Aspens tell their tales as fall wanes and Jackson’s flying faithful scramble to get some air time before the coveted snow blankets the Tetons.

Jon Hunt and I used the high surface level winds to break out the speedwings, which will carry us through the winter off cliffs and down untapped terrain. Speedwings are very small paragliders when used with skis offer fun up in immeasurable doses. They’re an alternative way of descending after climbing, hiking and mountaineering. They’re lighter to carry, but also stable in strong wings and highly manueverble, which makes the trip down fun!

With the harness and wing only weighing around six pounds, they’re great for hike-and-huck expeditions. These wings provide an opportunity to descend thousands of feet in minutes without molding toes into sausage forms.

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