About Jim
Jim Ryan is a professional skier whose career blends high-level mountain objectives with endurance feats and first descents around the world. Based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Jim has appeared in four Teton Gravity Research and five Warren Miller films, showcasing a style defined by precision, speed, and creative route-finding.
His accomplishments range from a 19-second descent of Jackson Hole’s Central Couloir to The Scenic—a self-designed, 24-hour triathlon linking bike, swim, and summit across the Teton range. Internationally, Jim has skied first descents in New Zealand and Norway, demonstrating a commitment to exploring remote and technical terrain.
Whether pushing pace on classic lines, planning multi-sport endurance challenges, or scouting unskied couloirs across the globe, Jim approaches every project with meticulous preparation and a drive to expand the limits of modern ski mountaineering.
DETAILS
DisciplineSkiing
SpecialityMountaineering
LocationJackson, WY
Joined RendezvuSep 2025
About Jim
Jim Ryan is a professional skier whose career blends high-level mountain objectives with endurance feats and first descents around the world. Based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, Jim has appeared in four Teton Gravity Research and five Warren Miller films, showcasing a style defined by precision, speed, and creative route-finding.
His accomplishments range from a 19-second descent of Jackson Hole’s Central Couloir to The Scenic—a self-designed, 24-hour triathlon linking bike, swim, and summit across the Teton range. Internationally, Jim has skied first descents in New Zealand and Norway, demonstrating a commitment to exploring remote and technical terrain.
Whether pushing pace on classic lines, planning multi-sport endurance challenges, or scouting unskied couloirs across the globe, Jim approaches every project with meticulous preparation and a drive to expand the limits of modern ski mountaineering.
DETAILS
DisciplineSkiing
SpecialityMountaineering
LocationJackson, WY
Joined RendezvuSep 2025