| Grand Targhee Ski & Summer Resort is nestled in the Targhee National
Forest at 8,000 feet in the high country of the Tetons and lies 42
miles west of Jackson, Wyo. Famous for its consistently superb snow conditions
-- more than 500 inches a year of the lightest snow -- this family run, family-oriented
resort has two mountains. Fred's Mountain is served by three chairlifts and
a surface lift and offers 2,200 vertical feet and 1,500 skiable acres (300 crafted
and 1,200 powder.) The mountain is predominantly intermediate to advanced-intermediate.
Targhee's second mountain, Peaked Mountain, is reserved for snowcat powder skiing.
You can ski 3,000 acres, 2,800 feet of vertical and unsurpassed scenery and
snow conditions. Rounding out Targhee's ski opportunities are 15 km of groomed
cross-country trails, and a permanent freestyle half-pipe for snowboard skiing.
Grand Targhee is a place where you can bring the kids and everyone will have
a great time playing and skiing. The Kid's Club, 2 months to 5 years, has its
own log cabin and spends time doing indoor activities as well as ski instruction.
For ages 6 to 14, there's the all new Powder Scouts Program.
Take a Break. When you want to take a break from skiing, you
may want to venture into Yellowstone by snowcoach, snowmobile or cross-country
skis. You can also take a sleigh ride into a herd of 7,000 wintering elk on
the National Elk Refuge in nearby Jackson. The award-winning Rendezvous Base
Lodge maintains Targhee's signature look and feel of an intimate, western village
and includes five restaurants, six retail shops, a full service bar, conference
rooms, activity center and massage professionals. Grand Targhee's accommodations
include 96 lodging rooms ranging from economy hotel units to two-bedroom condominiums
with full kitchen facilities. In neighboring Alta, Wyo., (6 miles) Driggs, Idaho,
(12 miles, and Jackson, Wyo., (42 miles) there are a variety of accommodations
ranging from dude ranches to motels to bed and breakfasts. The resort is 42
miles northwest of Jackson, Wyo., (go west on Highway 22 to Victor, Idaho, and
then north on Highway 33), 87 miles northeast of Idaho Falls (north on Highway
20 and then east on Highway 33) and 290 miles north of Salt Lake City. |
