Grand Targhee Resort history

1973 – GTR is purchased by Bill Robinson of Big Valley Corp.

1974 – The Blackfoot lift opens.

1977 – The Teewinot Lodge opens.

1978 – Expansion of Day Lodge, Steakhouse opens, Lodging Office & Admin services expanded into a new building.

1988 – Kids Club is built.

An additional 600+ acres were made available when Cat Skiing began in 1989, offering fresh tracks in deep powder bowls, steep tree terrain and expansive glades.

In March 1990, the Rendezvous day lodge was destroyed by fire.

In 1997, the resort's first high-speed detachable quad chair, Dreamcatcher, replaced Bannock, and the Shoshone double chair was replaced with a fixed-grip quad.

In June 2000, George and Rose Gillett, along with their four sons, purchased Grand Targhee from Booth Creek Ski Holdings.

2001 – Sacajawea lift opens expanding terrain by 500 acres.

2002 – Trick Town Terrain Park opens.

Through a land exchange in 2004, the Gilletts acquired ownership of Grand Targhee's base area.

2005 – The 1st Annual Targhee Fest.

Grand Targhee is also known for it’s crazy cliffs – Jamie Pierre set a World Record in 2006 at the resort, sending a 255 foot drop via Scotty’s backcountry gate off the hike to Mary’s Nipple.

Ski Patrol Director Joe Calder (2011)

2014 – For summer operations the resort purchased a “Mule” for trail building.

In the summer of 2016, the Blackfoot double chair was torn down to make way for the new Blackfoot highspeed quad chairlift.

2017 – Mountain Master Plan and Base Area Plan are revised and submitted to Forest Service and Teton County Wyoming

The Stick of Truth is a snow depth indicator at the resort, first installed in November 2018.

2020 – Massive wind storm blows down thousands of trees in Middle Earth, Lot 5, and service road to Blackfoot.

2021 – New state of the art mountain operations building is constructed, $6.4 million put into employee housing, and a new parking lot is built, increasing parking by 30%