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Nancy Johnstone: First Women’s US Olympic Biathlon Team Member, Founder of Turpin Meadow Ranch and the Alpine House in Jackson Hole

Learn more about the beginnings of the beloved Turpin Meadow Ranch

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Nancy Johnstone grew up in Stowe, Vermont, starting out as an alpine skier. At college, she decided to start Nordic racing after her coach said she didn’t have the “need for speed.” But the Nordic team was more like a club–nothing too serious.  It wasn’t until she moved back to Vermont and started graduate school at the University of Vermont that she really started to take Nordic skiing seriously. Nancy started working for an exercise… 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