TOP: The Teton Interagency Helicopter 25 crew waits at a landing zone on the upper meadows in Garnet Canyon earlier this year before flying Laura Mason, of Royal Oak, Mich., to safety.

Grand Teton National Park’s jewel-like lakes, blue and white glaciers, and naked granite pinnacles enticed 3,628,222 visitors in 2024. Ski mountaineers ascend the rocky landscape of Garnet ...