Daily Trail Report for 1.23.26.
No significant new snow in the forecast suddenly brought to mind Mary Oliver’s poem “The Summer Day” and the line:
Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?
The weather we have is what we have, and there is always something to do outside even if we are missing fresh snow a little bit.
At a Glance
- What will you do with more blue skies?
- Grooming is stable.
- Slowing down to wonder.
General Weather – What will you do next?
The slight chance of snow showers is not forecast to amount to enough to change the conditions on any tracks. The weekend mornings will be chilly, but warm up to pleasant! See the full forecast on Mountain Weather.
What’s Groomed Today?
Planned Friday Grooming
Game Creek – No current grooming – will resume when there is more snow.
Daily grooming
Other Groomer Updates:
Emily’s Pond Levee – skiing may be possible but not much snow. No grooming until there is more snow.
Check the grooming page – We do our best to bring you the full story every morning, and the most current trail conditions can always be viewed online at: www.jhnordic.com/grooming/
Community Report: Look Up and Gaze in Wonder
Our current snow conditions are providing so many opportunities to look up and gaze in wonder. So often, we focus on our skis, snowshoes, or bike tracks, when if we simply lift our eyes to the skies, we come face to face with the unique beauty around us!
This week provided an opportunity to explore two new two new loops from the Bradley Taggert trailhead. With out of town guests in tow, we especially enjoyed a loop via snowshoe and classic ski to the Geraldine Lucas Cabin. The view of Disappointment Peak was unusual (just below and left of the Grand) and we took time to explore all the buildings and their related descriptions.
How many times do we repeat our favorite trails and not take the time to inspect the little things?
Geraldine Lucas was the second woman to climb the Grand Teton in 1924! Read more about Geraldine, and the cabin renovation project, on the Grand Teton National Park Foundation site.
Events & Info
Toko Dan’s Wax Tip for the Pinedale STAmpede
Click the link to see the Toko wax tip, written by long time local racer Dan Streubel: b26Pinedale.pdf
You can show up on Saturday and still register the STAmpede. Day of registration is 8 am to 9:30 am, cash or check only.
Saturday, January 31
Breaking race news: The TRC will be at Grand Targhee resort this year. Mike Harris currently has a 4’’ base, Targhee has a 4’ base!
Read the full update here.
Bonus: Targhee will groom Quakie for the race! (And you can go ski there too.)
Moose Day – Feb 21
Moose Day is a census conducted in partnership with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department, Grand Teton National Park, and the Bridger-Teton National Forest. By combining observations from citizen scientists with data from wildlife managers, this effort helps us better understand and monitor moose populations within Teton County, Wyoming.
Tuesday mornings and Friday afternoons
Ski at the Pinedale STAmpede instead! No meet up 1/23/26.
Looking for a fun social ski? Teton Valley Nordic meets every Tuesday morning and Friday afternoon.
Locations vary around Teton Valley. Email Victoria and Sue at tetonvalleynordic@gmail.com for more information, or find them on Instagram for location updates and show up!
