Julia, Author at SnowBrains

Gaper Day at Grand Targhee

Grand Targhee doesn’t have quite the Gaper Day scene of somewhere like Jackson or Alta, but come April 1st, you’re guaranteed to see some flair from the locals. The whole weekend was a party. There was an old school Sick Trick Comp right in front of the Trap Bar deck, so the hecklers didn’t even have to leave their chairs. […]

Conditions Report

Julia | April 2, 2017

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Grand Targhee Conditions: Sleeper Pow Day

March in the Tetons is awesome. Every day is a sleeper pow day. The other day, the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center forecast read: “The relentless succession of storm cycles that began in early October continues.” That seems about right. The snowpack has started to stabilize, the roads are less sketchy, and best of all, the powder fever has cooled off. Grand […]

Conditions Report

Julia | March 9, 2017

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Grand Targhee Conditions: The End of the World

Sometimes, when the world is ending, you just have to make the best of it. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has been shut down for days because of a power outage. Right now almost all roads out of Jackson are closed. It’s raining in Teton Valley. But yesterday I snuck up to Grand Targhee after work. My expectations were pretty low, because […]

Conditions Report

Julia | February 9, 2017

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