This weekend, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort hosted the Rendezvous Music Festival and Zac Brown Band in Jackson Hole. 20 thousand strong came out for the concert in celebration mountain resort’s 50th anniversary. It was the biggest crowd the resort has ever hosted, and it was a blast. There’s more to Rendezvous Festival than just the music. The days are highlighted by skiing the varied terrain of Jackson Hole, enjoying the great dining options and then capping the day with incredible music surrounded by friends.

Starting off with a bluebird powder day. Pictured: Beckett, Leisel, and Macye Maher on the #50 chair!

Enjoying dinner at Spur Restaurant & Bar with family and friends before the show! Pictured: Alex & Macye Maher, Maggie & TJ Wagner, Rebecca Ryan and Jerry Blann, President of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

Zac Brown was the headliner of the festival. Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats opened the festival Friday night on the town square, and the festival capped of with Uncle Kracker. What a show! Big thanks to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort for a great weekend. If you missed Rendezvous Festival this year, it’s never too early to start planning your trip to Jackson Hole for the 2017 Rendezvous Festival.

President, Alex Maher, enjoyed a successful chukar hunt this weekend on a good friend’s ranch near Casper, Wyoming, with the Maher’s new yellow lab pup, Pinder Sprite. Chukar and Hungarian partridge numbers are up this year on both private ranches and adjacent public lands across the northern Rockies (ex. Live Water listing Bighorn Basin Ranch in Meeteetse, WY). We are crossing our fingers for great hatches and chick survival again this spring.

With nearly 20 inches of snow in the past 72 hours at Grand Targhee Resort, the Driggs, Idaho, office at Live Water Properties was all about exercising the powder day clause on Friday morning. The team met up at the base of the Dreamcatcher lift to enjoy a day in the “office” while getting in some much needed POW to start their day. Winter has indeed arrived in Teton Valley with “The Ghee” reporting 182 inches of snow this season.

Don’t miss the 5th Annual Great Snow Fest that celebrates winter fun and highlights our greatest asset – SNOW. Events include snow sculpting, skijoring, backcountry film festival, Nordic skiing race, kids events and much more. Bring the entire family to enjoy the festivities that span the last two weekends in January 22 – 31, 2016.

Once again the holiday season is upon us. While the old adage rings true at this year “Tis better to give than receive” you’ll be extra excited to give these gifts for the angler, hunter, outdoorsman or rancher in your life. We rounded up some of the Best Gear for the Holidays for under $200.

A lower price doesn’t have to sacrifice quality or intrigue, anyone one your list will be excited to receive. We know you would be too so this list doubles as a list for you.

Best Gear for the Holidays

For the Angler

• Lifeproof iPhone Lifejacket Case $35
• Wheatley Signature Fly Box $200
• Post Fly Box Subscription $40 per month

For the Hunter

• FITS Ultra Heavy Big Game Rugged Boot Socks $20
• Smathers & Branson Needlepoint Flask $65
• Black Diamond Spot Headlamp $40

For the Outdoorsman

• Stio Teton Skyline A-Ring Belt $35
• Yeti Rambler $30 – $40
• BioLite Camp Stove $130

For the Rancher

• Camp Time Roll-A-Table $85
• Stromy Kromer $40
• PEET Boot Dryer $50

Grizzly Gulch is a stunning mountain property with two wild creeks, timber and big mountain views. The property is located in Warm River, 12 miles east of Ashton, Idaho, and 35 miles north of Driggs. It is bordered by national forest and State of Idaho lands. Comprised of 160 deeded acres, the ranch enjoys over ¾ mile of trophy fly fishing. Robinson Creek and Rock Creek converge on the property with excellent wild trout fishing on the deeded land with miles of additional fishing on the adjacent national forest. Both creeks originate in Yellowstone National Park, which is 7 miles to the northeast. Robinson Creek joins the Warm River 4 miles downstream of the property, and it immediately flows into the Henry’s Fork of the Snake River, one of the West’s most storied fisheries. The property is a mix of natural riparian zones along Rock Creek and Robinson Creek and high timbered ridges looking over the respective drainages. The highest point of elevation is Huckleberry Ridge, which divides the two creek drainages. Huckleberry Ridge is forested with aspen and conifer trees and affords views to the south and the east including views of the majestic Teton Range. Grizzly Gulch represents a truly wild setting with close proximity to town and unrivaled recreational access to the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.