Jackson Hole’s stump case

[MarzNC]

Here’s an aerial of the Thunder chair

Ah, read too fast and missed that the location was mentioned in the official documentation.

I skied a few runs off Thunder last Dec. Paint Brush had enough coverage. Although we watched several people go in that direction before we decided to check it out . . . carefully. That was after going down Jerry's Way a couple times. When we went over to take a look at Grand, there was no way it was worth heading in that direction.

My first trip to JH was a low snow season. Only reason my ski buddies and I skied Hoops Gap was that we were lucky to do some free skiing with a long time instructor who happened to be free that morning.

Jan. 23, 2014. JH instructor in red

 

[x10003q]

Which side of the resort is that?

Have only skied at JH a couple times so don't know the terrain well enough to figure it out from the picture. I was thinking about terrain off the Teton Lift, which was new for the 2015-16 season. It has a blue groomer from the top but that's more of an access trail to the trees than a trail for people who like to cruise the steep blues at JH. Last Dec my ski buddy and I took a look because the lift wasn't there the last time we skied JH. But there wasn't anywhere near enough snow to venture into the glades. Or off-piste anywhere for that matter.

There is tons of stuff off the left and right of the Thunder Quad.

 

[Ripitz]

My nephew spiral fractured his tib fib on day 25 of a 73 day trip to Big Sky. He lost half his blood on the operating table and almost lost his life not only his leg. When I went to see him in the hospital in Bozeman the next day he was white as a ghost and I could barely recognize him. He was skiing below Hollywood cliff on the Challenger chair coming out of St. Alfonse trees back onto the groomed trail of BRT road and hit the backside of an unmarked swale. He has two plates and 23 screws holding his leg together and it’s been a long road to recovery. The injury cut his military career short and he has ongoing physical therapy so he can maybe run again. He is my business partner and I am fortunate to work with him everyday. We never went back to check if the ditch was man made or not. Who gives a shit. We are just thankful to have him with us.

“People suing ski areas should be shot.” - Scott Schmidt
Blizzard of AAHHH’s 1988