Stories of Teton Country Search and Resuce

The Fine Line

The Fine Line podcast tells stories of adventure, risk and rescue in the backcountry of Jackson Hole, Wyoming, as Teton County Search & Rescue volunteers have conversations with the individuals they rescued. The result is a riveting combination of mountain adventure, risk assessment and consequence—themes that we all as outdoor recreationists can always understand better. Produced by Backcountry Zero, this podcast is a project of the Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation to eliminate fatalities and serious injuries in the Tetons. We are excited to sponsor the seventh season of The Fine Line and hold up these important stories.

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4.27.23

Season 7 Episode 1: Angel Fire: Broke Down In Hidden Corral

On June 25, 2022, Terri Evenson and Brit West drove a truck and horse trailer way out into a little known corner of the Tetons. With three horses and a couple of dogs, they were aiming for a hidden valley deep inside the Jedediah Smith Wilderness. On day two of their trip, Terri suffered severe injuries after her horse, a buckskin named Angel Fire, fell on top of her on an exposed section of trail roughly nine miles in the backcountry.

The Fine Line · 47. Angel Fire: Broke Down in Hidden Corral

5.18.23

Season 7 Episode 2: Nowhere To Hide: Avalanche On Albright

When skier Benton Hodges heard trees snapping and saw a huge powder cloud below him from an avalanche on Albright Peak in Grand Teton National Park, he thought he’d be in a life-or-death struggle to recover his buried friend. Instead, friend Charlie Pirc was saved when he struck a tree, preventing him from being buried in the 2,000-foot-long avalanche but leaving him with severe injuries high on the mountainside.

The Fine Line · 48. Nowhere to Hide: Avalanche on Albright Peak