
Jacob Urban
Teton Snow Geek
Over the last 23 years my experience in the outdoor industry has spanned the roles of undergraduate professor, mountain guide, program director, instructor trainer, corporate trainer, SAR trainer, television personality / host and business owner. Currently, I own and operate Jackson Hole Outdoor Leadership Institute, Inc. An educational think tank devoted to developing and delivering curriculum in the areas of avalanche education and pre-hospital emergency medical training in the urban and wilderness environments. View Full Bio
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Follow Your Heart…Just, Follow Your Heart
Your mind knows only some things. Your inner voice, your instinct, knows everything. If you listen to what you know instinctively, it will always lead you down the right path. - Henry Winkler Life is hard. Beautifully hard. It is supposed to be. Full of the...

Getting Back Up; Over and Over and Over Again.
Success seems to be connected with action. Successful people keep moving. They make mistakes, but they don't quit. - Conrad Hilton I think of it as falling down and getting back up; over and over and over again. For me, the trick is realizing we don’t...

We Consume More Than Food – Your Subconscious and Media are Directly Related
Do you know the difference between education and experience? Education is when you read the fine print; experience is what you get when you don't. - Pete Seeger I consume no news media. Nothing for the last 3 to 4 years. When I get asked “How do you stay current?”, I...

The Pathogen Puzzle: A Well Supported Immune System is the Missing Piece to Attaining Health
I have been a professional educator for 30 years. Over the last 25, I have studied the body through the personal practice of Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine. During that time I practiced both urban and wilderness protocols in several different mediums ranging from...

Snowpack Update – December 7, 2019 – East Breccia / Togwotee Pass Area
Today we went back out to the Togwotee Pass area in an effort to trend the characteristics of the facet layer that was created during and extended window of high pressure in November. While we expected to get lower test scores than last week, we had no expectations...