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MEETINGS THIS WEEK

How to write an effective letter to the Forest Service and learn more about the entire NEPA process

JACKSON EVENT

Monday, May 12
5:30-7 pm
Teton County Library
125 Virginian Lane, Jackson
Click here for Virtual Option 

DRIGGS EVENT

Thursday, May 15
6-7:30 pm
Driggs Community Center (SWOT)
60 S Main Street, Driggs
Click here to register for Virtual Option

Local nonprofits are hosting two public meetings for community members to learn the major issues discussed in the DEIS and best practices for effective comment writing. In addition to local NGO staff who will present on socioeconomic, environmental, wildlife, and recreation concerns, Retired Coconino Forest Supervisor Laura Jo West  (who oversaw Arizona Snowbowl as part of her duties) will provide information on the NEPA process and a Forest Service decision-maker's perspective on comment writing.

Attend the community meeting nearest you and learn about the issues threatening public lands, wildlife, recreation, and community. Attend in person or virtually.

Our Stance

We Want Grand Targhee Resort to be a good neighbor

Grand Targhee Resort (Targhee) provides a family- friendly and intimate atmosphere that has vanished at the majority of today’s “mega” resorts. We cherish the rural, small-town feel and unique character of Teton Valley. The communities of Alta, Driggs, Tetonia, and Victor all benefit from our “local” ski resort. Many folks moved here to escape cities or fled other ski towns that fell victim to the damage caused by industrial tourism or out-of-control real estate development. Unfortunately, Targhee has aspirations of growing into a “destination resort”, at the expense of our communities, our public lands, and our wildlife.  

 Right now, the Caribou-Targhee National Forest is considering a proposal from Targhee to build out a major expansion onto National Forest lands along with significant development within the existing resort boundary. Because Targhee’s plans call for development and use of public lands, the public has an opportunity to review and comment on the Forest Service analysis of the proposal, influencing the agency’s decision of whether - or how - to approve Targhee’s expansion plans.


We hope you will get engaged in this process.

The Issues

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The Proposal

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Grand Targhee wants to develop public lands for their profit - here are their goals:

Special Use Permit (SUP) Boundary Adjustments, expand the resort into the South Bowl and Mono Trees Areas. Construct two new lifts in these areas as well as construct guest facilities in both of these areas.

Lift Additions, Replacements and Realignments: including 4 new chairlifts, upgrading and realignment of the Shoshone Lift, upgrading the Dreamcatcher Lift to a six-pack “chondola” (for the purposes of serving a new mountain top restaurant), and realignment of the Papoose “magic carpet”

Terrain and On-Mountain Infrastructure (mostly within the existing SUP area): including terrain development, glading and grading, elimination of old roads and the construction of new ones, 57 acres of additional snowmaking coverage, and the construction of two new restaurants, a yurt, two warming cabins and one basic warming hut; plus a new ski patrol shack in South Bowl (outside the current SUP area).

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The Proposal

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Grand Targhee wants to develop public lands for their profit - here are a their goals

Special Use Permit (SUP) Boundary Adjustments, expand the resort into the South Bowl and Mono Trees Areas

Lift Additions, Replacements and Realignments: including 4 new chairlifts,, upgrading and realignment of the Shoshone Lift, upgrading the Dreamcatcher Lift to a six-pack “chondola” (for the purposes of serving a new mountain top restaurant), and realignment of the Papoose “magic carpet”

Terrain and On-Mountain Infrastructure (mostly within the existing SUP area): including terrain development, glading and grading, elimination of old roads and the construction of new ones, 57 acres of additional snowmaking coverage, and the construction of two new restaurants, a yurt, two warming cabins and one basic warming hut; plus a new ski patrol shack in South Bowl (outside the current SUP area).

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-Theodore Roosevelt

Our Stance

We Want Grand Targhee Resort to be a good neighbor

Grand Targhee Resort (Targhee) provides a family- friendly and intimate atmosphere that has vanished at the majority of today’s “mega” resorts. We cherish the rural, small-town feel and unique character of Teton Valley. The communities of Alta, Driggs, Tetonia, and Victor all benefit from our “local” ski resort. Many folks moved here to escape cities or fled other ski towns that fell victim to the damage caused by industrial tourism or out-of-control real estate development. Unfortunately, Targhee has aspirations of growing into a “destination resort”, at the expense of our communities, our public lands, and our wildlife.  

 Right now, the Caribou-Targhee National Forest is considering a proposal from Targhee to build out a major expansion onto National Forest lands along with significant development within the existing resort boundary. Because Targhee’s plans call for development and use of public lands, the public has an opportunity to review and comment on the Forest Service analysis of the proposal, influencing the agency’s decision of whether - or how - to approve Targhee’s expansion plans.


We hope you will get engaged in this process.


Take Action


Send in a comment letter to the Forest Service, share information on social media, write the local papers, put up a yard sign, and attend meetings. These are all things that you can do to help keep Targhee as the small-town resort we know and love.

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