Big Winter: The Season to Remember in the Tetons

A Season to Remember in the TetonsWords and Photos by Greg Von DoerstenIt was a season that snow dreams are made of in Wyoming. It began as a slow start, but February came in with Ullr depositing over 95 inches over the last two weeks of the month. The south and westerly storm tracks hitting the Tetons created the infamous “Dirty Ridge” aka the orographic uplift phenomena, when moist air is thrust over the craggy summits—creating intense periods of light density snow on the eas