Showing posts with label Jackson Hole. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Jackson Hole. Show all posts
Sunday, March 30, 2008
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Lost and Found Vacation (and photos)
Dave and I have decided today on the way home to nickname this trip the "Lost and Found trip".
On Monday we woke up to very overcast gray clouds! We knew the snow was on the way. The morning wasn't to bad, just gray. Which is tough when your skiing because it is very hard to see all the bumps and moguls when the light is that flat. About noon or so the snow started and didn't stop all day. So the visibility got worse, but we still had a good time. I was pretty much forced to ski the "easier"( double blues, etc..) stuff all day because I couldn't see very well. I did do a few black mogul trails, but it was very tough to see them. We only made it up on Sublett Lift once, because the wind was horrendous. By the end of the day we had some nice powder for our last few runs.
So now for the real reason of the nick name of this trip. After lunch we decided to take the gondola up the mountain. We got up there and put our skis on and Dave realizes he doesn't have his poles! He left them in the gondola! Ooopss! So the lift people said they'd call down to the bottom and have them hold the poles for us. So Dave has to ski down the hill with no poles. Which isn't to big of a deal, its just hard to get used to. We get to the gondola...and no poles! So we go back up again...still no poles. So we figure maybe someone took them or something. Dave got a rental pair for the rest of the day. About 3pm we decided to take the gondola one more time. Guess what...they were there. So we managed to lose and find a ski then lose and find ski poles all in the same trip! Pretty crazy huh.
So I know I've totally slacked on posting photos. Ski trips for us are so busy. I hardly find time to even take photos. As I won't ski with a camera, since I'm a bit daring on skis. So my photography is limited to on and off the slopes time only. I haven't gone through them all yet, so I haven't picked out my favorites. But here's a few that I quickly picked out :
Moose Crossing
One of the moose who frequented our condo complex
Sunrise light on the mountains behind our condo complex (It was -2 degrees when I took this photo at ~7:45am)
Hope you enjoyed some of the photos. Check the smugmug site soon for more.
On Monday we woke up to very overcast gray clouds! We knew the snow was on the way. The morning wasn't to bad, just gray. Which is tough when your skiing because it is very hard to see all the bumps and moguls when the light is that flat. About noon or so the snow started and didn't stop all day. So the visibility got worse, but we still had a good time. I was pretty much forced to ski the "easier"( double blues, etc..) stuff all day because I couldn't see very well. I did do a few black mogul trails, but it was very tough to see them. We only made it up on Sublett Lift once, because the wind was horrendous. By the end of the day we had some nice powder for our last few runs.
So now for the real reason of the nick name of this trip. After lunch we decided to take the gondola up the mountain. We got up there and put our skis on and Dave realizes he doesn't have his poles! He left them in the gondola! Ooopss! So the lift people said they'd call down to the bottom and have them hold the poles for us. So Dave has to ski down the hill with no poles. Which isn't to big of a deal, its just hard to get used to. We get to the gondola...and no poles! So we go back up again...still no poles. So we figure maybe someone took them or something. Dave got a rental pair for the rest of the day. About 3pm we decided to take the gondola one more time. Guess what...they were there. So we managed to lose and find a ski then lose and find ski poles all in the same trip! Pretty crazy huh.
So I know I've totally slacked on posting photos. Ski trips for us are so busy. I hardly find time to even take photos. As I won't ski with a camera, since I'm a bit daring on skis. So my photography is limited to on and off the slopes time only. I haven't gone through them all yet, so I haven't picked out my favorites. But here's a few that I quickly picked out :
Dave on the sleigh ride ( I tried to get a candid shot, but he noticed the camera and turned and looked at me, oh well. It's still cute. )
Some Elk at the Reserve
More Elk
At the elk reserve... the bird in the tree is a Bald Eagle
Moose Crossing
The Snake River
One of the moose who frequented our condo complex
Sunrise light on the mountains behind our condo complex (It was -2 degrees when I took this photo at ~7:45am)
Hope you enjoyed some of the photos. Check the smugmug site soon for more.
Monday, March 24, 2008
Review of Jackson Hole, WY
Ok, so since I get lots of hits on this blog with people searching about places we have been, I' m going to continue with our review of our latest vacation.
Jacskon Hole, WY - March 2008
The Aspens Condos: Great deal for the price. We got a 1 bedroom condo for $110 a night! But I know studios were going for about $85 a night! The complex is about 4 miles from Jackson Hole Resort (Teton Village) and 7 miles from downtown Jackson. There is a shuttle bus, but we had a rental car, so we drove to the ski resort everyday. The condo complex doesn't have a hot tub, but the sports complex right next door does. I believe some of the condos include a membership to the sports complex. If not, you'll have to pay extra. I would stay here again. But if money weren't an issue I'd go with a place in Teton Village. In my opinion I'd give this place 3.5 stars (out of 4).
Jackson Hole: This was an awesome place to ski! I just loved it! The steep terrain and powder were great. Dave didn't like that the lifts seemed slow (they weren't high speed quads). But I think this kept things from getting skied out. I don't know if it was the time of year we were here, but there were hardly any lift lines at all. If you come during the mountain festival, lift tickets are much cheaper. Some of the best snow for us was on the Sublett and northeastern ridge chair lifts. Although Thunder Lift seemed pretty good too.
Food: We at at Q - BBQ. It was good, but not great. We also went to Calico for dessert and that was yummy. Another night we at at the Wort Hotel. That was completely yummy and we would totally recommend that. For drinks were really enjoyed the Mangy Moose at Teton Village. The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar was interesting, but not all that it seemed it would be. The bar was neat because each barstool was a horse saddle. However they only took cash and all the beer was in bottles (nothing on tap). Oh I almost forgot. Check out the brewery (I forgot the name right now). They had good food and pretty good beer. We heard Blue Lion was good as well, but never got a chance to eat there.
Things to Do (besides skiing):Definitely go on the sled ride to see the elk at the preserve. You get up nice and close to them and it was a great experience for only $12 each. Grand Teton NP was also good. But not to much to do during the winter. I'd suggest renting snow shoes before you enter the park. Or else enter by Moose, WY and go cross country skiing or snowshoeing there. The interesting part was seeing people ice fishing on Jackson Lake. Go to the town square. It's kinda touristy, but neat. Lots of shops and some western bars.
Dollar Rental Car:They had the best prices when we went. The downfall is that the cars are offsite, so you haev to rely on the shuttle bus to get to and from the airport. But they gave us a 4WD Rav 4.
Jacskon Hole, WY - March 2008
The Aspens Condos: Great deal for the price. We got a 1 bedroom condo for $110 a night! But I know studios were going for about $85 a night! The complex is about 4 miles from Jackson Hole Resort (Teton Village) and 7 miles from downtown Jackson. There is a shuttle bus, but we had a rental car, so we drove to the ski resort everyday. The condo complex doesn't have a hot tub, but the sports complex right next door does. I believe some of the condos include a membership to the sports complex. If not, you'll have to pay extra. I would stay here again. But if money weren't an issue I'd go with a place in Teton Village. In my opinion I'd give this place 3.5 stars (out of 4).
Jackson Hole: This was an awesome place to ski! I just loved it! The steep terrain and powder were great. Dave didn't like that the lifts seemed slow (they weren't high speed quads). But I think this kept things from getting skied out. I don't know if it was the time of year we were here, but there were hardly any lift lines at all. If you come during the mountain festival, lift tickets are much cheaper. Some of the best snow for us was on the Sublett and northeastern ridge chair lifts. Although Thunder Lift seemed pretty good too.
Food: We at at Q - BBQ. It was good, but not great. We also went to Calico for dessert and that was yummy. Another night we at at the Wort Hotel. That was completely yummy and we would totally recommend that. For drinks were really enjoyed the Mangy Moose at Teton Village. The Million Dollar Cowboy Bar was interesting, but not all that it seemed it would be. The bar was neat because each barstool was a horse saddle. However they only took cash and all the beer was in bottles (nothing on tap). Oh I almost forgot. Check out the brewery (I forgot the name right now). They had good food and pretty good beer. We heard Blue Lion was good as well, but never got a chance to eat there.
Things to Do (besides skiing):Definitely go on the sled ride to see the elk at the preserve. You get up nice and close to them and it was a great experience for only $12 each. Grand Teton NP was also good. But not to much to do during the winter. I'd suggest renting snow shoes before you enter the park. Or else enter by Moose, WY and go cross country skiing or snowshoeing there. The interesting part was seeing people ice fishing on Jackson Lake. Go to the town square. It's kinda touristy, but neat. Lots of shops and some western bars.
Dollar Rental Car:They had the best prices when we went. The downfall is that the cars are offsite, so you haev to rely on the shuttle bus to get to and from the airport. But they gave us a 4WD Rav 4.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Found: One Red, White, and Blue Ski!
Today was a great day for skiing. It started out rather cool with the temps at 7am running about -2 degrees! But it quickly warmed up some after a couple of hours on the slopes. Today was filled with Blue Skies! Which is great for skiing because it means you can actually see all the bumps in the snow. Before going down for lunch, Dave suggests that we go down Moran Faces one for time and look for his ski. Michele figures its pretty hopeless at this point with the snow being packed down but agrees to go. The snow on this trail was horrible today, so not to much fun skiing to the halfway point. Anyway we got down to the spot where we remembered the fall happening and started poking round with our poles. After about 5 minutes of poking, Dave starts frantically digging in the snow and laughing! Yes he found his ski! How amazing is that! It was like a finding a needle in the haystack. We were so happy to find the ski! This is a trip that we will never forget!
The rest of the day was great. We skied lots of great trails. Michele got to practice some moguls and we even made it all the way to the top! We can't wait to be back on the slopes tomorrow for more great skiing. It's our last day and then its back to reality.
Yesterday we drove around the snow covered Grand Teton National Park. We even got to see people Ice Fishing on Jackson Lake. In the afternoon we went souvenir shopping and headed back for the hot tub. After a trip to the hot tub we spotted 2 Moose in our condo complex!
The rest of the day was great. We skied lots of great trails. Michele got to practice some moguls and we even made it all the way to the top! We can't wait to be back on the slopes tomorrow for more great skiing. It's our last day and then its back to reality.
Yesterday we drove around the snow covered Grand Teton National Park. We even got to see people Ice Fishing on Jackson Lake. In the afternoon we went souvenir shopping and headed back for the hot tub. After a trip to the hot tub we spotted 2 Moose in our condo complex!
Friday, March 21, 2008
Missing: Lefty
Height: 163cm
Weight: 4 pounds
Color: Primarily Blue with red, white, and orange
Distinctive Markings: R in a circle tatoo on the back
Last Seen:3/21/08 on Moran Face (black diamond) at Jackson Hole on Dave's Left Foot
Have you seen me? Because we sure haevn't!
So today was an interesting day of skiing with one of the worst skiing experiences we have had yet. No there was no broken bones, but after about 2.5 hours of skiing Dave and I decided to end the morning with a black diamond. This trail had about 1.5 feet of powder! Dave went down but came up with only one attached ski. However, soon he slid and flipped and the other ski came off.That ski went flying down the mountain. So Michele skis down and finds the right ski. Dave meanwhile tries to reach his left ski and realizes its been buried in the snow. Therefore Michele takes off her skies and climbs up the steep slope to help him. Dave and Michele end up searching through piles of snow for an hour and the ski never turns up! . But luckily Ski patrol was nice enough to give Dave a "loaner" ski! He turned that back in and gave his sob story to the rental place and they comped him on a ski rental for the rest of the day. So who knows when and if the ski will ever turn up! Probably in June when Jackson Hole thaws out! Note to self....stay off knee deep powder trails in the future.
Unfortunately this was the first day of skiing on a 4 day trip. So Dave will have to rent skis the rest of the time. Other than that the trip has been great!
We made first tracks this morning and when I say first tracks, I really mean first tracks! The snow fell all night long. So we were able to make our own tracks down our first run in FRESH powder!
Weight: 4 pounds
Color: Primarily Blue with red, white, and orange
Distinctive Markings: R in a circle tatoo on the back
Last Seen:3/21/08 on Moran Face (black diamond) at Jackson Hole on Dave's Left Foot
Have you seen me? Because we sure haevn't!
So today was an interesting day of skiing with one of the worst skiing experiences we have had yet. No there was no broken bones, but after about 2.5 hours of skiing Dave and I decided to end the morning with a black diamond. This trail had about 1.5 feet of powder! Dave went down but came up with only one attached ski. However, soon he slid and flipped and the other ski came off.That ski went flying down the mountain. So Michele skis down and finds the right ski. Dave meanwhile tries to reach his left ski and realizes its been buried in the snow. Therefore Michele takes off her skies and climbs up the steep slope to help him. Dave and Michele end up searching through piles of snow for an hour and the ski never turns up! . But luckily Ski patrol was nice enough to give Dave a "loaner" ski! He turned that back in and gave his sob story to the rental place and they comped him on a ski rental for the rest of the day. So who knows when and if the ski will ever turn up! Probably in June when Jackson Hole thaws out! Note to self....stay off knee deep powder trails in the future.
Unfortunately this was the first day of skiing on a 4 day trip. So Dave will have to rent skis the rest of the time. Other than that the trip has been great!
We made first tracks this morning and when I say first tracks, I really mean first tracks! The snow fell all night long. So we were able to make our own tracks down our first run in FRESH powder!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Moose in the Median
We made it this afternoon to Jackson Hole, WY. It's just so crazy that we are in Wyoming! So far it is awesome. So beautiful! Snow everywhere! We wok up very early this morning...4:30 to catch a 7am flight. (Thanks Arielle and John for letting us stay with you last night!)
The surprise of the day was the Elk National Refuge! We knew it was here, but had no idea you could take a horse drawn sled ride out to the Elk! So of course we did that and it was awesome! I got tons of photos.
Afterwards we hit the Snake River Brewery for beer and food. After buying some groceries for the next few days, we went to the condo. As we turned the corner, I hear Dave say "ummmm...". I look up and guess what's in the road. Well I should say walking in the middle of the road...a Moose! OMG! IT was awesome. I said last night the one thing I wanted to see was a moose walking in the road. much like Northern Exposure. I don't know if its just me, but this whole place makes me think of the show Northern Exposure.
Well we can't wait to hit the slopes tomorrow. Check back for some photos of the elk.
The surprise of the day was the Elk National Refuge! We knew it was here, but had no idea you could take a horse drawn sled ride out to the Elk! So of course we did that and it was awesome! I got tons of photos.
Afterwards we hit the Snake River Brewery for beer and food. After buying some groceries for the next few days, we went to the condo. As we turned the corner, I hear Dave say "ummmm...". I look up and guess what's in the road. Well I should say walking in the middle of the road...a Moose! OMG! IT was awesome. I said last night the one thing I wanted to see was a moose walking in the road. much like Northern Exposure. I don't know if its just me, but this whole place makes me think of the show Northern Exposure.
Well we can't wait to hit the slopes tomorrow. Check back for some photos of the elk.
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