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K-1 at Grand Targhee Resort

Advanced · 875 m long with 228 m of vertical, averaging 15° and 34° at its steepest, facing W.

34°steepest 50 m
15°average pitch
875 mlength
228 mvertical
2975 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

K-1 is west-facing: afternoon sun, softens late and can crust as it refreezes.

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to K-1

Lifts that reach the top: Dreamcatcher (skiing easy terrain to get there); Colter Lift (skiing expert terrain to get there).

From the base area (about 34 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Dreamcatcher
  2. Ski Teton Vista Traverse (easy)
  3. Hike unnamed expert trail (expert)
  4. Hike Mary's Nipple Traverse (expert)
  5. Ski K-1 (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Middle Earth, Teton Vista Traverse, Cornice Interruptus. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Dreamcatcher (7 min), Sacajawea (7 min), Shoshone (7 min).

See K-1 on the 3D mapAll runs at Grand Targhee Resort
Measured from OpenStreetMap geometry and elevation via OpenSkiMap (ODbL). Times are rough. Grades, grooming and openings change day to day — check the resort's own reports.