Jackson Hole is the American resort that locals defend like a religion. Beneath the Tetons rises 1262 m of continuous vertical, the largest in the country, capped by Corbet's Couloir, the entrance test where world-class skiers must commit to a mandatory air. Twenty kilometres away, the cowboy town of Jackson keeps everything beautifully understated.
Jackson Hole is a ski resort with genuine ski-in/ski-out hotels in United States, in the Northern Rockies. The village sits at 1924 m and the lifts top out at 3185 m, with 180 km of pistes and 13 lifts. Its BestSnowHotels snow score is 96/100, and the season usually runs Nov 28 → Apr 13.
How we score and classify resortsRun counts and piste kilometres are indicative. Green runs only exist in France, Spain, Andorra, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Japan, the United States, Morocco, Algeria, Lesotho, South Africa, Egypt, Canada, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand and Chile; Italy, Austria, Switzerland and Germany start at blue. Indicative average snow depth near the top of the resort, in cm.
A handful of well-rated hotels in and around the resort. Pick one, then compare live prices across Booking, Expedia and Hotels.com.
Excellent · 4.1k reviews
One of the highest-rated places to stay in Jackson Hole, with guests singling out the service and comfort.
Guests rate this hotel as excellent (4.7/5 from 4,126 reviews). It sits about 1.5 km from the slopes. A upper-scale option for Jackson Hole, with live nightly rates shown for your exact dates so you always see the best price.
Excellent · 886 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Jackson Hole, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Excellent · 876 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Jackson Hole, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
Very good · 673 reviews
Moments from the lifts in Jackson Hole, so you can ski back to the door and skip the morning queues.
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Teton Village offers a handful of true ski-in/ski-out hotels at the very foot of the Aerial Tram. Most lodging, including the town of Jackson twenty kilometres away, is connected by a frequent and reliable shuttle.
Jackson Hole sits inside a piece of America that has changed remarkably little. The base village of Teton Village is small and deliberately unpretentious, more lodge than ski-town, and twenty kilometres east lies the actual settlement of Jackson, a square of wooden boardwalks, elk-antler arches and saloons that have served ranchers for a hundred and fifty years. Above all this rises Rendezvous Peak, the south summit of the Tetons, accessed by the Aerial Tram that climbs more than 1260 vertical metres in nine minutes. The Tram unlocks the most uncompromising expert terrain in America, with Corbet's Couloir's mandatory cliff drop, Headwall's sustained 45-degree pitches and the hike-out to Cody Peak for those with avalanche training and a partner. Yet Jackson is not only an expert mountain. A bottom-third filled with gentle wooded blues and a respected ski school give intermediates a perfectly viable holiday, and the views over the Snake River valley toward Grand Teton National Park are among the most photographed in skiing. Yellowstone is two hours north, the wildlife crossings keep moose and bison part of the landscape, and the absence of glossy real estate is precisely the point. People come for the mountain and the dignified town behind it.
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Jackson Hole offers 180 km of pistes across 13 lifts, from 1924 m to 3185 m. Whether it suits beginners depends on the dedicated learner zones at the base of the slopes, so check the local ski-school options for green and blue run access.
The season runs from Nov 28 to Apr 13, with a snow score of 96/100. The best conditions are usually from late January through February, while spring skiing in March and April brings longer days and softer afternoons.
Teton Village offers a handful of true ski-in/ski-out hotels at the very foot of the Aerial Tram. Most lodging, including the town of Jackson twenty kilometres away, is connected by a frequent and reliable shuttle.
Jackson Hole has 180 km of marked pistes served by 13 lifts, between 1924 m and 3185 m of altitude.
Jackson Hole counts about 116 marked runs in total. The colour breakdown above shows how they split by difficulty, a good guide to whether the resort fits your level.
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