• By Scotty Craighead
• Pictures courtesy of Bryan Bedrosian

Bryan Bedrosian loves birds. Or as a co-worker Peter Popinchalk said, “If Bryan could, he would have wings and live in a snow cave with his dog (Merlin).” Bryan likes listening to bird songs on his iPod, spends weekends dragging carcasses around the sage flats with which to tempt eagles, and has been seen practicing bird calls while behind the wheel of his truck, which sports a “RVN” sticker on the tailgate.

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A day’s findings from editor-photographer-writer Eugénie Frerichs, who lives in Portland, Oregon. If the gallery is shrunken, click on it so your browser expands it to full size.

This is basically a two-a-and-half-minute mash-up of Contemporary Dance Wyoming’s performance on Friday night at the Center for the Arts. The performance itself was an hour long, and engrossing throughout. To see one of the full segments of “Up Close,” click here for a Youtube vid.

The music is from “Alarm Will Sound,” and was featured in the performance.

Bravo to Babs Case and her dancers!

While doing some research for an upcoming triathlon-related photo shoot, I stumbled upon this video. File this one under “sufferporn.” Have a nice weekend.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort launches its new site, www.tram-formation.com, tomorrow, but after months of high-level negotiations, has agreed to let Snaz readers check it out first.

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The Gelande Quaffing Championships take place next week, on February 27, aprés ski, at the Mangy Moose. It’s gonna be big. Seems like the coverage of the G.Q. Comp at the OR show has fired up the competitors, who include a gearweenie squad from Backcountry.com, some thirsty — and burly — Montanans from Big Sky Brewing Co., and TGR. According to team captain Tate McDowell, TGR’s team is practicing today. “But we’re more focused on taking quaffing to the big mountains,” says McDowell.

Stay tuned for more coverage of the new/old craze sweeping the world of aprés.

• By Maria Hayashida
• Photos by David A. Gonzales

It is Sunday morning. The morning of Coney Classic Fun-Jor, number eight, 2008.

I have an hour before I greet the Jackson Hole Nordic Center.

Like Coney chasing a ball of aluminum foil, I slide on long underwear, black. Like Coney eating bok choy stalks, I slap on a skirt, black. Like Coney itching with lice, I stick on a sweater, black.

Lifting Coney into truck. Too late for breakfast. I am in all black on Coney’s Day. Before I leave, I staple white fur polka dots all over my blackness. Bright, light, tactile, singing spots of hope.

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Perennial Jackson Hole fave Jack Johnson released his latest album last week, so we thought we’d post this behind the scenes look at the album’s eco-friendly production, courtesy of our friends at Nau.

Anybody heard the album? Got a review?

by Doug Workman, Valdez Heli Ski Guides
Photos by David A. Gonzales
Photo of Doug Coombs courtesy the Doug Coombs Collection

When the ship lands it is a wee bit hectic. The rotors are shearing the air above my head, chiseling away at my eardrums. The last client out hasn’t dropped to the ground as ordered; I grab his shoulder and herd him into the huddle by the whirly bird’s skid. I unload the basket and look around — clients situated, basket closed, door shut, thumbs up. Under the wash of its rotors I watch as Eight Zero Romeo takes flight and is gone.

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