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I'm thinking about heading out to Jackson later in the season. I read on
their website that some parking at the mountain costs money gasp. How soon do the free car parks fill up? What's the drive like from downtown Jackson to the mountain? Is it a winding road up the side of a mountain that benefits from 4WD, or is it a flat 4-lane freeway that some POS with bald tyres could negotiate? How far away is Grand Targhee from Jackson? Is it better to shift hotels if I'm going to spend 3-4 days there? Any hotel recommendations? I'm not interested in bunking up at $20 a night in the hostel. I like a nice private room, en-suite, warm and quiet. I'm there to ride, not to party. Many questions, maybe too soon in the season with the group not back into full swing yet. Thanks - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://rssFAQ.org/ |
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"Switters" wrote in message ... I'm thinking about heading out to Jackson later in the season. I read on their website that some parking at the mountain costs money gasp. How soon do the free car parks fill up? Sorry, I don't remember exactly. What's the drive like from downtown Jackson to the mountain? Is it a winding road up the side of a mountain that benefits from 4WD, or is it a flat 4-lane freeway that some POS with bald tyres could negotiate? Don't know about the bald tires. A regular car with reasonably good tires should be okay unless there's a blizzard. How far away is Grand Targhee from Jackson? Is it better to shift hotels if I'm going to spend 3-4 days there? I wouldn't. You might choose to. One tip, though - if you plan on going to Targhee from Jackson, and there is a big blizzard, you may want to consider getting that 4WD, or arranging to take a bus from the Jackson area to Targhee. I drove... Any hotel recommendations? I'm not interested in bunking up at $20 a night in the hostel. I like a nice private room, en-suite, warm and quiet. I'm there to ride, not to party. I stayed at the Super 8. It was good enough for me, the weekly rate was cheap too. Many questions, maybe too soon in the season with the group not back into full swing yet. If I get a job and enough vacation accrued soon enough, I'll be attempting to make Steep and Deep Camp 2004 this coming year. Hope you have a good trip. Thanks - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://rssFAQ.org/ |
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Hi,
I spent a fortnight in Jackson Hole last February, staying in Hostel X. I know you said you're not interested in hostels but it was surprisingly comfortable; I was staying with my wife so had a double room with en-suite and a good shower and there is a big area downstairs for lazing round in the evenings. Like you say most people are there to ride and it was pretty quiet at night. One big advantage is you don't need to drive from the town of Jackson (I think it was about a 30 min drive) as the hostel is in the middle of the resort, the downside is dining out is fairly limited to about 4 restaurants - we ended up eating in the Mangy Moose most nights. I remember the road from Jackson to the mountain being pretty flat single carriageway and was clear the whole time we were there, having said that almost every thing on the road was 4x4 so it probably gets quite bad. Dont know if you'd want to stay in Grand Targhee for too long - it is a really nice resort but we took a day trip there and had ridden all of the on-piste and several of the more accessible off-piste routes in a day. Col "Switters" wrote in message ... I'm thinking about heading out to Jackson later in the season. I read on their website that some parking at the mountain costs money gasp. How soon do the free car parks fill up? What's the drive like from downtown Jackson to the mountain? Is it a winding road up the side of a mountain that benefits from 4WD, or is it a flat 4-lane freeway that some POS with bald tyres could negotiate? How far away is Grand Targhee from Jackson? Is it better to shift hotels if I'm going to spend 3-4 days there? Any hotel recommendations? I'm not interested in bunking up at $20 a night in the hostel. I like a nice private room, en-suite, warm and quiet. I'm there to ride, not to party. Many questions, maybe too soon in the season with the group not back into full swing yet. Thanks - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://rssFAQ.org/ |
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On Tue, 02 Dec 2003 09:41:38 GMT, "Colin Fraser"
allegedly wrote: I spent a fortnight in Jackson Hole last February, staying in Hostel X. I know you said you're not interested in hostels but it was surprisingly comfortable; I was staying with my wife so had a double room with en-suite and a good shower and there is a big area downstairs for lazing round in the evenings. Like you say most people are there to ride and it was pretty quiet at night. OK, that doesn't sound as bad as I thought. Everything I read just talked about bunk beds hence my lack of interest. Appreciate the other comments as well. Filed for use. - Dave. -- The only powder to get high on, falls from the sky. http://www.vpas.org/ - Snowboarding the worlds pow pow - Securing your e-mail The Snowboard FAQ lives here - http://rssFAQ.org/ |
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