Location:
Teton Village, Wyoming is 12 miles northwest of the town of Jackson on Highway 390 via Highway 22. 40 Minutes drive from Jackson Airport with non-stop service from Chicago and Dallas on American, Denver on United, Salt Lake City, Atlanta and Cincinnati on Delta and Boise on Big Sky Air. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is five hours drive northeast of Salt Lake City, UT and eight hours drive from Denver, CO.
Dates and Hours of Operation:
- December 2, 2006, through April 8, 2007
- 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. daily
- Weather & business conditions permitting
Mountain Characteristics:
- Terrain: 2 mountains, Apres Vous and Rendezvous
- 2,500 acres of in-bounds terrain
- Vertical drop of 4,139 feet (greatest continuous rise in U.S.)
- Base elevation: 6,311 feet/1924 meters
- Summit elevation: 10,450 feet/3185 meters
- Uphill capacity: 15,423 skiers per hour
- Open backcountry gate system accesses over 3000+ acres
Runs:
- 50% expert
- 40% intermediate
- 10% beginner
Lifts:
- One eight pax high speed gondola
- Two detachable quad chairlifts
- Four fixed grip quad chairlifts
- Two triple chairlifts
- Two double chairlifts
- One magic carpet
Snow: - Average of 459/year (38.25 feet; 1166cm; 11.6 meters) over past 10 yrs
Snow Making: - 160 acres of snowmaking coverage.
Temperature: - Average temperature is 21 degrees Fahrenheit in the valley.
Temperature inversions caused by warm air rising and cold air staying on the valley floor will raise slope temperatures by 20-40°
Snowboarding: - Snowboarding is allowed on 100% of our mountain. There is a superpipe with a rope tow, two terrain parks (one expert, one beginner) for both skiers and riders. See http://www.jacksonhole.com/info/ski.freeride.asp.
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