Jackson Hole in Wyoming, USA, plans to complete three years of expansion and construction in time for the start of its 50th season next winter.
Following construction this summer and autumn the opening of the new Doppelmayr built Teton Lift, is scheduled for 19th December 2015 and will be celebrated with a gala, fireworks, live music and more.
The Teton Lift is a new high-speed quad lift that will carry skiers and riders 1,650 vertical feet (495m) to an area of around 200 acres, The Crags, half of which has previously only been accessible via hiking. It’s the first in-bounds terrain expansion at Jackson Hole since 1998.
The area will include three new runs along with gladed terrain. The runs include the Kemmerer run, the lower part of which (in the picture above) has been open this season, as well as an expanded version of the existing intermediate level ‘Wide Open’ trail and Crags Run, another blue groomer which will follow the ridgeline and provide spectacular views of the Grand Teton National Park.
Throughout the 2015-16 winter season there will be exciting events for guests and locals to enjoy. The party continues when Jackson Hole hosts a throwback reunion weekend, 5th-7th February 2016, which will include the return of the famous Powder 8’s Contest. Carrying the celebration into the spring, the 3rd Annual Rendezvous Festival on 17th – 20th March 2016 will be bigger and better than ever before.
