This is Rob with the Rockin' M. There are many great places to stay in Alpine. Our place is not the typical hotel experience. We have seven cabins located in a ranch type setting on the banks of the Salt River. The cabins are fully equipped with full kitchens, all needed cooking supplies, gas barbeque grills, gas fireplace, direct T.V, and two onsite hot tubs. We have plenty of parking for trucks with large trailers. Most of our guest like doing some barbeques in the evenings, playing some cards, and have some drinks in the hot tub after a long day of riding.
As for the riding, we sit in Wyoming about 1/2 mile from the Idaho Border and the Idaho trailhead is 1/2 mile from our highway turnoff. Plenty of places around the cabins to go for short rides or tune sleds. The Targhee National Forest is less than 1 mile from the cabins. There is a groomed 4 mile trail to Alpine. About half of our winter guests use their snowmobiles as their transportation to town and Greys River trailhead. The other half may prefer to trailer for there is great riding to the South out of Bedford.
As for guiding, we currently have two snowmobile guiding permits, one on the Idaho side (Targhee National Forest) and one on the Greys River Side (Bridger National Forest). Many of our guests will hire me or one of our guides to take them out the first day in the Greys River to get them oriented to the area and then go self guided after that. In general, the Greys River area is relatively easy to get around after the basic landmarks are learned. All drainages run to the Greys River and the Greys River runs to Alpine. For guests wanting to get into the more extreme backcountry (large bowls and basins) in the Greys River, I would recommend going with Troy at L.C.C. We have different limitations on our permits prescribed by the Forest Service and are not able to guide in some of the backcountry areas that Troy is able to. On the Idaho side we are the only legal snowmobile outfitter providing a guide service in the Targhee National Forest. I love the riding on the Idaho side. Although there is plenty of steep country, the drainages are not as steep and rugged as the Wyoming side. Awesome boondocking with very few tracks and even less people.
We also offer Polaris and Ski-Doo Snowmobile rentals. I am happy to deliver to any Alpine hotels or L.C.C. You don't have to stay with us to rent from us. We do give a discount on our cabins for guests who also rent sleds from us. I have been guiding in the Greys River mountains since 1993. I am happy to sit down with any guests that we rent to and go over maps and riding areas with you.
Thanks for reading!!
Call anytime,
Rob 307-654-2288
http://rockinmranchwyoming.com
rockinmranch@silverstar.com
