Targhee Today

Local artist and winter snowsport enthusiast Esmeralda Gonzales Estrada recently won the National Ski Area Association’s (NSAA) 10th Annual National Kids’ Safety Poster Contest.  Esmeralda won “Most Creative Safety Message” for her colorful depiction of  the skiers and snowboarders Responsibility Code.  She received a Pro-Tec helmet, and will also receive a season pass from Grand Targhee Resort for the 2009/10 winter season, a full day private lesson with our Director of Ski and Snowboard School Mark Hanson, and lunch with our General Manager Scott Pierpont.  Congratulations Esmeralda!

Dan Sherman literally is “the man” at Ski.com.  As the Director of Marketing Communications for one of the largest wholesalers on the planet he is frequently quoted in the media - see here, here and here - discussing trends in ski resort and mountain vacation travel.  A bonafide powderhound, Dan joined us at Targhee for a day on the snowcat last spring and just published a summary of his experience:

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