On the Divide Ski Drop Choose from 3 different drop off points.  Just let your driver know where you would like to be dropped.  There is not a “pick up” option.  You must come back to the lodge on your own.

1) Kepler Cascades/Lone Star Geyser Drop- Machine Groomed Lone Star Trail only.  This is the easiest of our drop options.  This is a good choice for Advanced Beginner Skiers and also anyone that would like to Snowshoe.  This trail follows the Firehole River and is one of the most scenic trails at Old Faithful.  Even on a windy day, this trail is a great option due to it being mostly in the trees.  When you finish with the out and back of the Lone Star Trail, this is where the options are a bit more difficult.  You can follow the Kepler Cascades Trail back to the lodge.  This trail does consist of steep hills going both up and down.  If you are uncomfortable with hills, please take the main road all of the way back to the lodge.  Reminder: Never take your skis off on a trail!  This makes holes in the trail and makes for dangerous and even more difficult conditions for other skiers.  If you need to take the time to sidestep up or down hill, please do so.

2) Spring Creek from the Picnic Area-  Skier Tracked.  This ski trail is often referred to as an obstacle course!  Skiers will need to have very solid Intermediate/Advanced skills to be comfortable on this trail.  This trail is not recommended for Snowshoes.  The trail would need to have a snowshoe trail broken away from the ski trail and this trail is not very wide.  It would also be a very long hard day with the mileage involved for snowshoes.  The trail is down in a small canyon following the creek.  There are many narrow bridges that span Spring Creek along this entire section.  The trail is often very narrow between rock walls and the creek.  One area, called Turtle Rock, is very difficult, but with a little time it can be navigated by Intermediate skiers with steep sidestepping both up and down the hill.  Reminder: Never take your skis off on a trail!  This makes holes in the trail and makes for dangerous and even more difficult conditions for other skiers.  If you need to take the time to sidestep up or down hill, please do so.    This trail then connects with the Lonestar Geyser Trail with a few different options to get back to the lodge.

3) Divide Drop/Spring Creek from the Top-  Skier Tracked.  For this section of the ski trail you will need Advanced ski skills and be very comfortable going down steep hills in narrow trees.  This trail is not recommended in very hard packed or icy conditions.  From this drop you have two options.  You can add mileage by doing a steady climb to the top of the Divide.  If it is a blue bird day, you may get to see Shoshone Lake.  You then would backtrack downhill to meet up with the Spring Creek Trail.  If you do not want the extra mileage, simply take the junction to head down the Spring Creek Trail.  Immediately at this junction is one of the most difficult parts of the trail.  It is a steep, curving downhill run in the tight trees.  Soon you will come to the Spring Creek Picnic area where other skiers may have started from. Reminder: Never take your skis off on a trail!  This makes holes in the trail and makes for dangerous and even more difficult conditions for other skiers.  If you need to take the time to sidestep up or down hill, please do so.