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Horseback Riding
Another popular way to experience the great outdoors in Jackson is on horseback. There are
several options, including hourly rentals, half-day trail rides, or overnight pack trips, avail-
able from the many local outfitters in and around town. For half-day trail rides, expect to
pay around $110 per person.
Located 35 miles south of Jackson, Jackson Hole Outfitters (307/654-7008,
www.jacksonholetrailrides.com ) start their trail rides in the secluded Greys River camp
and follow trails through the Bridger-Teton National Forest. They also offer full-day rides
($165), extreme rides ($195), and overnight stays ($75) in comfortable canvas tents and real
beds.
Spring Creek Ranch (307/733-8833 or 800/443-6139, www.springcreekranch.com ) of-
fers 1-4-hour rides along the East Gros Ventre Butte.
Mill Iron Ranch (307/773-6390 or 888/808-6390, www.millironranch.net ) is located
10.5 miles south of Jackson on U.S. Highway 89/191 and offers two-hour ($55), four-hour
($95), or full-day trips ($140-165) that can be combined with breakfast, lunch, or a steak
dinner for an additional charge.
Golf
Golf is becoming increasingly popular in Jackson Hole (maybe because the ball seems to fly
so much farther at altitude), and there are a couple of world-class public courses. The Jack-
son Hole Golf & Tennis Club (5000 Spring Gulch Rd., 307/733-3111, www.jhgtc.com ,
$65-185) offers an award-winning 18-hole course designed by Bob Baldock and renovated
twice by Robert Trent Jones II, most recently in 2004. Local conservation hero Laurance
Rockefeller once owned the course, which says a lot about its natural beauty. The 18-hole
course at Teton Pines Country Club (3450 Clubhouse Dr., 307/733-1005 or 800/
238-2223, www.tetonpines.com , $65-160 depending on the season) in Teton Village was
designed by Arnold Palmer and has been highly ranked by Condé Nast Traveler, Audubon
International, and Golf Digest, among others.
Skiing
Jackson's reputation among the West's premier ski towns is not hard to explain. There are
three developed downhill ski resorts, the closet one to town being right in town.
Snow King Resort (400 E. Snow King Ave., 800/522-5464, www.snowking.com , full-
day $42 adults, $25 juniors 7-13 and seniors) soars skyward just six blocks from Town
Square, making Jackson a ski town in the most literal sense. The mountain was developed
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