| Show Y4004M4 -- - - ggAiwt140alo 4g ----- - - The Salt Lake Tribune Alta Wyoming Sunday February 26 19 S9 T3 Grand Targhee beckons Utah skiers to sample its powder Palmer Story and photo by Anne Tribune Staff Writer stream the mountain offers endless powder Breathtaking scenery and intimacy are assets of the Alta Wyoming ski area But a spectacular view of the Tetons and friendly spud farmers loading the lifts surely aren't enough to lure Utahns away from the fine resorts of their home state One can't help but be incredulous when an Idaho ski resort featuring three chairlifts and a rope tow claims 30 percent of its skiers come from Utah But strap on the boards at Grand Targhee and the attraction becomes as clear as a Teton Valley trout 00 g "" late-Apr- ':: t 4' ' i '0 sl i 4'Ai 4 I 41 - - — ' o 'iv ik 1 4 br 114 ioNittri ' 41 itt''''4 e4" e' ' w04mwmomefa0000 - 4)' : At I' At 4 Al' 1) ' t' 4 ill ' I - - 1 4 0(111k '4 it i '''r 1::il'Ilt a 1 0 t 4h4 r 4 00 :ot4'4111 " p i -- - 41 s'sono$ - 44 A 1 1240411 1-11-6 4 11 111911111r114 1 ' 0' à 4e 'AtAt 41” 1 4' ' k It 41 ' i' - 0t4 ''' ' - : — 4 the terrain does have a way of manipulating things to benefit the lone resort on the west side of the Grand Tetons As clouds move across the wide marshy valley of the Teton River home of such auspicious localities as Tetonia Victor and Driggs Idaho they tend to build a lot of steam Before the clouds ever get to Jackson llole the scenic destination on the other side of the Teton Crest they get hung up on the edge of the craggy peaks There they unleash inch upon inch of light dry flakes yielding foot-deechampagne powder Arrive at Targhee after the clouds clear and one has a much closer view of the Grand Teton than even Teton National Park provides Arrive when the clouds are still settled on top of Fred's Mountain and you'll get an impression by braille of what paradise is like in winter Last year Targhee also began providing access by snowcat to an additional 1500 acres of untracked powder on neighboring Peaked Mountain Like helicopter skiing snowcats allow a few skiers every day to enjoy snow that has never been packed plus guides a picnic lunch and pristine surroundings Unlike say riding like cattle packed aboard a tram it's a very private experience and ski instructors claim it's the best way in the world to learn to ski powder Riding the Bannock lift to the top of Fred's Mountain in the "developed" area it's difficult to keep Five hundred forty inches a year of snow is That's what Targhee receives in an average year So far 350 inches have fallen and with two months of the ski season left Targhee's records are likely to be buried Yes Targhee is a powder hound's haven but one needn't be an expert to enjoy it Seventy percent of the mountain is intermediate terrain Death-defyinpitches are not required because at Targhee from Noone can genervember to ally ski powder all day all over the mountain The same would be possible in Utah this year given the frequent and hardy snowfalls which have blessed Northern Utah mountains Trouble is one has to head off the groomed runs and into the trees to stuff There sample the knee-deeare just a lot more ski bums wintering in Utah every year who are willing to get up early and ski off the good snow seven days a week Besides the best of our light and dry gets compressed nightly beneath machines giant Targhee let's you enjoy the snow the way Mother Nature granted it — au naturel Operators of the resort just don't believe in ruining a good thing by rolling it out and packing it down "We create our own weather here" claims Susie Barnett-Bushonthe resort's spokeswoman I'm not so sure operators of the 1500-acr- e resort have that much control over natures' whimsy But j - 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