Powder day August 28th in the Tetons!
Powder Day in August!
The Tetons received over 14" of snow from the storm, so I headed up to the Middle Teton Glacier to check out the skiing.
After hiking for a couple of hours in the fog, I finally hit snow and found lots of bear tracks. A couple on their way down said they turned around because of a bear on the trail. I made a lot of noise and, luckily, never saw him.
I kept booting up until the snow got too deep for tennis shoes, so I stopped to transition to ski boots.
The fog started to lift, and the peaks finally popped out.
Check out the video below for a closer look:
I finally made it to the run! Booted around the bergschrund to the top.
The skiing was fantastic, but with all the new snow, it was a bit sketchy. I made some cuts to release the unstable snow before enjoying some incredible turns
Wrapping Up
This was an awesome run for August 28th! I skied as far as I could until I ran out of snow, then transitioned back to hiking the 5 miles down to the car.