestraAdam SchoenbergAhavaTomoki Iguchi, violinThomas Carpenter, celloAlice Kogan Weinreb, fluteJosé González Granero, clarinetYvonne Chen, pianoGeorge GershwinRhapsody in BlueMichelle Cann, pianoSir Donald Runnicles, conductorLive from the Grand Teton Music Festival is hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and GTMF General Manager Jeff Counts. Episodes premiere on Wednesdays at 8 PM MT on Wyoming Public Radio and are available the next day wherever you get your podcasts.The Grand Teton Music Festival, founded in 1962, unites over 250 celebrated orchestral musicians led by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles in Jackson Hole, Wyoming each summer. Stay connected for the latest Festival updates: Instagram Facebook Email List GTMF Website

In today's episode of STR Daily, we explore how destinations like Jackson Hole, NYC, and the Isle of Man are using AI and data to revolutionize tourism—from sustainability tracking to smarter trip planning. Plus, we dive into India's booming outbound travel, luxury hotel expansion, and major infrastructure projects that are reshaping the global tourism map.Are you new and want to start your own hospitality business?Join our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook group⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow Boostly and join the discussion:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Facebook⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Want to know more about us? Visit our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Stay informed and ahead of the curve with the latest insights and analysis.

“Sick” Rick Armstrong may be the most interesting man in skiing. Not only is he a legendary member of the Jackson Hole Air Force, known for sending the biggest cliffs in Jackson and beyond, but he was also on the first wave of mountain biking and paragliding. If there isn't a level of risk and exploration to something, well, it's not for Rick. On part 2 of his podcast we talk about crazy boat trips, suffering for days in a tent, self-exploration, McConkey, Kreitler, beating cancer and so much more.  Don't miss this one! Rick Armstrong Show Notes: 4:00:  Self exploration, TNF trips, MT Waddington, Scot Schmidt, and mentors     22:00:   Stanley:  The brand that invented the category! Only the best for Powell Movement listeners.  Check out Stanley1913.com   Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories or sugar. 24:00:  Mentoring McConkey and Kreitler, Paragliding, mountain biking, product development with Salomon, and judging the World Extremes     42:00:   Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products) 44:00:  Serious judging, the tribe of outlaw skiers, the toll of après, photos becoming a job, and Kai Jones 55:00:  Covers, filming, taking Nobis to Pyramid (he changed skiing), how lucky he was in life, beating cancer twice, and the helicopter accident      71:00:  Inappropriate Questions    

It's not the big decisions that change your life as much as it's the tiny ones, day in and day out, that create the life you live. In this episode we discuss how making choices that fit with your life purpose and long term goals removes the emotion from the momentary choices and give you direction. Also - help out my friend Eddy as he fights pancreatic cancer. I'm asking everyone I know to donate just $13.10 to Eddy's GoFundMe to sponsor my half marathon that I'm running for Eddy. You can donate here! Want to retreat with us to Jackson Hole and Yellowstone in August? Details at https://www.miamibeachfitcamp.com/grand-tetons-retreat

Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2, featuring pianist Anna Geniushene, is preceded by two dynamic shorter works evoking themes of infectious energy and the movement of dance, with commentary from co-hosts Sir Donald Runnicles and Jeff Counts.This episode features:Anna Geniushene with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestraand Chamber Music with Festival musiciansAlberto GinasteraMalambo from Estancia: Four Dances, Op. 8aDalia Stasevska, conductorClaude DebussyDanse sacrée et danse profaneLing Ling Huang, violinConnor Chaikowsky, violinSusan Gulkis Assadi, violaThomas Carpenter, celloJoseph McFadden, bassElisabeth Remy Johnson, harpSergei RachmaninoffPiano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18Anna Geniushene, pianoJuraj Valčuha, conductorLive from the Grand Teton Music Festival is hosted by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and GTMF General Manager Jeff Counts. Episodes premiere on Wednesdays at 8 PM MT on Wyoming Public Radio and are available the next day wherever you get your podcasts.The Grand Teton Music Festival, founded in 1962, unites over 250 celebrated orchestral musicians led by Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles in Jackson Hole, Wyoming each summer. Stay connected for the latest Festival updates: Instagram Facebook Email List GTMF Website

CP has returned from a hockey weekend in Jackson Hole and it turned out to be a brawl fest! DP reveals he might have one of the strangest sleeping habits in the world and now he's looking for support. Connor Bedard got pee pee whacked by the refs and it sounds like he needs an attitude adjustment. Leon Draisaitl is having an MVP season as he chases down MacKinnon, but that might not matter because it looks like Gabriel Landeskog could be making his return in Colorado. NEW EPISODES EVERY TUESDAY & THURSDAY! PRESENTED by BetMGM. Download the BETMGM app and use code “NETTERS” and enjoy up to $1500 in bonus bets if you lose your first wager! 00:00 INTRO 00:17 NOT ICE 26:39 HOT ICE 28:21 BEDARD MISCONDUCT 36:10 LANDY RETURNS 43:13 DRAISAITL STREAK 58:35 BEER LEAGUE HOTLINE 1:04:27 BETMGM ODDS 1:08:41 BLIND RANKING Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode of the Pat & JT Podcast, they chat about Lisa Vanderpump's latest Vegas venture—the Vanderpump Hotel. JT shares the wild history of the Cromwell, formerly Barbary Coast, with its Omaha connections. They reminisce about old-school Vegas, when $30 hotel rooms and $6 buffets were a thing, and compare it to today's sky-high prices. Pat recaps his Jackson Hole trip for Melissa Rivers' wedding, where even the “non-premium” mountain views were stunning. Then, it's onto Nebraska's chaotic weather, with a blizzard hitting just days before spring. JT recalls an April snowstorm on one of her moving days. And with St. Patrick's Day just behind us, they joke about how between the holiday and the snow, plenty of people are in for a short workweek. Don't forget to rate, review, and subscribe—and as always, share with your friends! Also follow up on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram This is another Hurrdat Media Production. Hurrdat Media is a podcast network and digital media production company based in Omaha, NE. Find more podcasts on the Hurrdat Media Network by going to HurrdatMedia.com or the Hurrdat Media YouTube channel! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Doug Workman is a legendary ski guide out of Jackson Hole who cut his teeth climbing in Connecticut before he started traveling the world to guide and ski. From patrolling at JHMR to expeditions to Pakistan, China, Alaska, and Antarctica, to climbing throughout Europe and North America, to working with media outfits like National Geographic, Warren Miller Entertainment, and Teton Gravity Research, Doug has done it all in the ski industry.  His interesting takes on risk, look back on the AK heli wars, the Tsaina Lodge days make this a fun listen.  Tim Petrick asks the Inappropriate Questions Doug Workman Show Notes: 4:00: Nick McNutt, beacons, his work with Mammut on The Barryvox S2 beacon development, and products that saved him 13:00: Skiing in Connecticut, his brother Jed, climbing in wrestling shoes, moving to Colorado and the quintessential 90's climber/skier hippy    19:30: Stanley:  The brand that invented the category! Only the best for Powell Movement listeners.  Check out Stanley1913.com   Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories or sugar. Ski Idaho: The best, least crowded, skiing in the world, happens in Idaho 22:30: Pakistan with Jimmy Chin, Simpson House, not skiing at the resort, Jackson Hole Air Force, Doug,, VHSG, and Don Sharif, and heli wars 41:00: Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. Outdoor Research: Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products) 43:00: Tsaina Lodge, skiing for work, and why it's more fun off the clock, money guiding trips, and close calls 52:00: Death and his interesting take on education vs risk 61:00: Inappropriate Questions with Tim Petrick

Wade McKoy is one of the legendary photographers who put Jackson Hole skiing on the map. With 50 Jackson seasons under his belt, Wade's shot 5 generations of Jackson Hole Skiers and Snowboarders and, in turn, has documented the history of the elite in snow from one of the iconic destinations in the US and beyond.  On the podcast, we talk about coming up in the South, learning to ski in Jackson Hole, The Hostel, The Air Force, breaking speed records, Jamie Pierre, and so much more. Wade knows how to tell a great story which makes for an entertaining show and it closes out with another Jackson Hole legend, Jeff Leger, asking the Inappropriate Questions. Wade McKoy Show Notes: 4:00:  Inventing the Gelande Quaff, growing up in the South, learning to ski in Jackson, 50th season, Bob Woodall, working with patrol, climbing in Georgia, and hitting a tree at 45 mph 20:00:   Stanley:  The brand that invented the category! Only the best for Powell Movement listeners.  Check out Stanley1913.com   Best Day Brewing:  All of the flavor of your favorite IPA or Kolsch, without the alcohol, the calories or sugar. Ski Idaho: The best, least crowded, skiing in the world, happens in Idaho 23:00:  Ski photography, his diary, Powder Magazine, NY v LA ski media, shooting principals, Pepi Stiegler, The Hostel, going to jail for skiing, the rivalry with patrol and shooting the Jackson Hole Airforce 41:00:   Elan Skis:  Over 75 years of innovation that makes you better. Outdoor Research:  Click here for 25% off Outdoor Research products (not valid on sale items or pro products) 43:00:  Snowboarding in Jackson, the best of Jackson Hole, Nobis, and shooting the land speed record 54:00:  Jamie Pierre's record, his photo blew up because it was his first digital one, 52:00:  Why didn't he become a bigger name, Blank, the 2019 Road Gap, Mountain State, 2025 Road Gap   67:00:  Inappropriate Questions with Jeff Leger aka Dr. Huckinstuff WADE'S KICKSTARTER LINK