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Shut Up Dude, This is Jackson: RIP Howie Henderson

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Howie Henderson, co-founder of the Jackson Hole Air Force, died suddenly at the age of 53. From my few days at Powder Week last year, all I could tell was that Howie was big, loud, and fast. I hoped I didn’t have to ski with him because I would never want to get smoked by a bigger, stronger, more haul-ass version of my dad. Howie summed up what has kept him crushing it in Jackson for so long:

“(It’s) what I love about skiing – you gotta go for it!.. All the time when you ski – I just love that. It’s so pure how you just gotta rip all the time.”

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Powder Week: Death and Drunkenness

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Powder Week, Powder Magazine’s annual ski-testing/networking/drinking/hot tub poaching/drinking festival, finished up this past Friday in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The event brought together 30 different ski brands, 15 ski testers, Powder’s various staff and contributors, as well as alcoholics of every age, persuasion, marital status, and background to lay judgment upon next year’s stock of sticks. This year I was extremely fortunate to be chosen as one of two East Coast delegates in the ski testing crew who were to be beaten into submission by ski partners that were in good shape and could actually ski.

I took a wrong turn at Stratton.

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Jackson Hole Does Gaper Day

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I’ve seen many a Gaper Day, but these Jackson Hole locals do it right. You tend to see too many people half-stepping it with park skis and SPKs below their Wrangler jeans. These guys give 110% and bust out the 200+ straight sticks with some backdoor loaders. Ghost-ridin’ the boot at 1:40 deserves special attention– next level shit!