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for skiing in 1939, making it the first in the Jackson area and one of the first in the country.
The area boasts 1,571 feet of vertical drop over 400 acres with two double chairlifts, one
triple lift, a surface tow, and the ever-popular
Snow Tubing Park.
The area is open for day
and night skiing and offers innovative two-hour and three-hour lift tickets that can be used
anytime during the day. Discounts are available for lodging guests. Nonskiers can pay to
ride the lift just to enjoy the breathtaking views of town and the valley from the summit. In
the summer, the trails and lifts are open for hiking and mountain biking.
In nearby Teton Village, the ski area at
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
(307/733-2292,
www.jacksonhole.com
,
$65-105 adults, $52-84 seniors, $39-63 children 14 and under,
prices rise as the season progresses, especially around the holidays) is in fact two moun-
tains, Apres Vous and Rendezvous, which together offer skiers 2,500 skiable acres, a ver-
tical drop of 4,139 feet, and open access to another 3,000-plus acres of backcountry terrain.
There are 116 named trails on the map, of which a whopping 50 percent are geared to ex-
perts, 40 percent for intermediate skiers, and 10 percent for beginners. The ski hill averages
459 inches of snow annually. In Jackson, this is the mountain to ski and be seen.
The
aerial tram
(307/733-2292, 9am-5pm daily late May-mid-June, 9am-6pm daily
mid-June-early Sept., single ride $26-32 adults, $18-24 seniors 65 and older, $10-16 chil-
dren 6-17, free for children under 6) known as Big Red takes hikers, bikers, paragliders,
backcountry skiers, and lookie-loos up to the summit of Rendezvous Peak (4,139 feet in 9
minutes). At the top, a fabulous little waffle hut,
Corbet's Cabin,
makes you wish you had
hiked the whole way.
Although you need to go through Idaho to get there,
Grand Targhee Resort
(3300
Ski Hill Rd., 307/353-2300,
www.grandtarghee.com
, full-day passes $59-72 adults, $45-48
seniors, $30 juniors 6-12, free for children under 6) in Alta, Wyoming, is a destination in
itself. The skiing in winter is out of this world, with huge dumps of powder and expansive
terrain. The resort also offers Nordic skiing, tubing, guided snowcat tours, sleigh-ride din-
ners, snowmobile tours, and ice climbing. In summer, the mountain stays awake for hik-
ing, mountain biking, horseback riding, and a couple of renowned musical events, including
Targhee Fest
and the
Grand Targhee Bluegrass Festival.
For avid Nordic skiers, the blanket of snow transforms many favorite local hiking trails
into first-rate ski trails. From hitting the groomers at local golf courses, including
Teton
Pines
(3450 N. Clubhouse Dr., 307/733-1005 or 800/238-2223,
www.tetonpines.com
) to
hoofing into the backcountry in Grand Teton National Park, there is terrain for everyone.
The
Jackson Hole Nordic Center
(3395 Village Dr., 307/739-2629,
www.jacksonhole.com
)
at Teton Village offers 11 miles of groomed trails for classic and
