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4 November 12 - 18, 2008 l Planet Jackson Hole l www.PlanetJH.com updated daily
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The season to come
Rumors and memories of last
year’s 600-inch snow fall linger as
this year’s early snow covers the
mountains. These first few winter
storms are responsible for laying the
foundation for this season’s snowpack
stability.
Above 8,000 feet between six to
24 inches of snow has accumulated.
The constant moisture will keep
snow crystals bound to each other
and the ground and then bury them
deep, maintaining stability. In opposition
to the moisture we could see
cold, clear nights, where the warm
ground temperatures differ from the
cold air temperatures, drying the
snow and creating angled snow
crystals or depth hoar. Buried depth
hoar is the recipe for big avalanches
ripping to the ground. Luckily, low
pressure should remain through the
week and hopefully all winter.
While Snow King and Teton Village
blow man-made snow during the
cold nights, Mother Nature takes
care of the upper elevations. Ski
tracks have appeared on Telemark
Bowl, Thanksgiving Bowl, Edelweiss,
and even Twin Slides. “The skiing is
good when it is grass not rocks
below the new snow,” a New
England transplant said. I plan on
trying to wait patiently for a few
more feet before sliding down hill.
Until then, think snow.
— Lisa Van Sciver
EDITORIAL CARTOON by Nathan Bennett
LETTERS
Too Much, Too Often
When asked to comment on the election
results, a man, in the crowd at
Sen. McCain’s concession speech, was
reported on radio news as saying, “I
hope he doesn’t screw up too much.” I
would add, “Too often.”
Having lived under 11 presidents (voted
for/against nine), I have
observed: All have “screwed up;” most
even often. Some even “too much;” and a
few, often. The country is still here, even if
not quite what I would like, so I guess none
have “screwed up too much, too often.”
A president can’t really do much on
his/her own, so “too much, too
often,” may not be possible. But all of us,
of whatever party, in or out
of any governing body, are responsible to
help see that it isn’t.
—Ed Henze, Jackson
ON THE COVER
Back row: (from left to right)
Ben Westenburg
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by DEREK DILUZIO
for Planet Jackson Hole
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Tears of Joy
On the morning of November 4, I
marked my ballot carefully and placed it
into the voting machine. Tears welled up
in my eyes and ran down my cheeks.
The most amazing event of my lifetime
has occurred. We now have a leader
whose face reflects the true face of
America. It is a face made of many different
cultures, two different races and of a
new generation. The face of America now
mirrors the face of the world.
With our new President comes freedom.
Not freedom for some, but for all. For
when you give freedom, it flows across the
board. This election is also the voice
within us saying, “Yes we can,” winning
over all other voices. These old voices
have been telling us that we were not good
enough, that things wouldn’t work out,
that things were not possible, that we were
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Say what?!
“Wait, so you just
returned to Jackson Hole,
having just been narrowly
defeated as a Democrat
running for Montana state
representative in your
home district?”
“Yeah.”
“Ha! What, did the NRA
give you a B minus or
something?”
“Yeah, a B. That’s what
did me in. How’d you
know?”
“less than.” When we voted on November
4, we were voting for our own possibilities,
the possibilities of our country and the
world. The whole world sees us differently
now, as do we.
It doesn’t matter for whom you voted on
November 4, for the momentum has
swung towards this new direction and you
are automatically carried with it. They say
that geese in formation can go 71 percent
farther in the group than on their own.
You are automatically going to benefit
from this flight. The new face of America
is so inclusive that it includes everyone,
even those who did not choose it.
This is also a time of great upheaval on
many fronts. The point of having a new
direction is not to expect things to change
immediately. It is about knowing that if
this election were possible, anything is
possible. It is about having hope — not
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