TODAY!
WYLD Times at R Park, Hosted by JH Land Trust
Saturday, March 5th | Rendezvous Park | 3 – 5 pm
On Saturday, March 5 from 3-5 pm the Jackson Hole Land Trust (JHLT) will host WYLD Times at R Park. You are invited to enjoy this free, winter festival to kick off the JHLT’s new WYLD membership initiative. WYLD members fuel free community conservation programming that enriches the livability of this valley and invites accessible open space experiences for all.
WYLD Times at R Park will feature several activity stations with something for everyone. You can take a fat tire bike for a spin courtesy of The Hub Bicycles and brush up on avalanche rescue skills and backcountry preparedness with Teton County Search and Rescue. Kids (or those young at heart) can learn about nature with the JHLT’s Discovery Boxes and sled R Park’s iconic knolls. All activities are free, and you are invited to join WYLD for fun extras like hot cocoa, beer, and custom donuts from Provisions. Don’t have avalanche safety gear to practice with? You can join WYLD for a chance to win an ARVA Evo 4 Combo Kit, including a beacon, probe, and snow shovel!
Become a WYLD member by visiting jhlandtrust.org/wyld today. Attendees who join the WYLD membership program before or during the March 5 WYLD Times at R Park event will be entered into the giveaway to win the ARVA Evo 4 Combo Kit, including a beacon, probe, and snow shovel.
Final Week of GTNP Grooming
The last day of grooming in GTNP will be next Friday, March 11. Make your plans to get out and enjoy the superbly groomed trail in the park this week! And keep your fingers crossed for a good crust cruising season starting later this month hopefully.
Congratulations Broncs Nordic Team!
The Jackson Hole Broncs Nordic teams have put together a run over the past decade that could be difficult to replicate.
They added to their storied history this past weekend with yet another state title, edging out Lander Valley at White Pine Ski Area trails near Pinedale and continuing their streak of consecutive titles. For the girls, it’s the 11th straight title, while the boys won their 12th in the past 13 years.
The cards aligned once again for head coach Katie Paddock, who will graduate 10 seniors this year from one of the top classes in program history.
Competing during a frigid morning in Pinedale, Broncs Kate Brigham and Mason Wheeler — two of the 10 seniors set to graduate — earned victory in Friday’s 5K freestyle before turning it into a sweep with first-place finishes in Saturday’s 10K classic competition as well.
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Trail Creek
Grooming Daily
Last Update: 3/4
Back at 100%!
The service technician shows up this morning and rides along through the entire grooming, and wouldn’t you know it, not an error code in sight. The Husky was back to its 100% efficiency today and was happily making lots of kilometers of great Nordic skiing. The technician had actually shown up last night and gone over quite a few possibly problematic areas and most likely had corrected whatever was causing the problem so hopefully now we’ll have smooth running to the end of the season.
Speaking of the end of the season, we are hoping to run until the end of the month and the forecast is looking much better for the next week to do so, with cooler temps and quite a bit of snow in the forecast. However, Gutflop and Faceplant (image below) are pretty much off the grooming docket unless we get some significant snowfall as these sun-facing slopes are showing some rocks. The rest of the trails are still holding a pretty good amount of snow and will hopefully ski well for the rest of the month.
Today’s “technician assisted grooming” covered almost every trail. Classic tracks were placed on nearly every section as well with double passes on the field trails and Moose Loop. The early morning grooming was having a bit of trouble completely erasing the tracks from yesterday, although during the last half of the session, nothing was coming out of the back of the Husky except for some great corduroy. Skiing is really nice right now and will soften a bit as the day progresses although if the clouds thicken as forecast conditions could stay in that really nice spring skiing state for the rest of the day.
Groomer’s choice for today is Beaver Ponds.
Teton Co./Jackson Parks & Rec
Grooming Monday-Saturday
Last Update: 3/4
Cache and May park are groomed and still in decent shape. Game creek and three creek pathway are groomed. Three creek is started to show pavement in some areas. Game creek is granular with ice below but both are still very skiable.
Saturday Grooming Schedule: High School Fields, Emily’s Pond Levee, Wilson Centennial Pathway.
Cache Creek Fat Bike Trails
Last Update: 2/22
I groomed the trails in Cache last night and will take another lap this afternoon to firm things up and will snowshoe the smaller trails on Wednesday. That way everything should be in good shape for Winter Trails Day this Saturday!
Grooming by Friends of Pathways.
Teton Pines Nordic
Grooming Daily
Last Update: 3/3
Our trails are still in pretty good shape despite the last 3 super warm days and nights. We are currently grooming with our ginzu groomer to preserve our track until fresh snow arrives this weekend. The best time for skiing over the next couple of days is from 9:45am-11:30am. The classic track is more negatively affected by our current weather situation, so skate skiing is recommended! If the weather forecast holds up for next week, our ski conditions should be back to normal late this weekend. Stay tuned.
New Salomon skis in stock now!! We received a surprise shipment of classic skis in a couple of lengths. If you are between 110-195lbs we have skis for you. We have boots and poles to go with them too! These skis were supposed to arrive last September but have been stuck in the Covid shipping delay situation. We are happy they finally made it to the shop!
Our trails and shop are fully open to the public 9am-4pm daily. Please call us in advance to book lessons at: (307) 733-1733. You do not need a reservation for skiing and we do not take reservations for rentals. Please contact us in advance to check availability for off-site rentals.
In our retail shop we still have a small size selection of skate skis and BC skis, but have lots of boots, poles, jackets, pants, gloves, and hats. We also have a good selection of used skate gear available. Call or come by to see if we have your sizes! We have a full tuning shop so drop off your skis for a wax done by our great wax techs! Visit our website for pricing and other information: www.tetonpinesnordiccenter.com
Shooting Star
Grooming Daily
Last Update: 3/4
It continues to be a winter full of extremes! Record warmth this past week has rapidly diminished our profile and thin to bare spots are very close to forming throughout the trail system. Springtime conditions will yet again exist through Saturday with the trails skiing icier/fast in the morning and slushy/soft in the afternoons. Good news is that more snow and colder temperatures are forecasted to begin this Sunday lasting for most of next week… which should assist us in keeping the trails open for at least a few more weeks. Due to the current drastic swings in the weather (record highs & upcoming new snowfall) , we are still evaluating as to when we’ll begin applying black sand on the greens. As of today, I am still monitoring this coming Monday or Tuesday, but it depends on what kind of snowfall we receive, and I will update everyone once we commit to a game plan. Overall, the spring skiing has been great! Reminder that conditions will be fast and icy in the morning! Enjoy! Next update will be Sunday (3/6).
TRAIL STATUS
- YELLOW LOOP OPEN
- SLED HILL GROOMED on 3/4 (Grooming will occur as needed)
- CLASSIC TRACKS SET, INCONSISTENT DUE TO SPRING PROFILE
- SNOWSHOEING OPEN (BLUE LOOP ONLY, STAY ON THE EDGE OF THE TRAIL OR IMMEDIEDATEY NEXT TO TRAIL)
- ORANGE LOOP OPEN
- WALKING, NOT ALLOWED
Snake River Sporting Club
Daily Nordic grooming for both “Front Nine” (south side) and “Back Nine” (North side) Nordic Trails
Public access to the groomed Nordic trails is $50 per person per day, with no season passes available. Ski rentals are available at the Sports Shop. Guests must check in at the Sports Shop to sign a waiver and make payment before heading out. The daily pass does not allow access to the Restaurant this season. The clinics that are being offered are for members and lodging guests only.
Please call the Sports Shop with any questions you may have at 307-200-3093
Grand Teton National Park
Last Update: 3/4
Next Friday will be our last day of grooming in GTNP. We hope everyone gets the opportunity to make it up there before the trail is closed for the season. Spring Skiing Conditions @grandtetonfoundation @jhnordic #gtnpgrooming
Grooming is sponsored by the GTNP Foundation and generous donations from our community.
Turpin Meadow Ranch
Grooming Daily
Last Update: 3/4
Turpin Meadow Ranch is CLOSED Saturday March 5 for a private event. We will see you all tomorrow.
Trail Etiquette: Please keep your dogs leashed in the parking lot and be sure to clean up after them!
Grand Targhee
Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday & Sunday
Last Updated: 3/3
Cross Country 15k: XC OPEN
Fat Bike Trails : Closed
Snowshoe Trails: Open
Targhee’s Nordic trails are groomed Tuesdays, Thursdays & Sat/Sundays. Fat bike/snowshoe trails are groomed regularly but not on a set schedule – the groomer usually waits until after a storm cycle to groom the single track.
Trail day passes are $20 this winter.
Remember, singletracks will be closed when there is more than 3 inches of snow in a 24 hour period.
Alta Track
Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Thursday, & Sunday
Last Updated: 3/3
Skate: Set | Classic: Set
All skate lanes groomed out very nicely this morning. Classic track still in good condition from previous grooming. Get out there early to enjoy lighting fast skate conditions.
Please do not park in the library parking lot. Please be sure to keep your dogs on a leash and to clean up after them.
Driggs
Grooming Schedule: Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Last Updated: 3/2
Skate: Not Set | Classic: Not Set
Not able to groom in Driggs today. Conditions will be crusty this morning and slushy by afternoon.
Sherman Park
Grooming Schedule: Monday, Wednesday & Friday
Last Updated: 3/4
Skate: Not Set | Classic: Not Set
Still unable to groom with the warm temps. Hopefully the weather coming in gives us something to work with!
Teton Canyon
Grooming Schedule: Monday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday
Last Updated: 3/4
Skate: Set | Classic: Set
Plan to reset skate track this morning. Assuming classic track is in fair shape since last reset Wednesday evening, after very warm day on Thursday, will be too frozen to improve today.
Southern Valley Nordic
Grooming Schedule: Tuesday, Friday & Sunday
Last Updated: 3/4
Skate: Set | Classic: Not Set
Tried to get some grooming done last night but warm temps weren’t cooperative. The grooming was turning out worse than the existing trail conditions so I stopped grooming. With a little snow and some colder temps we’ll get the trails back in shape.
No dogs December 1 – April 15.
Teton Reserve Nordic
Grooming Schedule: Monday, Thursday & Saturday
Last Updated: 3/4
Skate: Not Set | Classic: Not Set
Friday evening I went out for a scout to groom the reserve. The snowpack has gone isothermal and is either a sloppy mess or frozen block of ice in the early morning. We’re going to need to hold off on grooming until we receive some new snow and let these temperatures drop. We’ll give it another go in day or two. Standby.
No dogs allowed.
Southern Valley Singletrack
Grooming Schedule: As needed
Last Updated: 3/1
Singletrack: Not Set
With warm Temps any exposed trail will be soft by midday. Please try to ride before 10am or after 6pm. Thanks
Happy Hour (aka Mike Harris to ID/WY state line)
No dogs December 1 – April 15.
Darby Canyon
Grooming Schedule: As needed
Last Updated: 2/18
Groomed to summer TH 2/16
Rammell Mountain Road
Grooming Schedule: As needed
Last Updated: 2/10
Groomed 1/14
South Leigh Road
Grooming Schedule: As needed
Last Updated: 2/18
Groomed 2/16
WYLD Times at R Park, Hosted by JH Land Trust
Saturday, March 5th
Rendezvous Park | 3 – 5 pm
On Saturday, March 5 from 3-5 pm the Jackson Hole Land Trust (JHLT) will host WYLD Times at R Park. You are invited to enjoy this free, winter festival to kick off the JHLT’s new WYLD membership initiative. WYLD members fuel free community conservation programming that enriches the livability of this valley and invites accessible open space experiences for all.
WYLD Times at R Park will feature several activity stations with something for everyone. You can take a fat tire bike for a spin courtesy of The Hub Bicycles and brush up on avalanche rescue skills and backcountry preparedness with Teton County Search and Rescue. Kids (or those young at heart) can learn about nature with the JHLT’s Discovery Boxes and sled R Park’s iconic knolls. All activities are free, and you are invited to join WYLD for fun extras like hot cocoa, beer, and custom donuts from Provisions. Don’t have avalanche safety gear to practice with? You can join WYLD for a chance to win an ARVA Evo 4 Combo Kit, including a beacon, probe, and snow shovel!
Become a WYLD member by visiting jhlandtrust.org/wyld today. Attendees who join the WYLD membership program before or during the March 5 WYLD Times at R Park event will be entered into the giveaway to win the ARVA Evo 4 Combo Kit, including a beacon, probe, and snow shovel.
We’d love to hear about your outdoor adventures, what your doing to stay healthy, safe, respectful of community health guidelines – send pictures or post on FB and Insta – #JHNordic
