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Middle Earth at Grand Targhee Resort

Advanced · 438 m long with 69 m of vertical, averaging 9° and 19° at its steepest, facing W.

19°steepest 50 m
9°average pitch
438 mlength
69 mvertical
2747 mtop elevation
Wfaces

Snow and sun

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

Grooming: backcountry. Ungroomed, off-piste character.

How to get to Middle Earth

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 16 minutes, advanced skiing needed):

  1. Ride Dreamcatcher
  2. Ski Teton Vista Traverse (easy)
  3. Ski Middle Earth (advanced)

Where it ends

Joins Lightning Trees, Teton Vista Traverse. Nearest lifts from the bottom: Dreamcatcher (6 min), Shoshone (6 min), Huckleberry Conveyor (7 min).

See Middle Earth 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.