Jackson Hole Is In Over Its Head

Jackson Hole Is In Over Its Head

Posted by: Brigid Mander / added: 01.24.2010 / Comments (2)

Here in Jackson Hole, 09-10 was shaping up in a rough way...dismal snowfall, a hateful snowpack, and nothing but dry, dry, weather forecasts.  Things were bad, although recently, someone drunkenly informed me at a party...el nino was dissipating.  He must have been right, because now it is snowing and it is deep. 

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Posted by: Brigid Mander / added: 01.24.2010 / Comments (2)
Magic Moments Movie Trailer

Magic Moments Movie Trailer

Posted by: Brigid Mander / added: 11.08.2009 / Comments (0)

Jackson Hole-based Storm Show Studios got after it again in 2008-2009, with "Magic Moments," the latest chronicle of the athletes in western Wyoming set to premiere Friday, November 13th in Jackson.

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Posted by: Brigid Mander / added: 11.08.2009 / Comments (0)
Skier Fundraising Has A New Bar

Skier Fundraising Has A New Bar

Posted by: Brigid Mander / added: 10.08.2009 / Comments (0)

To survey a scene of roasting goats, pigs, whisky, bonfires, bands, and over 1000 athletes getting together to celebrate life and raise money for a fellow skier, one thing is for sure: no one will ever say skiers don’t know how to throw a party.

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Posted by: Brigid Mander / added: 10.08.2009 / Comments (0)
All Mine! All Day!  (a respite from the gringo ski scene)

All Mine! All Day! (a respite from the gringo ski scene)

Posted by: Brigid Mander / added: 09.11.2009 / Comments (0)

Come each winter in the southern cone, Las Lenas , Argentina is the first and foremost gathering spot for the freeride scene from around the world.  Having skied that area and its backcountry in blower pow as well as less rewarding conditions, it rightly takes number one. I love it.  Everybody loves it.  And that is why sometimes, it is good to get away.

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Posted by: Brigid Mander / added: 09.11.2009 / Comments (0)
South America: rocking the freeski comp scene

South America: rocking the freeski comp scene

Posted by: Brigid Mander / added: 09.04.2009 / Comments (2)

South America is finally back on the competitive freeskiing map. Valle Las Lenas, Argentina, kicked off the return last week on August 24, cobbling together their first freeskiing competition since 1996 with the CITI Freeride Contest...

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Posted by: Brigid Mander / added: 09.04.2009 / Comments (2)

Brigid Mander

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Raised on Long Island, New York, Brigid has spent the better part of the last eight years roaming around British Columbia, the Southern Cone, and the western United States, enjoying all the adventures that come with a skiing life.  Now based in Jackson, Wyo.,  she is focused on working as freelance writer for various publications, creating ski art, and doing a poor job of controlling her wanderlust, which is mostly on purpose.

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