The course starts on the iconic Rock Garden trail, then drops into the fresh cut — the middle and lower sections built specifically for this race — down to an open meadow finish.
We locked in race-week deals with Grand Targhee for every MSC racer and family.
Racer + family deals
Buy in person at the resort ticket window — there’s no online purchase.
One scenic lift ride for Thursday’s course walk. Registered racers and coaches.
Aug 15–17 for racer family members. Use code MSCFAMILY.
10% off race week
Slopeside at Teewinot and Sioux Lodge. Call Grand Targhee at (800) 827‑4433 and mention you’re with Mountain States Cup — two-night minimum for the group rate, honored up to three days either side of the weekend.
See roomsFrom $49 a night
Camp at the base of the Tetons and wake up at the venue. Sites are assigned at check-in — details and booking on Grand Targhee’s camping page.
Details + bookBest seat on the mountain
Stand on the tape, keep the course safe, and watch every run closer than anyone at the race.
Sign up to marshal
Grand Targhee has on-site lodging and camping at the resort — 3 hotels plus car and tent camping available. Tent camping is also available 15 minutes downhill in Driggs — heads up: no showers at that campground.
On-site dining at the resort. Driggs (15 minutes downhill) has additional dining options if you want to explore the valley.
The Trap Bar at the resort is the post-race spot.
Teton Valley holds hundreds of miles of singletrack. Targhee and Teton Pass are the region’s two premier downhill venues — bring extra brake pads.
Full-service bike shop right at the resort. No need to drive into Driggs for repairs — they can service everything up here.
Grand Targhee is on the west side of the Tetons, about an hour from Jackson Hole Airport. One road in — the last 12 miles climb from Driggs up to the resort.
Spectating is free — no ticket needed. And you’re not stuck at the finish: walk the track, line the tape, and heckle. It’s a huge part of this sport.
Racers do need a lift pass to reach the start gate — a discounted 3-day racer pass is $75 at Grand Targhee, bought in person at the resort ticket window — there’s no online purchase.
Aug 13–16, 2026. 1.6 miles of fresh-cut Teton singletrack. 2,270 vertical feet.
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