Bill Briggs shouldn’t need much of an introduction. As the first person to ski the Grand Teton (1971), he’s the man who marks the beginning of modern ski mountaineering in the United States.
History
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Congratulations Andrew Solod on correctly identifying the photo as Otto Schniebs (I still don’t know how you guys do this so fast)
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Eric Perlman was along and at this spot in the couloir, both he and Mimi were firing away with motor drives clicking. After I completed the descent, I named it Chute Out.
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Ski photo contest features Dick Barrymore photos and history for backcountry skiers.
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We have a winner, good job Jeff! The excerpted photo is from Outside Magazine, January 1996, from a skiing skills essentials article by Michel Beaudry. Outside Magazine, January 1996, pp 52 & 53 The line from Schmidt’s head points to…
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Bill Briggs Teton ski mountaineer photos and contest to ID pictures of him backcountry skiing.
