Category: Profiles

These profiles are highlighting people that make up our Nordic community.
Each and everyone of these folks has a story and we wanted to help tell it.

Turpin Meadow Ranch: Adventure and Fine Dining Anytime

Turpin Meadow Ranch is open to outside guests everyday for all ranch activities and dining!

Bridger Teton US National Forest, Classic Cross Country Skiing, Dog-friendly, Fat Biking, Featured, Local Insight, News, Profiles, Skate Skiing, Snow-shoeing, Tours, Trails
Posted by Elee Deschu Posted on

The Annual JHNordic Alliance Free Ski, Fat Bike, and Snowshoe Day brought the JHNordic community together and introduced people to Turpin Meadow Ranch (TMR) and human-powered winter activities on YOUR Bridger Teton National Forest public lands.

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

Pro Tips from Nordic Experts (continued)

Keep Skiing | Keep Learning

Bridger Teton US National Forest, Featured, Grand Teton National Park, Local Insight, News, Profiles, Skate Skiing
Posted by JHNordic Posted on

March is an excellent time to develop new skills and increase your endurance on skis. With longer days and warmer temperatures, plus the fitness built up by this point in the season, here is another round of tips. Better technique and endurance usually means more fun on longer adventures.

Pro Tips from Nordic Experts

Keep Skiing | Keep Learning

Bridger Teton US National Forest, Classic Cross Country, Featured, Local Insight, News, Profiles, Skate Skiing
Posted by Abby Warner Posted on

Longer days and warmer temperatures, plus the fitness built up by this point in the season, makes March an excellent time to develop new skills and increase your endurance on skis. Better technique and endurance usually means more fun on longer adventures, and it is getting close to crust cruising season!

Partner Spotlight – Cody Downard

New Trail Guide | Explore Fairy Falls & Shadow Mountain

Bridger Teton US National Forest, Classic Cross Country, Classic Cross Country Skiing, Featured, Local Insight, News, Profiles, Skate Skiing, Trails
Posted by JHNordic Posted on

JH Nordic Alliance with Cody Downard Explore more places on skis with this new guidebook If you are looking for some new ski trails to explore this spring, pick up a copy of the Cross Country Ski Trails of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Volume 2 by Cody Downard. This extensive cross country ski trail guidebook covers Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, Jackson Hole, West Yellowstone/Harriman and Teton Valley. The book features 82 of the… Read More

New Guided Backcountry Nordic Tour Spotlight

Peak Performance Granted Permit to Offer XC Ski Instruction and Guiding on the Bridger-Teton National Forest Blackrock Ranger District

Bridger Teton US National Forest, Classic Cross Country, Classic Cross Country Skiing, Featured, News, Profiles, Skate Skiing, Snow-shoeing, Tours
Posted by JHNordic Posted on

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.

Profiles in Nordic: Stacey Barker of Barking Goat Studios

Local Illustrator, Stacey Barker, of Barking Goat Studios draws animals doing human things

Featured, Profiles
Posted by Brennan Hussey Posted on

For the 2023 ski season, we were fortunate to collaborate with Stacey Barker of Barking Goat Studios on a custom JH Nordic NoSo Patch and sticker. The design, pictured left, depicts a few of the different ways recreators can use winter trails with animals doing human things, a familiar subject for Stacey’s illustrations. “A lot of my stuff is animal based. I like doing this thing where I draw an animal doing a human activity,”… Read More