First Timers Guide

Located at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, on the west side of the valley. A resort village with lodging, resorts, shopping, restaurants and spas. Locals call this “The Village” and it is popular with guests that want the convenience of ski in ski out while having a good selection of après and evening spots during the winter.

For over 100 years ranchers, cowboys, cowgirls, dudes, and tourists have strolled these wooden sidewalks, graced the bars and even resolved a few disagreements with their pistols. Gateway to Grand Teton National Park, gathering place for those tough early pioneers who wanted to homestead this valley and home to early skiing in the valley, the town of Jackson is named after Davey Jackson, the original fur trapper who spent summers in this area harvesting the amazing beaver so desired in Victorian England at that time.

The Jackson Hole Airport is located at the base of the spectacular Teton mountain range. Located entirely within Grand Teton National Park, flying into the Jackson Hole Airport is an awe inspiring start to your trip to Jackson Hole. Click the button below for airport information including live flight status.

A legend in its own right. Over 75 years of skiing at the “town hill” have made this famous north facing resort mountain something to be feared and honored. Locals enjoy skinning up in the early dawn light, tourists enjoy skiing at night under the lights and in between many enjoy cruising this steep, challenging terrain. Home to King Tubes, tube park, not to be missed!

A sleepy roadside town located at the base of Teton Pass. Home to legendary hang outs such as the StageCoach Bar, (church on Sundays, Disco on Thursdays, not to be missed), and Nora’s Fish Creek breakfasts, this is worth finding a way to get there during your stay. Bikers in the summer and pass skiers in the winter make this start and end of the day base.

Grand Targhee Resort is a year round mountain resort situated on the western slope of the Tetons in Alta, Wyoming, accessible through Teton Valley, Idaho. Tucked among spectacular Teton views and national forest land, Grand Targhee is known for its light powder snow, cat skiing operation, genuine western hospitality, scenic beauty and excellent value. Guests at Jackson Hole often enjoy a day visit to Targhee and a bus service operates daily during the winter.

Situated just south of the Yellowstone National Park, filling the north end of the Jackson Hole valley, Grand Teton National Park never disappoints. The park features 7000 feet tall jagged peaks and truly epitomizes the beauty of the Rockies. The heart of the Teton mountain range is formed by the Grand, Middle, and South Tetons, the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is located in the southern portion of the range.

North of Grand Teton National Park and just 56 miles from the town of Jackson to the entrance at the south gate, Yellowstone National Park is vast covering 9,000 km; 96% of the park lies in Wyoming, 3% in Montana and 1% in Idaho. Yellowstone contains half of all the world's known geothermal features, with more than 10,000 examples. It also has the world's largest concentration of geysers (more than 300 geyers, or two thirds of all those on the planet). Established in 1872, Yellowstone is equally known for its wildlife, such as grizzly bears, wolves, bison and wapitis.