A gradual switchbacking climb to the top of the Shoshone Chairlift.
A gradual switchbacking climb to the top of the Shoshone Chairlift.
Trail Status: Closed
Trail Condition: Snow Covered
Distance: 1.74 km (1.1 mi)
Difficulty: Easy
Min Elevation: 2455 m (8054 ft)
Max Elevation: 2534 m (8315 ft)
Total Elevation +/-: 95 m (312 ft) / - 16 m (52 ft)
Min Grade: -12.6 %
Max Grade: 30.0 %
Recorded: 8/17/2013 5:02pm
On February 26th, Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon signed legislation regarding specific definitions of electric bicycles (e-bikes) and where they can be ridden in the state. As of March 4th, a very similar bill has passed through the Idaho House of Representatives and is being reviewed by the Idaho Senate. With this new legislation, Idaho and Wyoming will join 11 other …
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Driggs, Idaho: This early 2019 has been a busy one for summer trails work, even though we’re in the heart of winter here in the Tetons. But the trail crew isn’t digging in the dirt… we’re busy writing and submitting grants that will help fund critical trail projects over the next two years. So what’s in store? Some really amazing …
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Congress is working on a package of outdoor recreation bills, many of which the national mountain bike community (People for Bikes, IMBA, etc.) has helped craft and has advocated for throughout this legislative session. It’s time to get these bills across the finish line. Please contact your representatives and tell them time is running out—you demand action for outdoor recreation! …
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Horseshoe Canyon Winter Closure From Friday, November 30, 2018 – April 15, 2019, the Horseshoe Canyon Area will be CLOSED to all non-motorized and motorized recreation (this includes horses, bikes, hiking, dirt bikes, skis, etc. while snowmobiles are allowed only on designated routes including the Old Horseshoe Road & Packsaddle Road). For details, check out the USFS official Winter Travel …
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Thank You! We owe a huge thanks to the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, Teton Basin Ranger District. Our local reps, District Ranger Jay Pence, Recreation Specialist Joe McFarlane and Trails Program Manager Scott Bossell have all been instrumental in planning for our trail work in 2018! Giant thanks to our 2018 Local Business Trail Fund Supporters! Thanks for the generous support …
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In 2014, Mountain Bike the Tetons secured a grant from 1% for the Tetons to design and dig a massive reroute to replace the existing fall line trail up to Windy Ridge, knowing this hike-a-bike was keeping many riders from enjoying this otherwise phenomenal ride. This fall line trail was deeply eroded and therefore depositing sediment directly into Mail Cabin …
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We’re less than a week away from the 5th Annual Wydaho Rendezvous Mountain Bike Festival which takes place at Grand Targhee Resort from August 29th – September 1st over Labor Day weekend. This year’s festival looks to be bigger than ever with demo booths from ten different bike companies. I also hear registration is up significantly over last year. Maybe …
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A few photos I took at the race last weekend: Beautiful weather, perfect conditions, the best course to date (no more double track), and a very impressive effort from all of the racers made for a amazing race. More photos can be seen over at Grand Targhee’s Facebook page. Race results can be found at Milliseconds.
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Here’s a few new videos from this summer to get you stoked about the weekend. Descending Mahogany Creek earlier this summer on the weekly Habitat group ride: Going down Black Canyon after hiking up Pass Ridge through the snow a few weeks ago: A quick lap on Bullwinkle and Otter Slide at Grand Targhee last week: All of these have …
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And some words about the race from the JH News & Guide.
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Over the last few weeks I’ve ridden the loops in Rick’s Basin several times. I hadn’t been out there all summer until just recently but it’s been nice to get a quick and easy pedal in after work. Also, I needed to see the improvements made to the Rick’s Basin trail and to check out the new Perma-Grin loop. Last …
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