Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

In October 1965, a couple of months before Jackson Hole’s lifts started spinning for its first ski season, Skiing magazine wrote, “Tucked away in the northwest corner of Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks, is the most impressive new skiing area in the US…it’s got to be skied to be believed.”

Thanks to thousands of magazine and newspaper articles, hundreds of ski movie segments, and dozens of books in the six decades since JHMR opened, the ski area is known around the world. Still, as much as you’ve read or seen about it, it does have to be skied to be believed. The sign at the bottom of the tram isn’t hyperbole, “Our mountain is like nothing you have ever skied before!”

While this part of the JHMR experience hasn’t changed, it no longer applies exclusively to skiing. The hiking trails at JHMR are like no other hikes you have ever done before. The trails in its downhill mountain biking park are like no other riding you have ever done (and not just because many of them were designed and built to be accessible for adaptive riders). Jackson Hole installed some of the first via ferrata climbing routes at any ski resort in the U.S. Even the on-mountain restaurants are like none you have ever eaten at. You can have a fresh-off-the-griddle waffle with your choice of toppings at 10,450-feet with views of five mountain ranges and three states, or beef tartare and a Wyoming mule cocktail while watching the sunset over the Gros Ventre Mountains.

Whether you’re hunting for fresh powder turns, hiking through the wildflowers, enjoying the cascading views from a scenic tram, gondola, or chairlift ride, or eating from reputable restaurant, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has an activity for everyone that will create a memory of a lifetime.