20 Jan 20 - Daily Trail Report - Jackson Hole Nordic Alliance

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Snake River Sporting Club Nordic Adventures

Here is a fun group exploring skate and classic cross country skiing at Snake River Sporting Club this past weekend. 10-12 miles of beautiful groomed trails along the Snake River. Dog Friendly.

Call their Winter Sports Shop for more info: 307-200-3092. Stay tuned for a new GPS trail map and trail description on our website – coming soon!

Perfect Winter Day in Grand Teton Yesterday

Grand Teton Park road was groomed Sunday morning from Taggart to Jenny Lake. Here’s the image from our webcam at 1pm Sunday – one of the perfect winter days!!

JHSC Club and Community Update
Note from the Head Coach

As you might imagine, Coach Ben has had a few million things on his plate, with somewhere shy of 400 racers not to mention their coaches, ski waxers, racing technical delegates, family, etc. all coming to Trail Creek, and all wanting the best possible Nordic racing conditions. As he was flying by he mentioned that, all in all, things are going well, with the teams and programs mostly flowing like clockwork. The skiers are also digging in and doing their best.

Look back to this report early next week for additional updates.

Ben Morley
Head Coach and Nordic Program Director

Trail Creek Nordic

Last Updated: 1/19

6 Tons of Thundering Nordic Passion!

Click here for a video of nearly 80 boys/young men in the U18/20 start from yesterday’s races; as they blast by imagine the earth shaking from the nearly endless energy of this young group of racers. Not to leave out the female division, their start can be seen here.

Speaking of endless energy, that award has to go to the legion of volunteers that all pitched in to help sponsor the fantastic racing event that brought nearly 400 racers along with hundreds more support people to our community. Thank you to all involved!

As of 12:15 today at Trail Creek there was a blazing sun beaming over kilometers of great Nordic skiing with the temperature being -5ºC/23ºF and mostly calm conditions. On Saturday almost all woods trails received fresh classic tracks which are still nice today and this morning the Pisten Bully was once again hard at it making two passes with fresh classic tracks in the fields and best line skate grooming in the woods. All in all skiing is really nice.

The image below is of Liza Mayer, just one (the youngest) of the many winners yesterday. All results are available on the event website.

Turpin Meadow Ranch

Last Updated: 1/18

The Pisten Bully is back up and running! Our trails are in great shape for the weekend. They are super hard and running very fast! We also have been seeing multiple moose in the mornings on our Summer Homes Loop and Back 40 trails. Come see us this weekend and have lunch in our cozy lodge! Bring your dog!

Click on our Turpin Ranch Cam to see real-time weather, conditions and views of the ranch. https://youtu.be/WeeDyqRKqVI

Teton Co./Jackson Parks & Rec

Last Updated: 1/18
The levee is groomed and in good shape. I will be starting Stilson soon and should be done around 9:30. The school fields are groomed and in great shape. Get out and enjoy the sunshine!

Grand Teton National Park
Teton Park Road

Last Updated: 1/18

Brandon got an early start this morning heading from Taggart Lake Trailhead to Signal Mountain. The trail is looking good and should ski well today. After the park he will head to the bar b bar subdivision. Have a nice weekend! ❄️⛷

Teton Pines Nordic

Last Updated: 1/16

Conditions are great at the Pines! Come out early today for fresh grooming before the weather gets rough later today. The weather looks great this weekend!! Call us to book lessons this weekend! We still have some great gear in the shop as well!

Shooting Star Nordic

Last Updated: 1/15

Have those sunglasses handy as rumors of sunshine are in the future forecast! Continued winds and persistent snow showers have deposited ample accumulations onto the trails over the past week. Future forecast is calling for calmer weather after Wednesday. Overall, the course continues to groom out excellent. Throughout this weekend expect softer conditions and possible drifting to occur after the morning groom if windy. Enjoy and cross your fingers this wind lets up!

Next Update: Monday

Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club

Update: 12/24
A few updates on the Nordic Track and JHG&T.

Season Passes are available to non members for $100, passes can be picked up in the admin office at JHGTC M-F 9am-5pm or by calling 307.733.7787.

We purchased a new groomer 2 years ago so we do now have a set cross country track with enough room for skate skiers and/or fat bikes next to the set track.

There are no other services available (ie. No lunch) though dinner is offered Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings beginning at 5:30pm; Clubhouse amenities are reserved for members only.

We groom the track on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays

Contact Steve Cole, Membership Director, at: scole@gtlc.com or 307.733 .7787.

Grand Targhee Nordic & Fat Biking

Last Updated: 1/19

Cross Country/Fat Bike 15k: XC OPEN (Last groomed 1/19/2020), Fat Bike OPEN.

Pinedale

Last Updated: 1/15

Nordic: Half Moon Tie-In, Kelly Park, Kelly Tie-In, Upper & Lower Surveyor, Powerline, Moose Ridge, Tree Loop, Old Road Trail, Aspen and Looney Lane all groomed this morning. 3″ of new snow at the Nordic Warming Hut, -10F degrees. 3F degrees at the Nordic Equipment Building. The sun is shining. Road plowed. There are several moose in the vicinity – please control your dogs. Please help keep the trails clean – pitch the poo.

Fat Bike 1/10: The High School Ski Race starts at noon in Upper Surveyor Park today. Mass start, should be fun to watch. Freshly groomed this morning for both classic and skating are Half Moon Tie-In, Kelly Park, Kelly Tie-In, Upper & Lower Surveyor, Moose Ridge, Tree Loop, Powerline and Old Road Trail. Aspen and Looney Lane are flat groomed. Cold this morning, -10F degrees, now is 10F degrees. Couple inches of fresh snow this morning. Golf Course and CCC trails should be in pretty good shape. Sure do appreciate folks cleaning up after their pets. Still a number of deer and moose around – please keep pets under control. Saw a herd of elk on the way up this morning, but they are not on the trails yet.

5th Street Singletrack

Grooming Schedule: as needed
Last Updated: 1/8 @2pm
Singletrack: Not Set

Figure 8 has 2” of fresh, longer loop flagged awaiting sled.

Teton Springs Singletrack

Grooming Schedule: as needed
Last Updated: 1/18 @ 3pm
Singletrack: Not Set

Deeeeeeeeeeeep snow. Snowmobiled the trail in. Tried to roll it but still too soft. Will let it set overnight and try again.

Southern Valley Singletrack

Track Grooming Schedule: as needed
Last Updated: 1/17
Singletrack: Fair

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20 Jan 20 – Daily Trail Report