Pierre's Hole welcomes back strong field for 2011

Pierre's Buckle, the reward for the rider able to conquer the 100 miles fastest.

Pierre's Buckle, the reward for the rider able to conquer the 100 miles fastest. (Image credit: Ryan O'Dell)

The eighth stop in the Kenda NUE series moves back westward to Alta, Wyoming, located on the western slope of the Tetons at Grand Targhee Resort. Pierre's Hole, a mountain valley tucked up to the Wyoming border just on the western side of the Tetons, was once known as the strategic center for fur trade in the Northern Rockies. Today it is known as the strategic gathering place to ski unfathomable deep powder and ride some of the best unknown single track in the nation.

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