As you know from following Teton County Search & Rescue, there are a million and one ways for people to get into trouble in the backcountry. And it is unfair to assume that everyone is being reckless.
Sometimes, they just get their foot stuck.
Doug Van Houten has been a volunteer with Teton County Search & Rescue since 2015. Photos: David Bowers
In the next episode of The Fine Line, Teton County Search & Rescue volunteer Doug Van Houten takes us back to an incident from 2018 when the SAR team had to pull out all the stops in order to help a Nordic skier get out of a jam, literally, in Teton Canyon. It goes to show you never know what you might need to get the job done.
“Tougher Than A Spud Bar” airs today, August 1, at 2 p.m. on KHOL 89.1 FM, and afterward on your preferred podcast platform.
Produced by Backcountry Zero, Season 8 of The Fine Line is presented by Stio, with support from Arc'teryx and KHOL. Original art above by Jen Reddy.