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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Today our Ski Patrol Director Mike Kelly was joined by Jim Robertson and Kurt Kluegel from the Caribou-Targhee National Forest and Entomologist Laura Lazarus to follow up on a Douglas Fir and Whitebark Pine Management project that is part of our sustainable ecosystems efforts here at the resort.

Laura, Jim and Mike inspecting bark for signs of beetle infestation

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How better to kick off the new Targhee Today blog than by sharing our most recent environmental accolade: the 2009 Golden Eagle Award for Environmental Excellence.

For fifteen years, the National Ski Area Association has partnered with Clif Bar to recognize ski resorts for their environmental and sustainable efforts.  Grand Targhee Resort was recognized for our comprehensive approach to sustainability throughout the resort, as well as our leadership and participation as a founding member of The Climate Registry — the leading greenhouse gas inventory regulator in North America. Read the rest of this entry →