Is Grand Targhee park any good

If by park you mean the whole mountain then yes it is your playground.

Thank you Mr Sego

runforlove2024If by park you mean the whole mountain then yes it is your playground.

Targhee's park was really good last year. The biggest jumps they had were around 35-40ft but they also had some smaller ones for everyone aswell. They had some really cool rail features too. You can check out their Instagram to see what's up. You will also have a blast on the mountain, especially "Mary's nipple" area. great cliffs and random side hits everywhere.

Went early season like 2 years ago, park wasn’t open yet but the rest of the mountain was killer. I’d go regardless

What’s life in driggs like? Targhee has always been on my list of places to spend a season but not sure how I’d mesh with super rural Idaho

It’s usually pretty short to my understanding but from my experience when I’ve been it’s always built well and a fun time. The whole mountain really is a park too, love that place.

It's a relatively small park as far as feature count goes but everything is always incredibly well-built and in mint condition. If you want clips go follow Corey Jackson. The biggest complaint about the park is that it's hard to lap. The big park is at the bottom of the mountain, so you either gotta take Dreamcatcher up, and ski all the way down (which aint too bad, the groomers at Targhee rip) or take the learning zone lift up, which is super slow and requires a traverse. The small park is still fun to hit and is quicker to lap

Honestly, though Targhee has so much cool terrain that the small but really well-built park is just the cherry on top.

Here's a shitty vid from our time out there.


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It is decent for its size. As others have said, Grand Targhee as a hill is top notch in terms of terrain and short lift lines. The Teton Valley feels like its own little world apart from Idaho Falls and the rest of Eastern Idaho.

brownetownWhat’s life in driggs like? Targhee has always been on my list of places to spend a season but not sure how I’d mesh with super rural Idaho

It's definitely quiet and there's not a lot of nightlife from what I've seen. Everything closes pretty early. The atmosphere is awesome though, since you're so close to hiking and skiing. There's a ton of good restaurants aswell. It also has a weird mix of LDS old timers who grew up there and the younger ski generation, which is cool in my opinion. I grew up near idaho falls so I've only visited the town a lot

@cydwhit and @SendyMcSendyface may have some input to your questions and more about living in Driggs. I think others have hit the nail on the head describing the park, terrain and Targhee in general. I'd imagine you will dig the area once you find a place to stay and may make it permanent,lol. Snow from heaven, not hoses.

Idk but besides the wild terrain, probably some of the greatest most nasty-fast groomers ever. You can go so fucking fast. Targhee r00ls

oldmanski@cydwhit and @SendyMcSendyface may have some input to your questions and more about living in Driggs. I think others have hit the nail on the head describing the park, terrain and Targhee in general. I'd imagine you will dig the area once you find a place to stay and may make it permanent,lol. Snow from heaven, not hoses.

So, we got a new park manager last year, and he's sick as fuck. He's putting in a bunch of work to expand the park, including adding a second park on Peaked (potentially coming this year). Dude has some solid fab skills, and disappears every year to build the xgames setup, so he knows what he's doing. We had a sick setup last year, and this winter is probably gonna be even better. However, its not a park oriented mountain. Between the terrain and the snowfall, why ride park when everything else is so good. @LarsonSkis777 are you planning on working at the mountain this year?

SendyMcSendyfaceSo, we got a new park manager last year, and he's sick as fuck. He's putting in a bunch of work to expand the park, including adding a second park on Peaked (potentially coming this year). Dude has some solid fab skills, and disappears every year to build the xgames setup, so he knows what he's doing. We had a sick setup last year, and this winter is probably gonna be even better. However, its not a park oriented mountain. Between the terrain and the snowfall, why ride park when everything else is so good. @LarsonSkis777 are you planning on working at the mountain this year?

This. I'm no longer a Targhee rat unfortunately, but last year the park was the best it's ever been IMO, and I'm sure it'll be even better this year.

Like everybody else said, don't move to the Tetons to ski park, but if you do live in the Tetons, the Targhee park should be plenty awesome to keep you occupied through the rare high pressure periods.

SendyMcSendyfaceSo, we got a new park manager last year, and he's sick as fuck. He's putting in a bunch of work to expand the park, including adding a second park on Peaked (potentially coming this year). Dude has some solid fab skills, and disappears every year to build the xgames setup, so he knows what he's doing. We had a sick setup last year, and this winter is probably gonna be even better. However, its not a park oriented mountain. Between the terrain and the snowfall, why ride park when everything else is so good. @LarsonSkis777 are you planning on working at the mountain this year?

Really thinking about it. Just want to figure what it’s going to be like before I commit to it.

I would love to live in driggs but housing seems fucked. It really doesn't seem like Victor is much better.

Where does everyone live?

LonelyI would love to live in driggs but housing seems fucked. It really doesn't seem like Victor is much better.

Where does everyone live?

Driggs and Victor are about equally screwed for housing, at least on the open market. Victor is often worse since so many people live there to commute to Jackson. And Victor is less nice as a town in my biased opinion.

Covid seemed to have affected the housing situation in the Tetons especially hard. We watched as three identical houses were built behind us. The first sold for $500K, a year an a half later the second sold for $850ish, and I believe the third was listed for over a mil when we left.

I moved to Driggs in 2015 and rented a nice three bedroom condo for $900 a month, total. Now it seems like a grand per room, per month is the norm. But, like a lot of places, housing depends on who you know. The first year is rough, but if you can get in, even if you're overpaying, you'll meet folks who have a line on housing, and your network will grow. That goes for any mountain town. Getting in is the hardest part, being available to grab housing as soon as it comes up via word of mouth.

Some folks live in Tetonia, I did that for a year, paid $130 a month to live in a closet off of the kitchen. It's not a bad drive to town or to ski, but it's inconvenient compared to Driggs. Anything past Tetonia and you're far enough away to miss the benefits of living in the Tetons, but not far enough away to have nice things IMO.

LarsonSkis777Really thinking about it. Just want to figure what it’s going to be like before I commit to it.

Depends what department you’re looking at. I do recommend it, even just for access to employee housing, which is ~$200/mo cheaper than the going rate for a room in town. Get in touch with them asap if you’re interested in housing, it fills up pretty quick.

brownetownWhat’s life in driggs like? Targhee has always been on my list of places to spend a season but not sure how I’d mesh with super rural Idaho

Its not super rural its basically another Jackson on the other side of the pass but everything closes at 10pm and there isn't a big post card town center full of tourists.

If you find a decent housing sitch absolutely go for it. I know JHMR is making their workers bus over an hour these days Targhee might have something at the base. You should be able to swing a road trip or two to some sick hills 3-4 hours away as well bc you're an hour closer to everything than you'd be in Jackson.

Also now that they put in a lift where the cat skiing used to be there isn't a better place to ski on powder days. You don't have to stand in line like a cunt at 6am at GT there is a rope everyone waits for and you chinese downhill to a lift for first chair. Its awesome.

Western USA ski culture is the worst now that parking lots fill up by 7 when it snows and everyone has a mega pass and the instagram culture is all about standing in line for 3 hours to ski for 1 hour until the fresh snow is chopped up and you go home.


I went Dr Kings weekend park was kind of weird and was roped off half the time but I might have only seen the beginners one right under the main lift I know it has its own chair so there could be better features off to the side on another run.

PeppermillRenoIts not super rural its basically another Jackson on the other side of the pass but everything closes at 10pm and there isn't a big post card town center full of tourists.

If you find a decent housing sitch absolutely go for it. I know JHMR is making their workers bus over an hour these days Targhee might have something at the base. You should be able to swing a road trip or two to some sick hills 3-4 hours away as well bc you're an hour closer to everything than you'd be in Jackson.

Driggs is still pretty rural. It's got the necessities but Jackson is like 5 times the size of Driggs.