The Fine Line Presents: "Tougher Than A Spud Bar"

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.

The Fine Line Podcast Presents: A Very Close Call in Phillips Canyon

Jackson, Wyo. — Season 8 of The Fine Line podcast rolls onward with a story about a mountain bike crash with potentially serious consequences on a favorite local trail. The episode dives into the effectiveness of the BackcountrySOS app, and how Teton County Search & Rescue volunteers responded with delicate treatment of potentially life-altering injuries in the field.

“A Bridge Too Far: The Phillip’s Log Strikes Again” airs today, May 23, at 2 p.m. on KHOL 89.1 FM, and afterward on your favorite podcast platform.

Thanks to Rick Gordon and Dr. Tobin Dennis for sharing their experiences so the rest of us can learn—right as mountain bike season ramps up across the Mountain West.

Produced by Backcountry Zero, Season 8 of The Fine Line is presented by Stio, with support from Arc’teryx and KHOL. Original art by Jen Reddy Ink. The Fine Line’s theme song is by Anne & Pete Sibley, with additional music produced by Ben Winship. The Fine Line is produced and hosted by Matt Hansen, with editing and sound by Melinda Binks.

Learn more about The Fine Line atBackcountryZero.com.