Category: Featured

21 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

GTNP Winter Wildlife Closure | JHNordic Giveaway | Trail Creek Pisten Bully Fundraising Campaign

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Best Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Trips in Grand Teton National Park Winter in Jackson Hole.  The breathtaking peaks of the Teton Range are covered with a deepening snowpack, to the delight of downhill skiers and snowboarders at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.  Grizzly and black bears and smaller mammals are hibernating beneath the snow, and herds of elk and bison are retreating to the southern end of the Jackson Hole valley, seeking out winter habitat.… Read More

20 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

GTNP Winter Wildlife Closure | JHNordic Giveaway | Trail Creek Pisten Bully Fundraising Campaign

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GTNP Winter Wildlife Closure Update This map updates the Wildlife Closure areas in GTNP. We encourage all winter trail and off trail users to give wildlife the wide space they need and deserve to survive winter. Please avoid the areas noted on the map. Contact GTNP with any questions. #RecreateResponsibly 2nd Giveaway Drawing! @mtnmamatales was our first winner and we want to keep giving away great prizes before this Winter season is over. If you… Read More

19 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

GTNP Winter Wildlife Closure | JHNordic Giveaway

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GTNP Winter Wildlife Closure Update This map updates the Wildlife Closure areas in GTNP. We encourage all winter trail and off trail users to give wildlife the wide space they need and deserve to survive winter. Please avoid the areas noted on the map. Contact GTNP with any questions. #RecreateResponsibly Coombs Outdoors “Ositos” (little bears) – The After School Nordic Program Every Tuesday and Thursday evening, Coombs kids head to Trail Creek Ranch or Colter… Read More

Erich Wilbrecht: Former Olympian Who Loves Flying On Skis and Listening to the Birds in Jackson Hole

1992 Nordic Biathlon Olympian and Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club Hall of Fame Honoree

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A former Olympic biathlete and an inaugural member of the Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club Hall of Fame, Erich Wilbrecht is a Nordic force to be reckoned with.  Erich grew up on wildlife refuges and moved to Jackson at the age of 16 when his dad took the job managing the National Elk Refuge with the US Fish & Wildlife Service. Erich grew up cross country running, and when Jackson didn’t have a cross… Read More

18 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Hole Hiking Experience Nature Update | Denizens of the Steep

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New on the Blog:Erich Wilbrecht: Former Olympian Loves Flying On Skis and Listening to the Birds in Jackson Hole A former Olympic biathlete and an inaugural member of the Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club Hall of Fame, Erich Wilbrecht is a Nordic force to be reckoned with.  Erich grew up on wildlife refuges and moved to Jackson at the age of 16 when his dad took the job managing the National Elk Refuge with… Read More

17 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Nordic Skiing with Teton Adaptive Sports | Rec Masters Clinic this Week

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Nordic Skiing with Teton Adaptive Sports Joe Stone, Director of Mission, at Teton Adaptive Sports, introduced JHNordic to Adaptive Nordic skiing today. Think double-poling all the time! Joe also alpine skis, rides a mountain bike hand-cycle, and para-glides in the summer. He is amazingly strong and agile, double poling right through today’s snowstorm! Check out more on Joe and Teton Adaptive Sports at https://tetonadaptivesports.com/ Nordic Rec Masters Clinic – Skate Ski Join us this Thursday, February… Read More

16 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Trip Report: Shadow Mountain | GTNP Groomer Back Up & Running

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Cross Country is for Lovers Valentines couples, families, kids, all out enjoying skate skiing and classic Cross Country together! Trip Report: Shadow Mountain A local favorite- fun for an easy, low angle AT ski, or intermediate level BC Nordic ski. With today’s light powder, enjoyable for everyone! Cold fun ski!!-KD Recreate Responsibly this Winter Thank you Bridger-Teton USFS and Friends of Bridger-Teton for hosting our local Recreate Responsibly initiative! The Bridger-Teton National Forest offers unparalleled… Read More

15 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Friends of Pathways: Healthy & Responsible Recreation | Phelps Lake Trail Report

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Phelps Lake Trip Report: Cross country skiing to Phelps Lake always offers a beautiful experience to share with friends & family. An easy classic xc ski, accessible to early all levels of skiers, especially in mid winter when the snow is soft, deep on the side of the trail, slow enough to make the occasional downhill short pitch easy and gentle. It’s fun to be able to ski out onto the frozen lake. We saw some… Read More

14 Feb 21 – Daily Trail Report

Friends of Pathways: Healthy & Responsible Recreation | Nordic Masters Recreational Clinic

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Friends of Pathways: Healthy & Responsible Recreation and Contribute Conservation Advocacy in Jackson Hole Chris Owen is the Trails Program Manager at Friends of Pathways and works in partnership with the JH Nordic Alliance through his work grooming for fat biking and advocating for responsible trail use. Friends of Pathways is a non-profit that focuses on advocating for the completion of a safe and sustainable pathways system for healthy recreation and transportation opportunities in Jackson… Read More

Friends of Pathways: Utilizing Pathways to Promote Healthy & Responsible Recreation and Contribute Conservation Advocacy in Jackson Hole

Chris Owen gets into to the data & history of fat biking grooming in Jackson Hole

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Chris Owen is the Trails Program Manager at Friends of Pathways and works in partnership with the JH Nordic Alliance through his work grooming for fat biking and advocating for responsible trail use. Friends of Pathways is a non-profit that focuses on advocating for the completion of a safe and sustainable pathways system for healthy recreation and transportation opportunities in Jackson Hole. Chris first came to Jackson to work at the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort… Read More