2025 Teton Region Winter Guide Gathering

Who: All backcountry ski/split and snow professionals in the greater Tetons.

  • When: Friday, December 5, 2025.

    • 9:30am to 3:30pm field training/practice/mentoring

    • 4pm Happy Hour social

  • What: Mainly, pre-season gathering for fellowship and rapport. Meet and connect with guides you might not otherwise connect with. Network. Join for field, bar, or both. Also, some sort of training topic or topics. Exact theme still tbd. Ideas being thrown around:

    • “All things skinning”.

    • “Sled and evacuation, again”.

    • “group social ski, but you bring a snack bag not for yourself but for someone else”.

    • “Incident response that requires more than self rescue”.

  • Where:

    • Field session. Somewhere on Teton Pass. Exact site tbd, pending snow cover and anticipated participation. Exact location will be announced on this site in the days prior.

    • Happy Hour. Knotty Pine, Victor.

  • RSVP. Not strictly necessary, but comment here if that works for you so as to give a rough idea of participation numbers.

  • To Bring: Regular touring kit, warm clothes, plus whatever specialized equipment might be required for the theme we land on. Also, ideas, engagement.

2024 version of this same idea. Focus then was specifically evacuation and packaging.

Jediah Porter