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Grand Teton National Park & John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Memorial Parkway Cross-country skiing around Taggart Lake
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Cross-country Skiing & Snowshoeing
 
 

Skiing and snowshoeing are popular activites in the park during the long winter months. Download the Cross-Country Skiing and Snowshoeing brochure for a list of popular routes and safety information.

Watch our video podcast to learn more about winter safety in the park.

The park does not mark ski and snowshoe trails. You must be responsible for route-finding in the backcountry. Remember that winter storms can intensify quickly obscuring your tracks and reducing visibility. Please use caution and be aware of changing conditions.

Late December through mid-March, rangers offer guided snowshoe hikes from the Craig Thomas Discovery and Visitor Center. Call (307) 739-3399 for more details and to make reservations.

Please visit our Winter Trip Planner page for more details. For current backcountry conditions visit the Jenny Lake Climbing Rangers blogspot, and read the Jackson Hole Avalanche forecast.

The following businesses are licensed by the National Park Service to provide cross-country skiing and snowshoe tours in the park:

The Hole Hiking Experience (866) 733-4453: www.holehike.com
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Nordic Center (307) 733-2929: www.jacksonhole.com
NOLS/RMB (800) 710-6657: www.nols.edu
Rendezvous Ski Tours (307) 353-2900: www.skithetetons.com

The following businesses are licensed by the National Park Service to guide backcountry skiing and climbing in the park:

Exum Mountain Guides (307) 733-2297: www.exumguides.com
Jackson Hole Mountain Guides (307) 733-4979: www.jhmg.com
View of Mt. Moran turnout with cathedral group in background, photo by Erin Himmel
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Did You Know?
Did you know that until the 1890s no one had settled on the west bank of the Snake River in the central part of Jackson Hole? William “Bill” Menor built a ferry at Moose to shuttle patrons across the river, the only reliable crossing point between Wilson and Moran.
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Last Updated: January 11, 2012 at 14:41 MST