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We hope to see you on top of the King on Sunday.

Rene Welty – climber, pilot, PSBarista. Blacktail Butte, Grand Teton National Park.

Flagged Brian Harder down today to get this picture, as he spun past me on Millward St. It was his last training ride before Lotoja, on Saturday. Harder, who’s been racing hard all year, is a contender to win the 206 miler. Go get ‘em, Brian.

A few years from now, sitting in front of the TV, you’re going to turn to the spouse and say, “Remember when we saw these guys on top of Snow King?” Sam Petri snapped this pic last night, during RSS’s unprecedented performance on Sam’s KHOL radio show “Deep Sea Vent.”

In its scenic entirety, ridden by Dan Rodosky and filmed by KGB and Gravnetic. Go get on it, right after you order your copy of Freedom Riders.

Sponsored by the King, Snake River Brewing and Jackson Hole Wine Company. The awesome flyer was designed by the thirsty and talented Rachel Stevens.

Saturday, September 5, 2009. Teton Village parking lot.

Come on up to the Panorama House on Sunday, September 13 – the last day of the season to ride the Snow King lift – and celebrate the end of a gorgeous summer and the winter fun to come. It’s $5 to ride the lift that afternoon, or you can hike the switchbacks and drink, [...]

Eden McDonald skied 362 days in the last four winters, for an average of 90.5 days per season, and has permitted me to post this. Here’s the book she mentions.

Filmmaker and editor Tate MacDowell spends his days editing high def, high production value action-sports footage for a variety of industry heavy-hitters, and then for shits’n'grins, shoots and produces the ultra low-fi, but highly entertaining, Week Sauce. Episode 3 paddles out with pro-snowboarders JJ Thomas and Todd Richards.

This cool vid comes from ace climber/videographer Cedar Wright, who says, “Psyched to have this video featured here on the The Snaz. A few weeks ago I headed out to Ten Sleep Canyon, Wyoming on a little road trip, not really knowing what to expect. I was blown out of the water by what would [...]

Autumn is in the air and it’s about time to hit the road again. Here’s a refined version of a mix P and I were listening to when I shot this pic in southern AZ. • Get it on iTunes • Two songs are missing from the iTunes iMix: “Golden Arm,” by Sasha, and “Watch the [...]

A continuation of Slack Water. This is non-slacker Lauren Bottcher at the Gros Ventre cliffs.

In the last decade, Jimmy Chin has photographed some of the most inaccessible terrain in the world, capturing images that offer startling perspectives into human potential, remote cultures, and our own culture. On Friday, Jackson’s Oswald Gallery will unveil an exhibition of some of Chin’s favorite images. Here, during an Ed Viesturs/David Breashears film expedition [...]

Another interactive art installation from Bland Hoke of the Center of Wonder. For future hammock hangouts, check in with the snaz on facebook.

Grateful Dead tribute band Dark Star Orchestra brought out the ‘heads to eastern Idaho’s iconic Spud Drive-In on a summery August evening. Erika Eschholz twirls. Hoopers arrive. The show even attracted a few people from way out yonder, including this family from Salt Lake City. Organized by Dom Gagliardi of PoppaPresents, it was the Spud’s first concert. Clint [...]

Through the Lumix. • Get it on iTunes •

Shot with the Lumix. • Get it on iTunes •

Headlamp manufacturer Princeton Tec is running a cool contest on Flickr, asking outdoorsy folks to submit their best shots involving headlamps. The competition is already pretty fierce. This shot, The Snaz’s fave so far, comes from Flickr user Wilkinsbb. Contest categories include Best Overall, Best Cooking, Best Climbing, Most Dramatic, Most Creative, Best Action, with prizes [...]

Photographer Lance Koudele moved from Jackson Hole to Portland, OR eight years ago. As he says, “After completely rebuilding both knees, a shoulder, and a number of other injuries I knew it was time to move on from the competitive side of sports to the creative side. I wanted to capture the essence of why [...]