5 Mar 20 - Daily Trail Report - Jackson Hole Nordic Alliance

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Perfect Day at Teton Pines

Whether you’re on skate or classic cross country skis, Teton Pines Nordic trail is the perfect place to spend an hour or two on the groomed corduroy.
Join us today for some tips and technique to tune up your classic cross country ski technique at 11-12:30.

JH Nordic Masters Recreational Clinic

Thursday, March 5
Teton Pines Nordic Center | 11am-12:30pm

Join us today, March 5th for the last classic skiing clinic of the season! The last skate skiing clinic will be in two weeks.

Coaches provided by JH Ski Club Nordic Program
-Open to all (no first time beginners)
-Drop-in $35 (includes clinic & Teton Pines Nordic all day ski pass)
-Teton Pines/Season pass holders and Members: $30
Register: email : info@jhnordic.com or call: 307 739 6399

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Fat Bike Grooming Update

Conditions are excellent, but please be sure to respect the grooming, as well as plan to get off the trails before snow becomes too soft. Groomers are trying to groom trails during the day to make it easier on the volunteers. Please respect the temporary closures. (Usually till the following morning to allow the trail to setup) Safety is paramount when the groomer is on trail. Enjoy!

Trail Creek Nordic

Last Updated: 3/4
Grooming Daily

Spring Skiing!
It took a while but spring skiing conditions have finally arrived at Trail Creek, that time of year when skiing can go from a sheet of ice to the best ever to a slush fest in short order. As of 11:15 AM the temperature is already up to 4ºC/39ºF with a gentle breeze and partly cloudy sky. Thanks to Coach Sevi for the great shot from a few days ago!

Today’s Ginzu grooming covered all major trails with multiple passes. Grooming began in the woods which were much softer early in the day. Most woods trails received fresh classic tracks and skate grooming. As conditions warmed grooming switched to the fields. Classic tracks are a bit variable but skating is quite nice as of report time. To see a pretty cool video of a Ginzu Groomer in action, click on the image.

Our resident elk are getting friendlier as the winter progresses. They allowed some pretty close encounters this morning in Woolsey Woods. Total ungulate counts for the day are near the 20 head.

In days ahead pick your trail by the time of the day; fields will probably be icy early on but really nice midday while woods will ski better throughout the day, but might never get that perfect window like the fields will do at the right time.

Groomer’s choice for today is Black Hole.

Turpin Meadow Ranch

Last Updated: 3/3
Grooming Daily

Everything was groomed fresh this morning! It is substantially warmer today than the last few days, so the trails will be quite soft. But that’s no excuse to not come up! (With your dog of course!) Hope to see you this week before we close! Stay classy, Jackson Hole.

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

Grooming Today: High School Fields, Emily’s Pond, Stilson, Wilson Centennial
Last Updated: 3/4

Cache Creek and May park are groomed and are in good shape. The Cache Creek trailhead road is starting to get rough. With the next few days forecasted to be warm expect the road to be in poor condition and requiring 4 wheel drive. Game Creek will be done around 11.

Grand Teton National Park
Teton Park Road

Last Updated: 3/3

Taggart Lake Trailhead to South Jenny. It’s a windy one out there today.

Teton Pines Nordic

Last Updated: 3/3
Grooming Daily

We are closing early(3pm) on Tuesday March 3, but will resume normal hours on Wednesday March 4 (9am-4pm).

Conditions are still good and holding steady but watch the thermometer as we are in some pretty serious freeze/thaw cycles from now until the end of the season. The skiing will be best late morning after the temps begin to raise. Skate skiing conditions are typically awesome this time of year but classic track skiing conditions can vary drastically. The warm days make resetting the classic track challenging so please bear with us as we rapidly approach the end of the season! We’ve had incredible ski conditions and grooming for the past 100 days—so please thank our great groomers(Mike, Mark, and Curt)when you see them!

Our entire classic rental fleet is on sale now as we prepare to bring in a new rental fleet next season!
Classic package:
Salomon Snowscape 7 skis
Salomon Escape/Siam/etc boots
Swix poles
Total: $275 (dates for pickup vary on size you need—call us for details).

We have spring gloves, base layers, hats, jackets and a few pairs of pants remaining! We also have great deals on classic, BC, and skate skiing poles, boots, and skis!

Shooting Star Nordic

Last Updated: 3/2
Grooming Daily

March is officially here and hints of spring weather are expected to appear! This week should provide plenty of enjoyable days for Nordic skiing. With the days being longer, combined with above freezing high’s, expect the snow to be ever evolving throughout the day and icy patches may frequent certain exposures. Have fun!

Next Update: Friday

Teton Village Pathway Trail

Update: 2/22

Teton village pathway trail – groomed on Tuesday. Firm, packed snow.

Jackson Hole Golf and Tennis Club

Grooming Today
Update: 2/22

Skier Update: Trail is ‘ groomed’ – not perfectly smooth corduroy, more “flattened and rolled”. Occasionally, there is a classic cross-country track, sometimes not. Certainly a nice hour and bit around the golf course with great views, a fun place to ski if you are looking for a new flat, groomed trail to try out.

Groomed with classic track on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays.

Grand Targhee Nordic & Fat Biking

Last Updated: 3/4
Grooming Daily

If the mid-week blues have you longing for the weekend, then take a break and head to the mountain. Fresh air, fast corduroy, and good times await; any day on the mountain is a good day! NOAA is calling for snow mainly between 9am and 2pm with a high near 29. The chance of precipitation is 60% with less than an inch possible. Winds out of the southwest of 16-22mph.

Cross Country/Fat Bike 15k: XC OPEN (Last groomed 3/3/2020), Fat Bike OPEN.

Pinedale

Last Updated: 3/3

Nordic:Breezy, but not moving snow so far. All multi-use trails groomed this morning. Tree Loop and perimeter of Upper Surveyor also. Headed for the Golf Course now. Hopefully will have Golf Course and CCC trails done by lunchtime (Editor’s update: Mike won’t get to the CCC Pond trails today). About 16F degrees at Nordic Equipment Building this morning, slight breeze. Have a nice day.

Fat Bike 2/13: All Lower Kelly Park is groomed with a great riding base. Should be perfect conditions for the next 3-5 days due to high pressure system. For more information contact Geared Up, 307-399-5539 c.307-760-1912, www.gearedupbikes.com

Grooming Today: Alta, Teton Springs

Alta Track

Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday
Last Updated: 3/3
Skate: Good | Classic: Good

I ran the ginzu around this morning. It seemed to pack down about an inch of new snow and reset the classic track pretty well. It should be good today. Enjoy!

Driggs

Grooming Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Last Updated: 3/2
Skate: Good | Classic: Good

Surface conditions hard early trending to soft by mid morning. Used the drag to reset the skate lane. Did not set the classic. Need some fresh snow or softer surface conditions before much can be done with classic.

Sherman Park

Grooming Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Last Updated: 2/25
Skate: Fair | Classic: Fair

Groomed on 2/24, 6 pm

Teton Canyon

Grooming Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday
Last Updated: 3/4
Skate: Good | Classic: Fair

Reset both skate and classic. Skate lane came out good. The classic track is variable, in better shape where the trail is shaded or wind-protected, and in the back of the canyon starting around the group campground. Enjoy!

Teton Springs

Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Last Updated: 3/2
Skate: Excellent | Classic: Excellent

Groomed Sunday evening – finished around 7:30. All came out excellent. Should be the best conditions for a while with the warm temps coming in the forecast.

Yeti’s Loop

Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Friday
Last Updated: 3/2
Skate: Excellent | Classic: Good

5th Street Singletrack

Grooming Schedule: as needed
Last Updated: 2/9
Singletrack: Poor

Skinned a lap after some foot traffic then rode front portion on triple wide. Need a sled for more compaction but will keep trying!

Teton Springs Singletrack

Grooming Schedule: as needed
Last Updated: 3/2
Singletrack: Excellent

Plowed with v plow. All good

Southern Valley Singletrack

Grooming Schedule: as needed
Last Updated: 3/2
Singletrack: Excellent

Darby Canyon

Grooming Schedule: as needed
Last Updated: 3/4