Teton Valley

LOCALS CALL IT: BIG

TThey may not be big and flashy, but the Big Holes are full of fun. All of the groomed trails—280 miles in all—are on the northwest side of the mountains, and are accessible from a number of trailheads/parking areas. On good snow years you can ride in from the towns of Rexburg or Driggs, which have snowmobile trails to the high country.

Highlights

Thousand Springs Trail is a great hillclimbing area with plenty of off-trail riding and boondocking through the trees and drainages. Along the windswept ridge that leads to Red Butte, you get some amazing 360-degree views of the Big Holes and beyond.

Trail Tip

One loop you won’t find on any groomed snowmobile trail map is about three miles south of the Bitch Creek trestle. The trail— labeled the Jackpine Loop—heads east toward the Idaho/Wyoming border, then loops back to the west into Idaho.

More To Know

The mountains are bordered by several highways: U.S. Highway 26 (and the Snake River) on the south, U.S. Highway 20 on the west and Idaho Highway 33 on the east. Idaho Highway 31 snakes through on the mountains’ southeast flank.