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This Thursday: JH Nordic Master Rec Clinic #1
XC Tips, Technique & Fun
Thursday December 12th | Teton Pines Nordic Center | 11am-12:30pm
Classic Cross-Country Tips, Technique, and Fun! Coaches provided by the JH Ski Club Nordic program. Sign up for all 8 clinics or drop-in. Clinics every other Thursday with Classic XC and Skate ski lessons alternating.
Meet at Teton Pines Nordic Center at 10:50am
Two coaches provided by the Jackson Hole Ski Club Nordic program.
Register: info@jhnordic.com For more info, see: blog.jhnordic.com
Helpers Needed at Teton Pines Shop over Holidays
Teton Pines Nordic Center is looking for a few shop helpers between December 21 – January 4. In exchange for 2 days of work from 9am-2pm, you get a free season pass at Teton Pines Nordic Center. You will also receive major discounts on any new nordic gear you’d like to purchase this season! Responsibilities include greeting customers and helping in rental area with boots, poles and skis. We arealso happy to pay if you aren’t interested in the trade.
Please contact Cody if you are interested or for more information at: (307) 699-3394 or tetonpinesxc@gmail.com
Trail Creek Nordic
Last Updated: 12/9
Racing Season in Action!
Many of our high school skiers were hard at it in Caper over the weekend. Thanks to Coach Katie for sending back some great images and results from Friday which can be viewed here. There is also a good article in the Casper Star Tribune which you can find in this link. Looks like a good start to a promising season.
Since yesterday’s grooming Trail Creek received about 4 inches of really light snow. The Pisten Bully was once again called into action with a total rework of the close field including double classic tracks and best of season conditions. All major woods trails received at least a single best line PB skate pass and Armin’s and Animal Farm received an additional classic track.
As of 11:30 AM the temperature was -2ºC/28ºF with mostly sunny skies and light breezes. All in all you will find some great skiing if you can make it out today.
Turpin Meadows
Last Updated: 12/4
Trails open, grooming begins Dec. 20th.
Teton Co./Jackson Parks & Rec
Last Updated: 12/9
12/9 1pm update via Twitter: The valley did not pick up as much snow as would have liked. That being said we will begin our normal schedule tomorrow (check the P&R website for that schedule). We will update conditions as we find them. Cache to Noker Draw will begin next Monday 12/16 if conditions allow.
Cache Creek: skiing well, single classic XC and fat bike trail out to Noker mine.
Grand Teton National Park
Teton Park Road
Last Updated: 12/9
GTNP will be doing its very first “ exploratory “ grooming on Teton Park road to Jenny Lake tomorrow. Official grooming is set to start mid December – subject to snow. For skiers wondering how the snow is on the Teton Park Road in GTNP, keep an eye on the trail (not yet groomed) and weather via the NPS webcam. Link here.
Grooming Schedule (Begins mid-December):
Tuesdays (Taggart to Jenny Lake)
Friday (Taggart to Signal Mountain)
Sunday (Taggart to Jenny Lake)
Skier-tracked trails:
Granite Trailhead – Moose-Wilson Road to LSR and Phelps: reports on nice skiing, good snow coverage.
Taggart trailhead to Taggart Lake: good skier track. Be careful of the lake, until fully frozen.
Teton Pines Nordic
Last Updated: 12/6
Skate skiing was fantastic on Friday and will be awesome throughout the day on Saturday. We have a classic track set, but we will be able to reset it once we get more snow tomorrow. We have lots of great new clothing and gear in the shop from Daehlie, Swix, Salomon, Skida and more! We are open 9am-4pm daily. Please call us for more information at (307) 733-1733.
Shooting Star Nordic
Last Updated: 12/9
Due to the minimal snowpack, we’ll continue to only groom the yellow dog loop and the orange leg down hole 3 & 4 through at least Wednesday. During this time you may also see our snowmobile throughout the day as we’ll be shoveling snow onto bridges & other low snowpack areas. Good news, is that forecast is calling for another wave of snow beginning Thursday and I hope this will allow us to open some additional areas by the weekend. Next Update will be Thursday and enjoy the sunny skiing until then!
Classic Tracks Set: NO
Snowshoeing : CLOSED
Sled Hill: CLOSED
Next Update: Thursday
Grand Targhee Nordic & Fat Biking
Last Updated: 12/9
That feeling. Fresh snow. Sunshine cascading down, reflecting off the suspended snow particles. Sparkling. First chair on a lift
opening for the first time this season. A whole new snowy canvas traversed by precious few tracks. That feeling is today.
Cross Country/Fat Bike 15k: XC OPEN (Last groomed
12/3/2019, no classic), Fat Bike OPEN.
Pinedale
Last Updated: 12/5
Kelly Park, Half Moon Tie-in, Old Road Trail, Upper & Lower Surveyor, Moose Ridge, all fresh groomed this morning. Use extreme caution on Half Moon Tie-in trail – don’t recommend it due to thin coverage. There is a groomed trail at the Golf Course now. The bike path portion of the CCC Pond trails groomed. Do your best snow dance, we need more snow.
Alta Track
Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
Last Updated: 12/9
Skate: Fair | Classic: Not Set
Driggs
Grooming Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Last Updated: 11/30 @ 12pm
Skate: Fair | Classic: Not Set
Sherman Park
Grooming Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Last Updated: 11/30 @ 7am
Skate: Not Set | Classic: Not Set
Teton Canyon
Grooming Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Last Updated: 12/9 @ 6:30am
Skate: Good | Classic: Good
Teton Springs
Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Last Updated: 12/9 @ 6:15am
Skate: Not Set | Classic: Not Set
Yeti’s Loop
Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Friday
Last Updated: 11/30 @ 7am
Skate: Not Set | Classic: Not Set
Southern Valley Single Track
Track Grooming Schedule: as needed
Last Updated: 12/6
Singletrack: Good
Friends of Pathways Trivia & Pint Night
Wednesday December 11th | Snake River Brewing | 7-10pm
Enjoy a fun night of brews and trivia supporting our winter trails!
JHNordic Master Rec Clinic Series – Clinic #1
Thursday December 12th | Teton Pines Nordic Center | 11am-12:30pm
Classic Cross-country Tips, Technique, and Fun! Coaches provided by the JH Ski Club Nordic program. Sign up for all 8 clinics or drop-in. Clinics every other Thursday with Classic XC and Skate ski lessons alternating.
Register: info@jhnordic.com For more info, see: blog.jhnordic.com
TVTAP Annual Nordic Dinner
December 14 | The Wildwood Room, Victor 6-9pm
Support Teton Valley Trails and Pathways (TVTAP) & winter grooming in Teton Valley! Join this fun community dinner, supporting some of your favorite Nordic and fat bike groomed trails in Teton Valley – Teton Canyon, Alta, Teton Springs, Yeti Trail, Driggs, Sherman Park – and summer bike paths, too!
Jackson Hole Ski Club Moose Chase Cancelled
Introducing the JHSC Nordic Carnival Races!
Saturday, February 8th | Trail Creek
The JH Ski Club recently determined that the Moose Chase Nordic Ski Race was not meeting the goals of the Club. The effort that went into making the Moose Chase a large, regional event did not fit well with the Club’s venue at Trail Creek and ultimately was not benefiting the JHSC Nordic Program. The Club will pull the Moose Chase offline for 2020 with discussions continuing between our Nordic Program, staff, and board about how to bring back an improved community Nordic event in the future. The changes are designed to increase resources for the Club and place more emphasis on its core mission of serving 500 local student-athletes.
In its place, the JH Ski Club will host a new JH Ski Club Winter Nordic Carnival on Sat. Feb 8th, with a series of fun races for all Ski club ages, masters, and alumni. Designed to engage all of our JHSC Nordic teams, there will be standard 1,3, 5, and 10km mass start races and a team NordicX sprint. The Ski Club coaches will be organizing sprint teams early in the season. One team will consists of (1.Lollipopper or Teewinot. 2.Development. 3.Junior. 4. Prep or Comp). Teams will have the opportunity prior to the event to train together, talk tactics and technique during regular practice times at Trail Creek.
Registration/Entry:
Race entry is open for all JHSC athletes, and all are highly encouraged to participate. For more info: jhskiclub.org/news/
JH Nordic Alliance 4th Annual
Free Nordic Ski, Fat Bike, Snowshoe Day
Sunday, January 5th 2020 | Turpin Meadow Ranch | 10am-3pm
Mark your calendar and Register online!
We’re getting excited with more demo skis, more fat bikes, Melvin Beer, Kates Bars, Free lessons, snowshoe and BC Nordic tours up the Buffalo Fork, and a huge raffle to benefit the JH Ski Club Nordic program. Raffle will include a Stay Wild fat bike, donated by the JH Travel and Tourism/Lodging Tax supported team, Nordic skis from Skinny Skis, and lots more. Wanna donate to the Raffle? Contact the JH Ski Club: info@JHSkiclub.org
Speed through Registration by pre-signing the Event Activity and Trail Use Waiver online – click here .
Once the Waiver form is completed online, you will be able to print a pdf copy. We encourage you to print this to present at registration. We can also look you up as “pre-registered
Sponsored by the JH Nordic Alliance members and JH Travel & Tourism Board
Want to get involved, sponsor an activity, volunteer?
This community event is a great way to connect with our community and visitors. Contact Nancy @: info@JHNordic.com
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