Wade McKoy was a recent college grad from Mississippi when he first saw the Tetons in 1974. 

His trajectory from liftie to world-class ski photographer is, in many ways, the story of the ski industry itself, and that of Jackson Hole.

In advance of his first book documenting 45 years behind the lens, McKoy talks about the early days of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, what it was like to photograph legends like Pepi Stiegler and Doug Coombs and the impact of tourism and climate change on the region. 

McKoy’s book, “The Arc of Skiing Jackson Hole,” is available to order online at WadeMcKoy.com.