Partners for Winter Trails
Collaboration is core to who we are and what we do.
The Nordic Alliance is a team of community organizations and enthusiasts practicing and supporting Nordic skiing, fat biking, snowshoeing, and sustainable winter trail recreation in Jackson Hole, Teton Valley, and the Greater Tetons.
We partner with local businesses, non-profit organizations, individuals and public land agencies to build and promote an outstanding Nordic and winter trails community. Partners do amazing work for everyone who uses winter trails! Next time you see a partner, we hope you will join us in thanking and supporting them.
Non-profit Organizations and Agencies
You can read more about partners by hovering over their logo, which will flip to their story and website. Or scroll to the bottom to see articles over the years highlighting some of their efforts.
Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center
Our role at the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center Foundation is simple: we support the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center (BTAC). BTAC is a vital resource in our community. Making plans for our winter fun or work often starts with a visit to the BTAC site, whether to read the forecast, read observations, or delve into weather and snow data. We are a large community, of local users and visitors. Recreating in avalanche terrain is a risk – avalanche terrain is referred to as an “unforgiving learning environment”. The role of the BTAC is to provide commercial and recreational users with the information to make the best possible decisions for safe enjoyment.
Camina Conmigo
Uno de los objetivos de las caminatas de Camina Conmigo es ayudar a la fuerza laboral latina de Jackson a disfrutar y conectarse con la belleza del lugar en el que viven y trabajan. Hacemos esto proporcionando a nuestros guías toda la capacitación y recursos que necesitan para sentirse cómodos liderando a otros grupos al aire libre los veranos e inviernos.
Visit Camino Conmigo.
CCSAA
Cross Country Ski Areas Association is a professional network of ski areas and related organizations promoting the growth and improving the quality of cross country ski operations.
Friends of Pathways
Friends of Pathways (FOP) champions a safe, connected system of pathways, trails, bike lanes and sidewalks that encourage active transportation and healthy recreation in our Jackson Hole community.
FOP grooms the singletrack fat bike trail system in Cache Creek.
Friends of the Bridger-Teton
FBT supports the Bridger-Teton National Forest by filling gaps in funding and capacity to complete projects. We partner with businesses and NGOs to make stuff happen. Our forest ambassadors work diligently to educate visitors and prevent things from happening (like wildfires and human/wildlife conflicts), and our educational videos and materials help people prepare before they enter the forest.
Grand Teton National Park Foundation
Grand Teton National Park Foundation (GTNPF) partners with Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) to steward, protect, and enhance all that is special in the park. The Foundation initiates improvements, critical research, and outreach that enrich visitors’ experiences to help create a stable future for Grand Teton National Park.
The Foundation and the Park parter to support the Nordic Ambassador program in the Park.
GTNPF raises money to support contracts with the grooming team who grooms the Park road.
Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club
Building Champions in Life and Sport
Founded in 1938, the Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club (JHSC) is Jackson, WY’s oldest nonprofit, annually serving over 500 student-athletes in alpine and Nordic ski racing, freeski and snowboard competition, and backcountry education.
JHSC partners with Trail Creek Nordic Center, a great place to ski with grooming every day of the week!
Grand Teton National Park
Mountains of the Imagination.
Grand Teton National Park is home to one of the most iconic groomed tracks in North America: the park road that winds below the Tetons.
Save Teton Pass Trail
A once-in-a-generation opportunity to connect Teton Valley and Jackson Hole with a non-motorized pathway. The challenge: raise $5 million by December 31, 2025, to construct the most crucial segment of the Teton Pass Trail.
Visit tetonpass.org to learn more and to contribute.
Sublette Trails Assocation
Whether you are a hiker, biker, horseback rider or other trail enthusiast, you recognize the value of quality and well organized trail systems. We at Sublette Trails Association believe the development of family friendly recreational trails will foster the long term economic and recreation growth of our region.
STA heads up winter grooming on the Sublette County Trails.
Teton Adaptive
Teton Adaptive is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization whose mission is to develop recreation opportunities for people with disabilities living in and visiting the Greater Teton Area. Teton Adaptive serves individuals who have physical, developmental or cognitive disabilities.
Teton County | Jackson Parks & Recreation
The Teton County/Jackson Parks and Recreation Department (TCJPR) conducts the seasonal grooming for trails in and around the town of Jackson including Cache Creek Nordic, May Park, High School Loops, Emily's Pond, Stilson, Centennial Trail and Game Creek.
Teton County Search and Rescue
The 40 volunteers with TCSAR serve under the jurisdiction of the Teton County Sheriff’s Office, and collectively give back 10,000 hours of rescue-related services every year.
The Teton County Search & Rescue Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports Teton County Search & Rescue volunteers through direct support, community education and advocacy.
Teton Valley Trails & Pathways
Teton Valley Trails and Pathways promotes a trails and pathways connected community. The organization brings together citizens, businesses, and local governments to expand the Valley’s opportunities for outdoor recreation and nature appreciation, while linking communities, providing access to National Forest trails, and promoting healthy mountain lifestyles.
TVTAP grooms everything in Teton Valley! (Victor, Driggs, Alta)
USFS: Bridger-Teton and Caribou Targhee
Winter trails in the Tetons and surrounding mountains are on two forests. We appreciate public lands and the people who manage them!
Velo22
Velo22 is the heart for all things cycling in Teton County. We are a community-based website sharing local cycling routes, up-to date events, and more. Velo22 is excited to be a complete cycling resource for the community.
Check out our sponsors page for bios on business partners who are also working to create and support the winter trails ecosystem.
Partner Spotlights
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Sunny Weekend: Perfect for Nordic Skiing and Fat Biking 1.17.26
Snowdrift Loop at Targhee under blue skies. We have been in a high-pressure system since the annual event, which has made for some great Nordic skiing, fat biking, snowshoeing, and easy driving around Teton Valley,…
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Partner Spotlight: Taylor Phillips, JH EcoTour Adventures and Wyldlife for Tomorrow
At JH Nordic Alliance, we share Taylor Phillips’ belief that when people have a better understanding of and deeper connection to this ecosystem, they are naturally inspired to become better stewards of this place. We sat…
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Partner Spotlight – Cody Downard
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…
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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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Ven a esquí conmigo, “Ski with me”
Cross country skiing helps to remove educational and financial barriers to the Latinx community to recreating outside in winter in Jackson Hole
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A Day at Turpin Meadow Ranch
The team that makes this ranch run describes their experience of this extraordinary lodge and Nordic trails just north of Grand Teton National Park in Moran, Wyoming.
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Profiles in Nordic – Steve Swan -In His Own Words
Steve Swan grew up on a farm in Iowa, which he still continues to operate with his wife, Connie, and son, Gannett. Along the way he attended the University of Colorado receiving a degree in…
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Friends of Pathways: Utilizing Pathways to Promote 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…
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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…
