Opening day...

Last night we stayed up late preparing for a long awaited date, opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. We put in some hard tuning work, waxing and sharpening, making sure our gear was in tip-top condition. Nothing makes your skis feel better on the snow than a hand done hot wax and tune with a little extra TLC.


This morning, we woke up early and headed towards town to pick up our fried Ryan, who will be working with me on Casper lift. We all headed to the resort eager to start what could very well be the best season of our lives. The resort had lift access open to the peak of Apres Vous mountain, with over 2000 vertical feet of skiable terrain... not too shabby for opening day! A lot of locals made it out, showing that they too could not wait for the powder we are all longing for. Its funny when there are a lot of good skiers all blasting down blue runs, dodging each other at high speeds and launching off of hillside kickers in a race to the bottom, all just to get in another lap.










On the slopes, we rode on the chair in front of the commander of the JHAF, definetly cool to see him in person, and see several JHAF skiers out shredding the blue runs in the early season. Even the best skiers need their early season fix. The environment was really chill, JHMR was grilling out burgers and hot dogs on the snow, and everyone stopped to hang out and listen to the live music at the bottom of the slopes.


We really felt like ski town locals today. We hit the slopes in the morning, and next thing we knew we were on our way to work the daily grind. Its cool when even on a work day you can get in a couple hours of good skiing. Its almost odd when taking a trip to the slopes is convenient and hassle free...a lot different from what we are used to in Kentucky, that's for sure. There's also something about skiing for free that makes it that much sweeter. This is definitely something I am going to enjoy getting used to...