Crystal grew up in Jackson and Pinedale. She spent summers on a ranch in the Wind River Range and her winters were spent skiing at JHMR. In this episode, Stephan and Crystal talk about growing up in Wyoming, competitive skiing, starting a company, recovering from injuries, and the rodeo.
Bill first came out to Jackson in the 50’s on a ski trip out to Sun Valley, Idaho. After a quick stop over to ski at Snow King, Bill knew this is the place he wanted to call home. In this episode, Stephan and Bill talk about Bill’s achievement of becoming the first person to ski the Grand Teton, being a founding member of the Church of Scientology, the Stagecoach Band and the love of the valley.
Taylor first started visiting Jackson on family vacations and decided to make the move to the Jackson hole area in 2009. Taylor is the owner and operator of Valor Performance in Victor, ID.
Joe first visited the Tetons from New York in 1964 when he and his friends tried and failed to summit the Grand. Joe started to setup roots in Jackson in 1969 when he unexpectedly met someone while climbing in the Wind River Range.
When Bill first started coming to the valley, the local economy only provided for summer employment. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort had not opened, winter tourism did not exist, and only the old time locals would remain through the winter. Bill used the winter off season to venture back to California to work for his friend Yvon Chouinard, surf and sail.