Author: Amy Partrick

11 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Hole Hiking Experience Nature Update | New Storm Cycle on the Way

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February 10, 2021 Nature Update provided by Cathy ShillFounder of The Hole Hiking Experiencewww.holehike.com/ “I live not in myself, but I become a portion of all around me…Are not the mountains, waves, and skies a part of me and of my soul, as I am part of them?” – Lord Byron Windy and snowy this week in Jackson Hole. Storms keep rolling over the mountains with moments of blue sky and nightly stars. Jackson landscape… Read More

10 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Winter Wildlife Closure Update | Snake River Sporting Club Grooming Daily

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GTNP Winter Wildlife Closure Update Grand Teton National Park has provided an update on its winter wildlife closures – see Map, so we ask that you take note and respect these closures, as wildlife need plenty of space to survive these last months of winter.A reminder: for the Bar BC Ranch non-groomed trail from Taggart trailhead, the Bar BC Ranch itself is in the wildlife closure, as it sits at the river level of the… Read More

9 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Break in the Storm | Backcountry Pledge

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Snake River Sporting Club – Grooming Daily Skinny Skis updates – Banff Virtual Partnering with GTNPF Proceeds to Support GTNPF’s Teton Crest Trail Renewal ProjectFebruary is typically Banff Film Festival month here in Jackson when we get to invite all of our friends in the community to join us down at the high school to watch some amazing films together. Obviously, this year is not a typical year! Hopefully, you have already heard that we’ve… Read More

5 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

TVTAP Update | Banff Virtual Film Festival

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TVTAP update: Remember your neighbors are using the trail too. As an organization, we encourage people to get out on trails, to engage in healthy activity. We also build or facilitate the making of the winter trail system. Along with trails and all the different types of users, whether we like it or not, comes conflict. TVTAP has often been asked to address who and how people should be on trails. We do not mandate… Read More

4 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Hole Hiking Experience Nature Update | New Executive Director at Friends of Bridger-Teton

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February 2, 2021 Nature Update Provided by Cathy ShillFounder of The Hole Hiking Experiencewww.holehike.com Fresh snow in Jackson Hole has changed the valley landscape to the season of winter.  It takes time each year for snow to cover the valley nestling us in Old Man Winters’ blanket. It’s the stage when the snow deepens to cover most vegetation leaving the valley white and snow-covered until the warmth of March. This last storm cycle dumped enough… Read More

3 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Rec Masters Clinic Tomorrow | Teton Village Pathway

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Trip Report: Teton Village Pathway Teton Village pathway is a great trail to jump on from Teton Village, when looking for a quick escape or workout. Ski, bike, run all the way to GTNP. Note that the groomed pathway ends just south of the Park entrance, so if you choose to go further north into GTNP, you must travel/share the show packed road with cars for 1 mile. You can also go south from Teton… Read More

2 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Grooming Perfection at Teton Pines | 22 Nordic Teaches Elementary Students

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22 Nordic Teaches Elementary Students 22 Nordic teaches Nordic skiing to students at Jackson’s Elementary school as part of their winter PE classes. For many students, their first time on skis!! Bravo!! Skier Report: Teton Pines Nordic Groomed skate skiing through the meadows. We appreciate the perfection of grooming and firm tracks after 3 feet of powder fell on the valley meadows! Trail Creek Nordic Last Updated: 2/1 Just a Great Sunny Day to Ski!While… Read More

29 Jan 21 – Daily Trail Report

Storm Cycle Continues | Groomers Work Hard to Keep up with Snowfall

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She’s 72 and Logging 1,200 Miles on Skate Skis Inspiring article from the Wall Street Journal.Mimi Avins took her first skate-skiing lesson in 2009. Today, the retired journalist is raising her game on trails near Sun Valley, Idaho. A downhill skier most of her adult life, Mimi Avins used to consider cross-country skiing inferior. “I thought it was for people who were afraid of heights,” she admits. “Boy, was I wrong. It’s an adventurous workout that requires… Read More

28 Jan 21 – Daily Trail Report

Hole Hiking Update | 72 and Logging 1,200 Miles

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January 28, 2021 Hole Hiking Update Provided by Cathy ShillFounder of The Hole Hiking Experience www.holehike.com “When we try to pick out anything by itself, we find it hitched to everything else in the Universe” -John Muir All types of winter weather. Sun and cold dominated the week but a small storm did bring fresh snow to Jackson Hole. Valley snow is thin for late January with only 6 inches reported in town. Fortunately, a… Read More

27 Jan 21 – Daily Trail Report

JH Nordic Giveaway | Wildlife Wednesdays | Rammel Mountain Trip Report

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JHNordic Winter Giveaway 2020-21 The Jackson Hole Nordic Winter Giveaway 2020-21 is a special contest to win some great prizes contributed by the JHNordic Alliance. Although our Annual Event at Turpin Meadow Ranch was cancelled this season to prioritize health and safety, we can still recreate responsibly this winter and enjoy all the Jackson Hole Nordic community has to offer. We want to hear from you and how you are enjoying the trails this season.… Read More