Had a beautiful drive north to Jackson via the Maybell shortcut, still took about 8 hours from Carbondale with some stops and not driving too fast (lots of drill rig traffic). Jackson is maxed out with the snowmobile hillclimb world championships, along with the usual tourists and skiers — and of course the randonnee racers doing the North American championships tomorrow!
I went over and checked out the snowmobile hillclimb scene (they go straight up Snowking ski area). Perhaps a few photos here tomorrow. It’s a hoot but I think I’ll enjoy the ski hill more (grin).
Saw Steve Romeo in the grocery store, he looked chipper — I’ll be he’ll be fast tomorrow. Go Steve!
WildSnow.com publisher emeritus and founder Lou (Louis Dawson) has a 50+ years career in climbing, backcountry skiing and ski mountaineering. He was the first person in history to ski down all 54 Colorado 14,000-foot peaks, has authored numerous books about about backcountry skiing, and has skied from the summit of Denali in Alaska, North America’s highest mountain.
