Monthly Archives: January 2009

What a place…

By Mikey | Published: January 28, 2009
What a sick place to live! So this past Saturday Jed, Billy, and I did a pretty big tour in Teton Canyon to a place called Chicken Knob. The easterly face that we skied proved to still be quite unstable, but we played it safe, skied some cool terrain, and made it back to the [...]
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GT BC Recon

By Mikey | Published: January 21, 2009
This past week my buddy Jedidiah and I decided to take advantage of the sunny skies and warm weather. We set out past the normal realm of the Ghee’s back country in search of some newer terrain to play with. Not that Targhee’s backcountry isn’t fun, but it is time to expand. And expand we [...]
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  • About Teton FreeRide

    Teton FreeRide is a content based blog founded and operated by Mike "Mikey" Leake. Mikey has lived in the Teton Valley region of southeastern Idaho and western Wyoming most of my life. He has also had the opportunity to live and play in the Lake Tahoe area, and now, Alaska too!

    After competing on the Freeskiing World Tour on-and-off for 10 years Mikey has transitioned to judging various events and become an advisory board member with the International Freeskiers & Snowboarders Association (IFSA). Over the past 13 years he has worked in the ski industry through skiing as an athlete, coach, guide, ski patrol, event coordinator, event judge, marketing consultant, team manager, videographer, and as an associate producer. Mikey has a true passion for the outdoor industry and tries to be involved in every aspect possible.