Grand Targhee is a pretty small ski resort. You’d think it would be difficult to hide something important from the public at a small resort wouldn’t you? But for the past twenty years or so Targhee has managed to cram its only ski shop, yeah its only SKI SHOP!- at a ski resort!, into a [...]
The promised snowstorm delivered a much needed blanket of snow to the Teton Range this weekend, not enough to provide “go anywhere” skiing, but enough to allow Grand Targhee to successfully open at least the more northerly facing aspects of its main mountain. My off snow life is still pretty hectic so I waited until [...]
Yesterday the National Weather Service posted a Winter Storm Warning for the Tetons. Often, I think they do that to protect their butts, not wanting to get called out for missing a snowstorm that causes accidents, closures, and economic losses. They’d rather err on the side of caution since most people will be happy if [...]
Infantile and absurd, but soul satisfying, peering out an early morning August window to check for snow, and seeing the heads and shoulders of the great Tetons swathed in glorious white. Yes, an earnest blanket of snow above 9000, not a mere dusting. Transient, sure. But still, it looks great.
Congrats to my wonderful local ski hill, Grand Targhee, for winning the 2009 Golden Eagle Award for Overall Environmental Excellence by a ski resort at the National Ski Areas Association (NSAA) National Convention and Tradeshow going on in Florida. As I noted last month, Grand Targhee became the “first organization in North America” to have [...]
It’s May 1st and there’s more fresh powder on the Tetons again this morning, even down to 6000′ in the valley there’s a dusting. If the SNOTEL measuring is to be believed it looks like there’s about 4″ of new snow in the mountains, and the sun is shining! Could be a fun morning to [...]
Today was the final day of lift served skiing anywhere near the Tetons. Grand Targhee had good size crowds all weekend with the usual big turn out for its annual Cardboard Derby on Saturday and almost as many skiers today for the final day of the season. Since Jackson closed last weekend, there were noticeably [...]
The snow keeps falling! Just a whisker less than 500″ so far this year.
But that’s not why I’m thinking Targhee is grand at the moment. I’ve said and written things in past years that have really displeased former owners and managers at the resort, so I’m not shy about pointing out the resort’s mistakes and [...]
Maybe folks around here have already missed work too often this winter on powder mornings and are beginning to feel guilty, or the work has just piled up too deep and has to be dealt with. Whatever the reason, this morning Grand Targhee received some of the lightest snow in weeks and even with 7″ [...]
Grand Targhee is throwing its first season pass holders party tomorrow afternoon- and it looks like it’s shaping up to be another Targhee powder day too! Probably a recipe for lots of traffic to the resort and a scarcity of parking spaces. I hope lots of people get smart and carpool!
