Grand Targhee
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 Grand Targhee Resort
Location in the western United States
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| Location | Alta, Wyoming, U.S. |
| Nearest city | Driggs, Idaho |
| Coordinates | 43°47′20″N 110°57′25″W / 43.789°N 110.957°WCoordinates: 43°47′20″N 110°57′25″W / 43.789°N 110.957°W |
| Vertical | 2,454 ft (748 m) |
| Top elevation | 9,862 ft (3,006 m) |
| Base elevation | 7,408 ft (2,258 m) |
| Skiable area | 3,000 acres (12.1 km2) (1,000 acres (4 km2) reserved for cat skiing) |
| Longest run | 2.7 miles (4.3 km) |
| Lift system |
5 (1 surface): - 2 Quads - 1 Magic carpet |
| Terrain parks | 2 |
| Snowfall | 500 inches (1,270 cm) |
| Snowmaking | 5% |
| Night skiing | none |
| Website | grandtarghee.com |
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Grand Targhee Resort is a ski resort in the western United States, located in western Wyoming in the Caribou-Targhee National Forest, near Alta. It is 42 miles (68 km) northwest of Jackson and is accessible only from the west, through Driggs, Idaho. The border with Idaho is less than five miles (8 km) due west.
The resort has lodging, a spa, retail stores, and conference facilities. On the west side of the famous Teton Range, it is located eight miles (13 km) northwest of the Grand Teton, and the majority of the slopes at Grand Targhee face west.
The ski resort has four quad-chairs (two are high-speed detachable), and one conveyor. The greatest vertical drop is 2,419 feet (737 m). It is rated as 85% Difficult and 15% Advanced in skiing. There are also Nordic skiing trails, snowshoeing, snowcat adventures, and activities that include sleighride dinners and dogsled tours. The longest trail at the resort is Teton Vista Traverse at 2.7 miles (4.3 km).
It averages over 500 inches (41.7 ft; 12.7 m) of snowfall per season which ranks it among the top four ski resorts in North America. This is impressive where it is 670 miles (1,080 km) inland and the snow that falls is nearly always powder snow. The reason for the abundant snowfall is twofold. First, the area is on the west slope or "wet" side of the Teton Range, topped by Grand Teton at 13,775 feet (4,199 m) and, second, because there is a moisture channel through the Rocky Mountains formed by the Snake River Plain in Idaho that channels moisture from the Pacific Ocean to the west slope of the Tetons.
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