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"Luna," a metal sculpture by Jackson Hole artist Ben Roth. His work is on display at Jackson's Muse Gallery this month. Stay tuned this week for a profile on how Roth is surviving as a sculptor in Jackson Hole, what inspires his art and where he goes to eat $4 greasy spoon breakfasts.
Sunday! Sunday! Sunday!
Superbowl HaikuSuperbowl Sunday!
Doritos, boobs, balls, tackles!
(Wish I was skiing.)
Teton County Death
Snowboarder Dies at Jackson Hole Mountain ResortResort officials announced Wednesday that a snowboarder died of a heart attack at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Resort ski patrol received a call around noon that the man had fallen near the base of Rendezvous Bowl, the wide open snow field just below the mountain's 10,450-foot summit.
Upon arrival, patrollers found the man unresponsive and gave him CPR. They then transported the man to the resort's clinic where the attending physician pronounced him dead around 12:39 p.m.
"The staff at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort join me in expressing our deepest sympathies to the family and friends of the deceased," Jerry Blann, resort president, said in a statement.
Check out the full story in Planet Jackson Hole or pick up a copy of Friday's Jackson Hole Daily.
words of wisdom from one of the greats
Art Buchwald Quotation“We seem to be going through a period of nostalgia, and everyone seems to think yesterday was better than today. I don't think it was, and I would advise you not to wait ten years before admitting today was great. If you're hung up on nostalgia, pretend today is yesterday and just go out and have one hell of a time.”
-Art Buchwald
1925-2007
"Shejumps" inspires by example
Jackson Hole Girls Get After It
Jackson Hole women Vanessa Pierce and Lynsey Dyer hope their new Web site shejumps.com will inspire and enable girls to follow their dreams. The site already features stories about strong female athletes and go-getters and will soon have a fund dedicated to adventures that make the world a better place. Check it out here.
Friends remember Justin Kautz
Jackson Hole Skier Lived The Life
Fallen skier Justin Kautz did everything in life with intention, even at the moment just before he died.
Kautz, a 25-year-old Wilson, Wyo. man, died Friday from internal bleeding after skiing off a cliff to avoid being swept over it by an avalanche outside the boundaries of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
When he heard the avalanche break behind him, he pointed his skis downhill and jumped.
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Friends remember Justin Kautz
Jackson Hole Skier Lived The Life
Fallen skier Justin Kautz did everything in life with intention, even at the moment just before he died.
Kautz, a 25-year-old Wilson, Wyo. man, died Friday from internal bleeding after skiing off a cliff to avoid being swept over it by an avalanche outside the boundaries of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
When he heard the avalanche break behind him, he pointed his skis downhill and jumped.
[more]
Friends remember Justin Kautz
Jackson Hole Skier Lived Life With Intention, Generosity
Fallen skier Justin Kautz did everything in life with intention, even at the moment just before he died.
Kautz, a 25-year-old Wilson, Wyo. man, died Friday from internal bleeding after skiing off a cliff to avoid being swept over it by an avalanche outside the boundaries of the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
When he heard the avalanche break behind him, he pointed his skis downhill and jumped.
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Jacksonites join the masses en route ... and rooted
More Stuck TravelersMy brother won't be home in Baltimore until 11:59 p.m. Monday.
He's stuck in Colorado with the rest of the world, but at least he lives in Boulder. He'll likely spend Christmas Eve drinking, dancing and juggling with his fellow hippies, Buddhists and musicians.
We were both supposed to be on the east coast Friday afternoon at 4 p.m.
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Kelly, Wyo.-based biologists caught an 18.5 pound golden eagle over a month ago. Records show the eagle may be the heaviest golden ever caught in the wild in North America. [more]
