Category: Featured

Winter: The Four Seasons

There are really four seasons to a Tetons winter, each lasting approximately six weeks.

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Friends from where I grew up (near Pittsburgh), often ask how my wife, Dimmie and I stand the winters out here in the hinterlands. Answering that question is never easy because it is innocently based in ignorance.They simply don’t understand winter out west.

24 Feb 23 – Daily Trail Report

Avalanche Awareness | Moose Day This Weekend

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Avalanche Awareness, Even on Valley Trails With over 3 feet of new snow in the past week, nordic and winter trail users need to use caution when recreating on trails and terrain below steep slopes. See todays BT Avalanche Center Report for the Tetons below.  Where to go nordic ski, fat bike ride, snowshoe with all this snow?-Groomed trails offer soft packed surfaces, ideal for nordic classic skiing.Consider using your wider classic skis to stay… Read More

23 Feb 23 – Daily Trail Report

Hole Hiking Experience Nature Update | Last Nordic Masters Clinic Today

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February 22, 2023 Nature Update Provided by Cathy Shill founder of The Hole Hiking Experiencehttps://www.holehike.com/ “The fire is winter’s fruit.” -Arabian Proverb What a stormy week! Nice change after the recent cold, dry weather.  We get most of our annual moisture during the winter months, so a deep snowpack helps moisten summer meadows and fill lakes and reservoirs. Each winter, the Tetons receive about 400 inches of snow at 9,000 feet and snowfall has now surpassed… Read More

Giveaway: Share Your JH Outdoor Adventure

Your adventures are worth sharing. Enter to win and you could win prizes from the JH Nordic Alliance!

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📣 Giveaway: Share Your JH Outdoor Adventure with us and win JH Nordic Alliance Prizes and you’ll also be entered to win the Annual JH Nordic Photo Buff Competition! Our giveaway is full of swag that will have you outfitted for your winter expeditions out on the trails in Jackson Hole and Grand Teton National Park! Your adventures are worth sharing. We want to hear details, see your photos and share it with the JH… Read More

22 Feb 23 – Daily Trail Report

Last Nordic Masters Clinic | Soft Storm Conditions

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Nordic Masters Clinic Last Clinic!Thursday, February 23 – Skate Ski | Trail CreekThe JHSC would like to encourage participants to pre-register/pre-pay for the clinics, including drop-ins.Join us to increase your ski speed, stamina, and strength. Work on your technique and form with professional tips and exercises from USSA certified coaches. Stay and ski all day with your clinic ski pass at Trail Creek Nordic Center. March 4: Explore the Wonders of Cache Creek Hosted by… Read More

21 Feb 23 – Daily Trail Report

Explore Cache Creek | Winter Trails Day This Weekend

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March 4: Explore the Wonders of Cache Creek Hosted by the Teton County Chapter of the Wyoming Plant Society and The Hole Hiking Experience Enjoy a morning walk with two nature experts to explore the wonders of Cache Creek. We’ll welcome what greets us along the way: plants, animal tracks, habitats, birds, and discuss how they are part of the natural ecosystem.  Leaders• Cathy Shill is a biologist and founder of The Hole Hiking Experience. Since 1989, she has led… Read More

20 Feb 23 – Daily Trail Report

Watch Lena Race | Considerations For Deep Snow

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Watch Lena Race If you’d like to see Lena’s race from this weekend in Finland scroll to minute 40 to see her start, she is bib #42. Thank you Grace T. of JH Ski Club for sharing with the JH Nordic community! Fat Bikes and E-bikes: Winter Trail Etiquette As many folks have discovered, riding a fat bike is really fun. The popularity of fat biking has grown quickly in the past few years and fat… Read More

19 Feb 23 – Daily Trail Report

Congratulations Lena | Night Ski | And More!

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Profiles in Nordic: In Their Own Words – Scott O’Brien When Skinny Skis opened its doors in 1974,  it would be one of the best things for the growing cross-country ski community in Jackson, Wyoming. While JH Nordic would serve as an educational resource and JH Ski & Snowboard Club mentored the next generation of skiers, Skinny Skis made sure cross-country skiers were properly outfitted for the trails.  In the midst of their flagship season, the Skinny Skis team… Read More

18 Feb 23 – Daily Trail Report

Profiles in Nordic: Scott O'Brien | Moose Chase Photos for All | Nordic Biker Bar | Trip Reports | Local Skier Headed to Nationals

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Profiles in Nordic: In Their Own Words – Scott O’Brien When Skinny Skis opened its doors in 1974,  it would be one of the best things for the growing cross-country ski community in Jackson, Wyoming. While JH Nordic would serve as an educational resource and JH Ski & Snowboard Club mentored the next generation of skiers, Skinny Skis made sure cross-country skiers were properly outfitted for the trails.  In the midst of their flagship season, the Skinny Skis team… Read More

Profiles in Nordic: In Their Own Words – Scott O’Brien

Co-owner of Skinny Skis and JH Nordic Gold Sponsor

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When Skinny Skis opened its doors in 1974,  it would be one of the best things for the growing cross-country ski community in Jackson, Wyoming. While JH Nordic would serve as an educational resource and JH Ski & Snowboard Club mentored the next generation of skiers, Skinny Skis made sure cross-country skiers were properly outfitted for the trails.  As a local small business, Skinny Skis asserted itself as the nordic specialty shop in the valley,… Read More