Category: Grooming

Grateful for Groomed Winter Trails

A Heartfelt Thank You to Teton area Groomers

Featured, Grooming, News, Profiles
Posted by Brennan Hussey Posted on

Throughout the 2023-2024 ski season in the Teton area, a dedicated group of groomers worked diligently behind the scenes to maintain over 200 miles of Nordic ski and winter trails. Their efforts, often unseen by those who enjoy the trails, were crucial in ensuring safe and enjoyable experiences for winter recreators. From National Parks to our local recreation centers, these grooming operations (listed below) played a vital role in shaping the winter landscape. As the… Read More

Nordic Pulse: An App for Nordic Skiers

Nordic Pulse is a live GPS grooming app that gives you cross country ski trail reports in real-time

Featured, Grooming, News
Posted by JHNordic Posted on

Fresh snow in the forecast isn’t the only exciting thing to come to Jackson Hole this winter—welcome Nordic Pulse technology! Nordic Pulse, a live GPS grooming app, gives you cross country ski trail reports in real time. Essentially, this platform connects Nordic-lovers like us, to a GPS tracker that grooming personnel use as they work on the trails. At JHNordic.com/grooming we have access to this technology. Simply view our website before your next cross country… Read More

Profiles in Nordic – Steve Swan -In His Own Words

Director of Trail Creek Nordic Grooming Operations for the Jackson Hole Ski Club shares his passion for Nordic skiing, biking, Iowa farming, adventure

Classic Cross Country Skiing, Featured, Grooming, Profiles, Skate Skiing, Trails
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Nordic Profile Steve Swan -Trail Creek Nordic Grooming Operations, shares his story growing up on an Iowa farm . becoming the Director Grooming operations for JH Ski Club Nordic at Trail Creek

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

Bridger Teton US National Forest, Fat Biking, Featured, Grooming, News, Profiles
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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

Teton Valley Trails & Pathways (TVTAP): An Essential Part of Our Winter Recreation Landscape in Teton Valley

Dan Verbeten, Executive Director, fills us in on current projects and future challenges

Bridger Teton US National Forest, Fat Biking, Featured, Grooming, News, Profiles, Skate Skiing, Trails
Posted by JHNordic Posted on

For the past 22 years, Teton Valley Trails & Pathways (TVTAP) has worked to promote a trails and pathways connected community. In the summer, they focus on building and maintaining trails on both public and private lands in partnership with the US Forest Service (Caribou-Targhee and Bridger-Teton) and other stakeholders. In the winter, they groom a winter trail system for cross country skiing, snowshoeing, fat biking, and dog walking. Last year alone, they groomed over… Read More

Grand Teton National Park Foundation – Supporter of the most picturesque Nordic groomed trail in Jackson Hole and so much more!

GTNPF's Maddy Johnson shares the inside story

Featured, Grand Teton National Park, Grooming, Skate Skiing, Snow-shoeing
Posted by JHNordic Posted on

Grand Teton National Park Foundation (GTNPF) is the private fundraising partner for Grand Teton National Park. It was established in 1997 by a few Jackson Hole locals who thought the park needed a new visitor center. Without enough federal funding for the project, they decided to start a foundation to raise money. Ten years later, the new visitor’s center opened with funding from the GTNPF. 5 years later, GTNPF began funding Nordic grooming on the… Read More

Winter Operations & Grooming Plans 2020-21 for Jackson Hole & Teton Valley Nordic & Fat Biking Trails

We spoke with each of the Nordic ski and multi-use winter trail operators and groomers about their upcoming winter outlook.

Grooming, News
Posted by JHNordic Posted on

We are grateful to each of the public lands agencies, Trails and Pathways local agencies, non-profits, and Nordic centers for providing their operational plans and their efforts toward keeping this winter safe and healthy. These past few months have seen unprecedented changes to our ways of life. Getting outside and staying active has provided refuge for many of us in the community. We ask that you respect community guidelines: wear a mask, stay outdoors and… Read More

Fresh Snow kicks off Early winter with Groomed Base

JH Ski Club Nordic skier -interval training this week at West Yellowstone Rendezvous Nordic trails Trail Updates Grooming schedules for the 2018-19 Winter season are now on JHNordic.com/Grooming  so you can check which days your favorite trails will be groomed. Note that Grand Teton National Park Foundation does not begin grooming until mid – December (the grooming days are listed so you can plan ahead). Check in at JHNordic.com/News or on our Facebook page (JHNordicTrails) Teton Pines Nordic:… Read More

Season Underway at Targhee and More!

Grand Targhee Nordic Trails – Photo Credit: K Wimburg Grand Targhee’s Grand Opening The opening of Grand Targhee Resort means the start of grooming on their Nordic trails, as of Friday all Nordic, snowshoe and fat bike trails are open and groomed aside from the classic track set. Get out there and take advantage of these great early season trails. Gearing Up for a Fun Week of Training at West Yellowstone Rendezvous Trails The JH… Read More