Owen Leeper summer skiing.
Owen Leeper summer skiing.

JACKSON HOLE, Wyoming – Professional big mountain skier and Jackson Hole local Owen Leeper hit the trails on the first day of summer in search of some warm-weather ski turns, heading up Buck Mountain in Grand Teton National Park to get on snow.

What’s more fun than climbing a mountain and skiing on the summer solstice? Not much, so we headed up Buck Mountain in Teton National Park to see what we could find for skiing.” – Owen Leeper

Unfortunately good snow was pretty much non-existent near the summit, but they were able to find a nice natural pond skim to celebrate the longest day of the year.

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Nolan Deck is a writer for Unofficial Networks, covering skiing and outdoor adventure. After growing up and skiing in Maine, he moved to the Denver area for college where he continues to live and work...