Harvest Time

Upon returning to Jackson Hole from Greenland I was greeted by an exceptional mountain snowpack. Averaging nearly ten feet in depth, SNOTEL data indicated the water content of the snowpack in the Upper Snake River Basin was 144% of the 30-year average. The weather was equally agreeable; high pressure characterized by cold nights and sunny days produced one of the best crops of corn snow I have seen in twenty-five years. Even better, are the extraordinary friends with whom I reap the bountiful harvest.

Thomas Turiano, Wesley Bunch & Forrest McCarthy

April 4: Palisades Wilderness Study Area

Hot Rock Ridge

Horizontal: 7.4 miles

Vertical: 3,427 feet

Time: 3:49

Partners: Aaron Pruzan & Jeffrey Greenbaum

Wesley Bunch

April 7: Palisades Wilderness Study Area

Little Red Peak

Horizontal: 8.5 miles
Vertical: 3,911 feet
Time: 4:24
Partners: Thomas Turiano & Wesley Bunch

Jeff Wogoman

April 8: Palisades Wilderness Study Area

Ferry Peak

Horizontal: 7.2 miles

Vertical: 3,823 feet

Time: 3:42

Partners: Wesley Bunch, David Gonzales & Jeff Wogoman

Wesley Bunch and Wade Mckoy

April 11: Salt River Range Roadless Area

Haystack Peak

Horizontal: 11.2 miles

Vertical: 4,124 ft

Time: 6:05

Partners: Wesley Bunch, David Gonzales & Wade McKoy

Amy McCarthy

April 12:  Jedediah Smith Wilderness

Taylor Mountain

Horizontal: 6 miles
Vertical: 3,183 feet
Time: 2:39
Partners: Amy McCarthy

Thomas Turiano

April 14: Grayback Ridge Roadless Area

Bradley Mountain

Horizontal: 6.7 miles
Vertical: 3,959 feet
Time: 3:26
Partners: Thomas Turiano

Wade McKoy

April 17: Palisades Roadless Area

Elkhorn Peak

Horizontal: 13.2 miles
Vertical: 4,852 feet
Time: 6:51
Partners: Wesley Bunch & Wade McKoy

Amy McCarthy & Kim Young

April 19: Gros Ventre Wilderness

Gros Ventre Traverse

Horizontal: 27 miles
Vertical: 6,753 feet
Time: 11:11
Partners: Amy McCarthy, Kim Young & David Bowers

Thomas Turiano

April 21: Palisades Roadless Area

Needle Peak

Horizontal: 12.3 miles
Vertical: 4,017 feet
Time: 5:37
Partners: Thomas Turiano, Wesley Bunch & Jacob Urban

Thomas Turiano 

"A ski track might be the most ephemeral and inoffensive imprint that mankind can leave in nature. This graceful evidence of a skier's passing vanishes with the ensuing storm. Whether it esses down a deep-powder slope or slices a route across a vast plateau, a ski track represents harmony between man and wilderness. And the tranquility born from swift, self-sufficient travel through harsh mountain environments inspires skiers to return again and again." - Thomas Turiano