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Global Fat Bike Day – Dec. 7
At Targhee: Celebrate Global Fat Bike Day with a free 1 hour bike rental from Teton Mountain Outfitters. Then enjoy over 7.4 miles of groomed singletrack trails at the resort. Trail ticket required and can be purchased at the Activity Center for $15.
Enjoy a FREE 1 hour guided tour at 10:30am or 1:30pm. Meet 10 minutes before the ride at the Nordic Trail Head, by the Sprung Building in the Lower Lot (Lot 3). Conditions permitting.
At Mike Harris: 10-3:30pm, meet at the trailhead. There will be free bike rides, games, demos, and fun for all!
Fat Biking Conditions Excellent
Parks & Recreation After-School Cross Country Ski Club is Open for Registration!
This non-competitive club is focused on fun, adventure and learning! Participants will learn the basics of cross-country skiing with instruction from experienced ski instructors. All ski equipment is provided! (skis, boots and poles). Program is open to 3rd – 5th graders.
Club meets at Jackson Elementary in the cafeteria Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:05 till 5:30pm. Skiing will take place on the playing fields at JES.
Dates Include: January 7th, 9th, 14th, 16th, 21st, 23rd, 28th and 30th (Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Students may use the after-school activity bus to attend from other elementary schools and arrive to the JES cafeteria anytime from 3:05 to 3:45. Snacks provided!
Cost is $96. This includes eight sessions, equipment, instruction and a snack.
To register call the Rec Center front desk at 307-739-9025 or click here to register online
Questions?? Call Cory at 307-732-5762 or email cconnett@tetoncountywy.gov
Trail Creek
Last Updated: 12/5
Ginzu’ing Away!
Another lovely day to ski at Trail Creek today with mostly sunny skies, calm winds, and a temperature right at freezing as of 11:15 AM. While we are waiting for additional snow to fall, grooming has switched to the Ginzu groomer which is a little gentler on the thin base we have at this early season date. The classic tracks and skate lanes in the close field are still skiing pretty well and the skate lanes in the woods will also give you the opportunity for a great Nordic workout. Just keep your eyes open for obstacles that will hopefully be covered soon with additional snow.
Looking ahead, it appears as if we will be getting that snow over the weekend. Current forecasts call for around a foot which would be awesome. Also look for grooming in the Black Hole/Boiler section next time the Pisten Bully ventures forth.
Another looking ahead item is that the first high school Nordic meet of the season is happening tomorrow (Friday) and Saturday at Casper. Skiing should be great as Casper Mountain received 24 inches of snow in the Thanksgiving storm. Good luck to the racers.
Groomer’s choice for today is some sunny laps in the close field.
Turpin Meadows
Last Updated: 12/4
Trails open, grooming begins Dec. 20th.
Teton Co./Jackson Parks & Rec
Last Updated: 12/5
Since all trails were packed this week, starting next Tuesday the 10th we will be groomed based on our set schedule which can be found on our website.
Cache Creek was groomed with the snowmobile and tiddtech groomer this morning. Expect early season conditions: uneven surfaces, grass, and rocks exposed or just under the surface. Game Creek will be groomed today also but expect the same conditions as Cache.
Grand Teton National Park
Last Updated: 12/4
Grooming starts mid December – subject to snow.
Teton Pines
Last Updated: 12/1
We are grooming now and we will have classic track and skating. It’s still a little soft, but the trail is deep enough now so skating won’t hurt it. Actually it would help pack it down
Shooting Star
Last Updated: 12/2
The course is officially open! See Sunday’s email to view the attached map for what is currently open. Conditions will be early season, so expect a few trail gremlins to pop up on your Nordic journey due to the minimal snow pack and recommend using classic/touring style skis. Overall, the views and skiing should be very enjoyable this week, so get outside and begin to establish those ski legs again! Enjoy!
Classic Tracks Set: NO
Snowshoeing : CLOSED
Sled Hill: CLOSED
Next Update will be sent Friday.
Grand Targhee
Last Updated: 12/5
We may see a few flurries this afternoon but what’s really important is prepping those legs for this weekend. Another storm is rolling in, and you want to be ready for what comes, right?
Nordic Trails: Open (no classic track)
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: 12/3 @ 4pm
Skate: Poor | 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: 12/4 @ 2pm
Skate: Good | Classic: Good
Teton Springs
Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
Last Updated: 12/5 @ 1pm
Skate: Not Set | Classic: Not Set
Yeti’s Loop
Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Friday
Last Updated: 11/30 @ 7am
Skate: Not Set | Classic: Not Set
5th Street Singletrack
Grooming Schedule: as needed
Last Updated: 12/4 @ 1pm
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
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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