Photo Tour: Big Opening Day for Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY with 18″ Fresh Snow and 5 Lifts

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Jackson Hole, Wyoming, opening day
Deep and getting deeper. Credit: Andrew | JHMR

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY opened for the season on Saturday with 18” of fresh snow and 79” of total snowfall already. With the last minute addition of the Teton Lift, five lifts spun providing powder-hungry skiers and riders 2,700-feet of vertical. The opening lineup included: Teton, Casper, Apres Vous, Teewinot, and the Sweetwater Gondola.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming, opening day
Opening day surprise. Credit: Andrew | JHMR

Opening day dropped 18″ in the previous 48 hours, 8″ of fresh in the 24-hours before, and storm skiing throughout the day. The mountain skied like a dream. Sweetwater Gondola conveniently escorted skiers and riders up the mountain, in tandem with Teewinot and AV, in no time.

“With more snow on the way we will evaluate opening new lifts and terrain in the coming week,” stated Tim Mason Vice President of Operations. “Our mountain operations staff has done an exceptional job preparing the mountain for the season and the brand new Solitude Station opened today for kids rentals and lessons. RPK3, the newest base area restaurant next to the tram is scheduled to open early December.”

Jackson Hole, Wyoming, opening day
First in line for the Sweetwater Gondola. Credit: Andrew | JHMR

November and December are a great time to visit Jackson Hole, and this season is shaping up to be another epic one as SNOWvember leads into DEEPcember with lots of natural snow blanketing the Tetons.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is just 1 of 38 iconic destinations available on the Ikon Pass.

Jackson Hole, Wyoming, opening day
Opening day, or mid-February? Credit: Andrew | JHMR
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, opening day
The 2018/19 season is here! Credit: Andrew | JHMR
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, opening day
Forrest Jillson digs deep on opening day. Credit: Andrew | JHMR
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, opening day
Teton Lift opens to cold smoke. Credit: Andrew | JHMR
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, opening day
All smiles on opening day! Credit: Andrew | JHMR
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, opening day
Deep turns and soft landings. Credit: Andrew | JHMR
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, opening day
First chair, last call anyone? Credit: Andrew | JHMR

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