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Grand Targhee Resort ski resort · slopes, lifts & elevation

Grand Targhee Resort is a ski area in Wyoming, United States with 56 km of mapped downhill runs and 6 lifts, between 2,317 m and 2,999 m above sea level.

Downhill runs
56 km
Lifts
6
Top elevation
2,999 m
Vertical drop
682 m
Cross-country
13 km
Nearest airport
JAC · 26 km

Slopes by difficulty

  • Easy14 km
  • Advanced8.3 km
  • Intermediate34 km

93 runs mapped in OpenStreetMap. Colours follow the North American piste convention.

Ski lifts

  • 5 Chairlifts
  • 1 Magic carpets

Grand Targhee Resort is a ski area in Wyoming, the United States. Its 93 mapped downhill runs add up to 56 km, which ranks it #41 of 960 ski areas in the United States and gives it 0.6% of all the country's slopes. The average run is about 606 m long.

Slopes at Grand Targhee Resort

About 25% of the slopes are beginner or easy runs, 61% intermediate and 15% advanced or expert, which makes Grand Targhee Resort a balanced resort for intermediate skiers.

Lifts and elevation

The resort has 6 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 1 magic carpet. Most of them are chairlifts or gondolas, so you ride seated. Skiing runs from 2,317 m up to 2,999 m, a vertical drop of 682 m. The high top station usually means reliable snow well into spring. Cross-country skiers get 12.7 km of nordic trails.

Getting to Grand Targhee Resort

The nearest airport is Jackson Hole Airport (JAC), about 26 km away in a straight line — roughly 34 minutes by car; Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is 95 km away. Nearby ski areas include Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (79.3 km), Snow King Mountain (17.7 km), Kelly Canyon Ski Resort (24.2 km) and Rendezvous trails, which together add 140 km of slopes for a multi-resort trip.

Nearest airports to Grand Targhee Resort

  1. 1
    Jackson Hole Airport Flag of United StatesJackson, United States Airports in United StatesTransfers & Meet & Greet →
    JAC26 kmstraight line
  2. 2
    Idaho Falls Regional Airport Flag of United StatesIdaho Falls, United States Airports in United States
    IDA95 kmstraight line
  3. 3
    Yellowstone Airport Flag of United StatesWest Yellowstone, United States Airports in United States
    WYS101 kmstraight line
  4. 4
    Pocatello Regional Airport Flag of United StatesPocatello, United States Airports in United States
    PIH165 kmstraight line

Frequently asked questions

How many kilometres of slopes does Grand Targhee Resort have?

56 km of downhill runs (93 runs): 14 km easy, 8.3 km advanced, 34 km intermediate. It is #41 in United States by piste length.

How high is Grand Targhee Resort?

The lifts and runs reach 2,999 m (9,839 ft); the lowest point is 2,317 m, a vertical drop of 682 m.

What is the nearest airport to Grand Targhee Resort?

Jackson Hole Airport (JAC), about 26 km away in a straight line; Idaho Falls Regional Airport (IDA) is 95 km away.

How many ski lifts does Grand Targhee Resort have?

6 lifts: 5 chairlifts, 1 magic carpets.

Data: OpenSkiMap — © OpenStreetMap contributors & Skimap.org (ODbL 1.0). Run lengths are measured along mapped pistes; resorts may publish different figures.