Targhee Today

With four feet of snow over the past week and 40 inches in the past 48 hours, it’s a good time to shoot out a reminder about our EARLY TRACKS program.  The skinny:

• The price WENT DOWN this year from $69 to $49 (does not include lift ticket)
• The hours moved up to an 8:00 am start this week - that’s access a full hour before the lifts open to the public - so new Early Tracks hours are 8:00 am to 9:30 am
• You’ll be joined by a ski instructor who will tailor your morning to your specific needs.  If you want pointers or instruction, great.  If you want as many laps as possible in 75 minutes - well that’s fine too.

(A lucky skier and Ski School Instructor Derek Hutton get after it during an Early Tracks session yesterday)

Photos: Hans Trupp/Von Trupp Productions

Don’t forget our powder toolbox is DEEP.  Check out the latest in fatigue-busting deep snow technology in our rental shops and make the most of your morning.

Give Ski School a call to book at 307-353-2300 x1352.

And keep an eye on our TwoFer deals web page for an upcoming Early Tracks TWOFER!

We received a recent accolade from Skiing Magazine, who identified their “Green All Stars” and awarded Grand Targhee Resort the title of Greenest Ski Resort.

Early last week our Director of Sustainable Operations, Christina Thomure, joined a group of like-minded companies (SOLE, Kleen Kanteen, The North Face, Teton Gravity Research, Protect Our Winters, Regen and Polartec) for “Gotham Goes Green,” a sustainability-themed media event in New York City organized by Rendezvous Event Management.  Christina was invited as the guest speaker, representing not only Grand Targhee Resort, but also Protect Our Winters (POW).  We were the first Resort to sign on as a partner of POW and Christina sits on the board.

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Rob Kingwill and the “Cream Dream Team” check out the natural terrain features in Waterfall and off of Peaked Cliffs.  That’s Das Boat, not “Das Boot” (unless you’re Canadian).

There’s a unique breed of skier that enjoys the uphill as much as, if not more than, the descent.

A posse of these incredible athletes gathered under bluebird skies this past Saturday to compete in the USSMA Randonee race.

Photo courtesy Jeanette Boner, Valley Citizen

The racers started at the base of Dreamcatcher chairlift and ascended Sweetwater to the top of Fred’s Mountain.  The first descent took competitors through Lightning Trees and Instructor Chutes where they began the second climb in the race, skinning up the Teton Vista Traverse to the top of Mary’s Nipple.  After skiing to the saddle between Mary’s and Peaked Mountain, the rec category competitors descended into Fourth of July Bowl and finished the race.  The Race and Heavy Metal classes hiked the backside of Peaked, skied Booshway and finished it off with a 2000 ft skin up Colter’s Run before heading into Fourth of July bowl and back to the base area.

Total uphill vertical = 5000 feet.  Total course distance = 7.5 miles.

(no time to check out the great views of the Grand - it’s a quick switch from uphill to downhill mode for these competitors)

photo courtesy Jeanette Boner/Valley Citizen

Congratulations to all of the winners and competitors, all of whom displayed admirable athleticism throughout the event.  The top three finishers from the race class are now qualified for the worlds in Andorra.  Best of luck to them!