Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Information
Located a scenic 12 miles north of Jackson Hole Wyoming is Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, the largest and most popular ski area in Wyoming. With more than 4,000-vertical feet of varied terrain, this ski resort in Jackson Hole draws expert and beginner skiers and snowboarders alike from around the world. Situated at the base of the mountain is the Teton Village, better known as the Village. At the resort and in the town of jackson, there are great slopeside hotels for Jackson Hole lodging, jackson hole hotels, rental condominiums, rental homes, restaurants, groceries, storage lockers, a skating pond, child care, dogsled tours, ski rentals and many more winter activities, as well as summer activities.
With an average annual snowfall of 450 inches, the powder at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is usually deep with minimal lift lines-except for the busy holidays. First opened in 1965, the Mountain Resort has slowly become one of the most renowned ski areas in Wyoming and the Western United States.
LOCATION:
Teton Village, Wyoming is 12 miles northwest of the town of Jackson on Highway 390 via Highway 22.
It is also only five hours drive northeast of Salt Lake City, UT.
DATES AND HOURS OF OPERATION:
December 6, 2003, through April 4, 2004
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily
Weather & business conditions permitting.
MOUNTAIN CHARACTERISTICS:
• Terrain: 2 mountains, Apres Vous and Rendezvous
• 2,500 acres of in-bounds terrain
• Vertical drop of 4,139 feet (greatest continuous rise in U.S.)
• Base elevation: 6,311 feet/1924 meters
• Summit elevation:10,450 feet/3185 meters
• Uphill capacity:12,096 skiers per hour
• Open backcountry gate system accesses over 3000+ acres
RUNS:
• 50% expert
• 40% intermediate
• 10% beginner
LIFTS:
• One aerial tram
• One eight pax high speed gondola
• Two detachable quad chairlifts
• Four fixed grip quad chairlifts
• One triple chairlift
• One double chairlift
• One magic carpet
SNOW: 459" (38.25 feet; 1166cm; 11.6 meters) over 10 yrs
SNOW MAKING: 160 acres of snowmaking coverage.
TEMPERATURE: Average temperature is 21 degrees Fahrenheit in the valley.
Temperature inversions caused by warm air rising and cold air staying on the valley floor will raise slope temperatures by 20-40°
SNOWBOARDING: Snowboarding is allowed on 100% of our mountain. There is a SUPER-pipe and a terrain park located under the Apres Vous High Speed Quad for both skiers and riders. See http://www.jacksonhole.com/info/ski.freeride.asp.
SNOW REPORT:1-888-DEEP-SNO, 307-733-2291
FACILITIES:
Jackson Hole Ski and Snowboard School
Individual instruction, video evaluations, race clinics, guide service and Wild West Adrenaline Camp Series- Camps for Skiers and Snowboarders.
Bridger Center, Home to Jackson Hole Sports™ (rentals, demo center, apparel), Hole in the Wall™ Snowboard Shop (rentals, demo center, apparel), and Bridger Bagels™ serving fresh coffee and bagels.
Saddlehorn Activity Center HQ for snowshoeing, cross-country skiing, dog sledding and telemark adventures. Tours available into Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks for all activities.NASTAR and Pay course racing
Restaurants:
• Casper Restaurant (9,900 square foot mid-mountain facility).
• Nick Wilsons Cowboy Café serving breakfast, lunch and Apres Ski bar.
• Thunder Snack Shack – Located at base of Thunder Quad Lift
• Corbet’s Cabin – Snack bar located at the top of the Tram.
• Solitude Cabin Dinner Sleigh Rides- unique fine dining every night at a rustic log cabin set in the woods. Horse drawn carriages take guests for two separate dinner settings through a romantic tree lined route from the base of the mountain. Watch out for the moose!
