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Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Travel Guide
Skiing With a vertical drop of more than 4,000 feet (1,220m), Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is better known for its challenging terrain best suited to expert skiers and snowboarders. The steep, demanding topography on Rendezvous Mountain is deservedly famous for its chutes, couloirs, bowls and glades, and can only be reached by two 63-passenger Aerial Tram cars. Thousands of acres of backcountry skiing are also available. Après Vous Mountain is the intermediate mountain with 2,100 vertical feet (640m) of groomed runs and open bowls offering exciting skiing on more friendly slopes, and also has gentle beginner slopes at its base. The Mountain Sports School has private and group ski or snowboard lessons, children's programmes and alpine and backcountry guides. Shopping The square in Downtown Jackson is where holiday visitors should head for any kind of serious shopping atmosphere. There are no malls, but surrounding the square are a variety of shops from fine art and hat shops to a range of speciality shops. Those looking for recreational equipment and outdoor gear will be in their element among the skiing, snowboarding, climbing and hiking shops both in Jackson and Teton Village. Holidaymakers in Jackson Hole will enjoy browsing through everything from elk antler chandeliers and cowboy boots to Oriental rugs and American Indian craft stores. Restaurants On-mountain restaurants offer breakfasts and lunches for hungry skiers and snowboarders; Casper Restaurant offers the largest variety of food and has some of the best fare on the mountain, as well as superb views over the valley. For a winter dining experience with a difference, the Solitude Cabin Dinner Sleigh Ride offers a horse-drawn sleigh ride along an alpine trail at Teton Village and a four-course meal at Solitude Cabin. The valley offers many restaurants ranging from fine dining to BBQ cookouts. The Snake River Brewing Company in Jackson Hole has an excellent and affordable menu as well as internationally acclaimed microbrews, while the Mangy Moose Restaurant provides a fun and family friendly, western experience with good food and fine wine. Nightlife The number one après ski establishment is the Mangy Moose Saloon in Teton Village, with live entertainment for holidaymakers to enjoy, as well as good food. Another favourite spot to kick off the evening is at the Snake River Brewing Company with excellent microbrews. There are plenty of bars, saloons and cowboy cafes in the valley to provide a place to drink, meet friends, dance or play a game of pool. Activities In winter Jackson Hole offers holidaymakers a range of activities to compete with the excellent skiing and snowboarding. Dog sledding, snow mobiling, sleigh rides, heli-skiing, paragliding and ballooning are all available and in summer Teton Village becomes the favourite for mountain biking and hiking. The Aerial Tram to the top of Rendezvous Mountain also remains in service. Negatives Families are not well catered for as the skiing and snowboarding is best suited to experts and there are limited beginner and intermediate trails. |
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