Youâre tucked in under the roof of the grandstands, or maybe braving the elements in the adjacent bleachers. Maybe you grabbed a beer and a snack, maybe youâre wearing a cowboy hat yet to be broken in.
Youâre taking in the Jackson Hole Rodeo the way just about everyone else has all these years, but this experience is a big departure from last yearâs pandemic-tainted affair.
Putting on a rodeo in any year is no small task, but last yearâs rodeo was a trial in grin-and-bear-it for the Wilson family who runs the show. A health order kept the attendance at the rodeo uncharacteristically low, though the seats offered on any given night were usually sold out well ahead of the national anthem. Just the fact that Jackson was able to have its rodeo was a blessing, not just for the Wilsons and not just for the droves of tourists who take in the experience. It was also a blessing for the competitors â far and wide â as the usual nonstop river of bulls and bu
SVI Photo by Dan Dockstader)
Just a month before from the World Championship Hill Climb at Snow King, local sledding athletes gave heed up Phillips Canyon last weekend they’re in the race for the ultimate King of the Mountain.
During the three-day Afton Hill Climb above Grover Park, some 600 entries from junior and amateur to semi-pro and pro pared down to the final day of competition on Sunday. Such noted local sledders as Andy Thomas, Luke Rainey, Justin Thomas – to name a few – ran the gauntlet, with Justin Thomas winning the coveted title of “modified” King of the Mountain.