Gear, Guides, Lessons

XC skis lined up along a fence ready for skiers to use at annual free ski day

End of Season Gear Maintenance

At the end of the season, it is so tempting to just leave the skis the way they are and walk away. There is a price to pay for this though: slow skis that need to be stoneground. Here are some basic wax tips to take at the end of…

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Jackson Hole Ski Club Nordic Recreational Master Clinics -Classic Cross Country & Skate Ski – 24-25 Season

Sign up for all 8 clinics or 4 Skate ski or 4 Classic ski only Hosted by Masters Coach Rob Murphy and Jackson Hole Ski Club Nordic team coaches, these fun, informative, practiced based clinics are back for Season 7!  There will be 8 clinics, starting with 2 clinics in…

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Peak Performance Backcountry Nordic Ski Tour

New Guided Backcountry Nordic Tour Spotlight

This expansion of services will allow outdoor enthusiasts to explore miles of ungroomed cross-country ski trails as a permittee of the Bridger-Teton National Forest/Blackrock Ranger District.

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BC Nordic skiing in remote Grand Teton national park

Garmin InReach – Gear Review

No one plans on accidents, but they do happen. In the modern world, we are so habituated to our cell phones that we think they can get us out of emergencies, anywhere and anytime. Well, welcome to Wyoming. The best places don’t have service. 99% of the time, I think not having cell service…

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Hole Hiking Experience: Touring the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and All of its Wonders Year-Round

With a bachelor of science degree in biology in hand, Cathy Shill started Hole Hiking Experience in Jackson in 1989. She was driven by her passion for the outdoors and a desire to share information about the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem in hopes of ultimately increasing awareness and connection with the…

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Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures: At the Intersection of Wildlife Advocacy, Winter Recreation, and Tour Operation

Jackson Hole EcoTour Adventures is a wildlife cross country ski and snowshoe tour operator in Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks that has been operating for 12 years. For 365 days of the year, they run a variety of snowshoe and cross country ski tours and road-based wildlife tours for…

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Video: Jack Hart Introduces Madshus Gear 2020

Jack Hart, Madshus’ Regional Sales Representative introduces Madshus’ new gear for Winter 2019-20. In these 5 videos at Skinny Skis in Jackson Hole, Jack introduces tempting Nordic ski gear to make our experience in cross-country and skate skiing adventures. Madshus Redline 2.0 Intelligrip Madshus’ MOVE Binding system Madshus’ Hyper U…

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Think you know Grand Teton National Park? Discover a Whole New Winter World by Snowshoe

Think you know Grand Teton National Park? Discover a Whole New Winter World by Snowshoe

Exhilarating and peaceful describe a snowshoe experience. You walk to increase your heart rate while enjoying winter and the solitude of Grand Teton Park.  Journey into the backcountry away from crowds to make the most of your visit. You get to explore and tour beneath the majestic, granite pinnacles of…

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