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William Morse Briggs (born December 21, 1931) is notable as the first to ski the Grand Teton on June 15, 1971, and as a result is said to be the "father of extreme skiing" in North America. He is the director of the Great American Ski School, formerly located at Snow King Mountain in Jackson, Wyoming in the United States .
13 de ene. de 2023 · Bill Briggs was a mountain guide and a ski mountaineer who made the first ski descent of Wyoming's Grand Teton in 1971. He shares his memories of the challenging and fun adventure, his inspiration from Barry Corbet, and his defiance of the experts.
24 de jul. de 2014 · Learn how Bill Briggs, the first person to ski the Grand Teton in 1971, inspired a lifelong skier to pursue this challenging ski-mountaineering objective. Read about the skills, training, and adventure involved in this iconic North American peak.
27 de ene. de 2023 · Bill Briggs biography, ski mountaineering pioneer who made first ski descent of Grand Teton as well as traverses and history first ascents.
12 de may. de 2019 · Bill Briggs' first descent of the Grand Teton on June 15, 1971 still stands as perhaps the single largest moment in the history of American ski mountaineering. We revisited his iconic feat in modern times, and caught up with the ever-humble, banjo picking legend himself.
Bill Briggs is a pioneer of big mountain skiing in the U.S., who made several first descents and high traverses in the Rockies and the Tetons. He is also a ski instructor, author and singer who overcame a hip defect and became a legend of alpine skiing.
5 de abr. de 2006 · On June 16, 1971, despite a fused hip, Briggs made the first ski descent of the Grand Teton. The writer, musician, and mountaineer is now in his 39th year as director of the Snow King Resort ski school.
