Stio highlights The Fine Line podcast with Animated Film

Stio, the Jackson-based maker of mountain apparel, is highlighting The Fine Line podcast with a short-animated film. The film was produced by Two Toes Creative and brings to life The Fine Line episode about a rescue last summer deep in the Teton backcountry.

A short animated film by Two Toes Creative follows a horsepacking accident and short-haul rescue from the summer of 2022.

Now in its seventh season, The Fine Line combines the perspectives of people who’ve experienced a traumatic event in the backcountry with the insights from TCSAR volunteers who came to their aid. Often, the interview is the first time a patient and rescuer get to meet after the incident, providing a path to closure for those involved.

Watch the animated film by clicking the button below, and make sure you subscribe to The Fine Line wherever you get your podcasts.

TCSAR Foundation Initiates Search for New Executive Director

The Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation (TCSARF) has begun the process of hiring its next Executive Director.

The Foundation is a nonprofit that supports Teton County Search & Rescue (TCSAR) volunteers through direct support, community education, and advocacy. Together, TCSAR and the Foundation create a public/private partnership that works to keep Teton County residents and visitors safe in the backcountry 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. 

This is an opportunity to build on a period of tremendous growth and accomplishment—including the recent completion of the $7.25 million capital campaign to secure a year-round SAR-dedicated helicopter—and lead the Foundation into its next chapter.  

TCSARF has retained Koya Partners, the executive search firm that works exclusively with mission-driven clients, to lead this search. In partnership with Koya, we are now identifying and recruiting exceptional candidates. 

 The Position Profile can be found here. To suggest leaders as potential candidates, you can contact the Koya team directly at tcsarfoundation_ed@koyapartners.com. We would also appreciate it if you would thoughtfully forward this along in your networks. 

Thank you in advance for your help with this important leadership role. 

TCSAR Foundation completes Mission Critical, Invites Public to Celebration on May 24

Jackson, Wyo. — Two months after the launch of its public campaign, Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation is excited to announce that it has completed Mission Critical, successfully raising the necessary funds to bring a year-round rescue helicopter to Teton County, Wyo.

“With over 1,200 donations to the campaign, our community has stepped up to show the importance of bringing this critical asset to Teton County,” said TCSAR Foundation Executive Director Stephanie Thomas. “We are humbled and in awe by the efforts of everyone who made this happen.”

TCSAR Foundation opened its public campaign on March 18 knowing they needed to raise over $1.25 million—out of a total goal of $7.25 million—to finish out Mission Critical. The community stepped up to the challenge and accomplished the goal, ensuring the arrival of a year-round rescue helicopter to Teton County by this fall. 

To celebrate the end of Mission Critical and as a gesture of their sincere gratitude, TCSAR Foundation and TCSAR volunteers invite the entire community to a special helicopter demo at Phil Baux Park at the base of Snow King from 4:30-7 p.m. on May 24. At 5:15 p.m. sharp, TCSAR volunteers will conduct a short-haul operation, a method of rescue in which first responders use the helicopter to lift a patient harnessed to the end of a rope attached to the belly of the ship for a flight out of the backcountry. The Snow King demo will give viewers a rare chance to see the operation in action in the front-country. 

The event includes pizza from Pinky G’s, popcorn from JH Pop, tacos from La Fiera, beer from Roadhouse Brewing, beverages from local suppliers, and ice cream from St. John’s Episcopal Church. Food and beverages will be FREE while supplies last. This is an all-ages event and everyone is invited.