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29-429: It is named after the historically significant Jackson Hole valley and is known for its steep terrain and large continuous vertical drop of 4,139 ft (1,262 m). JHMR appears frequently in the media as one of North America 's most expensive ski resorts. The ski area partially covers Rendezvous and Apres Vous Mountains and is known for its challenging terrain, including the infamous Corbet's Couloir . Half of

58-616: A 30-unit apartment complex, 462 single-family homes, and 130 condominiums. Alpine Meadows is served by the Alpine Springs County Water District since 1962. Fire services are contracted to the North Tahoe Fire Protection District. The community is governed by Homeowner association rules set by the HOA's in the area, including: Bear Creek HOA, Alpine Meadows Condos, Alpine Manor, and Alpine Place. Due to

87-530: A National Park. Strict noise abatement regulations and the terminal building's low profile allow for the airport to operate within federal guidelines inside Grand Teton National Park. However, it becomes difficult to fly in the winter months. Major airlines serve the valley with jet service, some of which are seasonal (summer and winter). In 2016, the Jackson Hole Tourism website put up 20 live webcams of Jackson's town square to boost tourism. Since then,

116-590: A tram, a temporary double chairlift named East Ridge was built to service the runs at the top of Rendezvous Mountain. This lift was subsequently moved and renamed the Marmot Chair, which provides access from the base of the Thunder Lift to the Bridger Gondola summit. In the summer, the resort offers numerous activities such as mountain biking, hiking, paragliding, bungee trampoline, ropes course, rock climbing, and

145-503: A vertical drop of 1,800 ft (550 m) with a top elevation of 8,637 ft (2,633 m). Minimal accommodations are available at the resort itself, so most people opt for a hotel at Tahoe City, Squaw Valley, Donner Pass , or Truckee . Alpine Meadows played the part of the fictional "Alpine College" in the 1966 Universal Pictures comedy film, Wild Wild Winter , with all of the exterior sequences being shot on location. The Köppen Climate System classifies Long Barn as having

174-584: A view of Teton Glacier on the north of Grand Teton , and the National Elk Refuge, home of the largest elk herd on earth. The Snake River threads through the entire valley from its headwater in Yellowstone in the north to the mouth of the Snake River Canyon at the southern tip of the valley. Blacktail Butte is a prominent landform rising from the valley floor. The average elevation of the valley

203-543: A year later, and Apres Vous mountain opened to the public the 1965-66 winter with 3 double chairlifts. Eagles rest, Teewinot, and Apres Vous. The original tram on Rendezvous opened on July 31, 1966; with capacity for 62 people and 1 conductor. It took between 8-12 minutes, depending on speed set, to reach the summit of Rendezvous Mountain at 10,450 ft. The Aerial Tram officially opened to the skiing public Winter Season 1966/67. The Resort opened winter of 1965/66 and reigning Olympic gold medalist Josef "Pepi" Stiegler of Austria

232-406: Is 55 miles (89 km) long by 6-to-13 miles (10-to-21 km) wide and is a graben valley with an average elevation of 6,800 ft (2,100 m), its lowest point being near the southern park boundary at 6,350 ft (1,940 m). The valley was used by Native Americans for hunting and ceremonial purposes. It was not known to harbor year-round human settlement prior to the 1870s. Descriptions of

261-482: Is 700 feet (213 m) less; and Snowmass in Colorado , which has the greatest lift-served vertical drop in the nation at 4,406 feet (1,343 m)). In addition to the skiable terrain in-bounds, there is an even larger area to be explored off-piste (out of bounds). These areas are accessed through marked gates by expert skiers/boarders who are equipped with avalanche safety gear. Jackson Hole's original aerial tram

290-723: Is also a major location in the video games The Last of Us (2013) and The Last of Us Part II (2020), in which Jackson itself is home to a large community of survivors in a post-apocalyptic world. Rapper Kanye West recorded his album Ye (2018) while living in Jackson Hole; the album cover features a picture of the Teton mountains he had taken on his iPhone a few hours before the album's release. Other albums West recorded here include his and Kid Cudi 's Kids See Ghosts , Nas 's Nasir , Pusha T 's Daytona , and Teyana Taylor 's K.T.S.E. . These albums are collectively known as

319-515: Is an unincorporated community in Placer County , California . The community is located on Bear Creek , a tributary of the Truckee River 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Tahoe City , at an elevation of 6,480 ft (1,980 m). Alpine Meadows encompasses approximately five square miles and serves a permanent population of approximately 500 residents. This includes four commercial centers,

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348-462: Is over 6,500 feet (2,000 m) above sea level. High altitude and steep mountain slopes on all sides of the valley often cause calm winter nights to be very cold, as radiational cooling from snow -covered ground creates cold air near the surface, which then slides down into the valley due to the higher density of the air. In 1993, this effect during an already severe cold snap plunged the morning low temperature down to −56 °F (−49 °C) in

377-464: The Wyoming Sessions . Jackson has become a second home for various celebrities , often due to Wyoming's income tax regime, including Sandra Bullock , RuPaul Charles , Kanye West and Kim Kardashian , Nikki Sixx , and Harrison Ford . 43°31′N 110°50′W  /  43.517°N 110.833°W  / 43.517; -110.833 Alpine Meadows, California Alpine Meadows

406-590: The Headwall area and buried part of the Bridger Restaurant but resulted in no injuries. An in-bounds avalanche swept a longtime member of the ski patrol, Mark Wolling (known as Big Wally), off a cliff on January 6, 2010. Although he was rescued, he later died from his injuries. A double-black-diamond run in Cheyenne Bowl was named after Big Wally. It is marked on the trail map as Wally World. A set of flags lying on

435-903: The Via ferrata in Casper bowl at the top of the Bridger gondola. The resort and region is served by the Jackson Hole Airport KJAC, located 11 miles north east of Teton Village and offers seasonal service to 20 cities across the United States. Before 1961, the area of the future resort was the Crystal Springs Girl Scout Ranch. Paul McCollister purchased the ranch and formed the Jackson Hole Ski Corporation in 1963 with partners Alex Morley and Gordon Graham. Construction began

464-654: The audience of the live screening has grown rapidly, with up to 2,000 people watching at any one time. Jackson Hole was rated in 2017 as the best campsite in Wyoming in a 50-state survey conducted by MSN.com . The community is also home to the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium , an annual gathering by the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City that includes "prominent central bankers, finance ministers, academics, and financial market participants from around

493-724: The fire danger in the area, the Bear Creek Association created a set of mandatory Defensible space (fire control) requirements for all homeowners and vacant land owners inside the Bear Creek HOA to follow. Garbage services are contracted to Tahoe Truckee Sierra Disposal Inc. Electricity is provided by Liberty Energy. The Alpine Meadows ski resort in the North Lake Tahoe California area, near Squaw Valley . The resort has 11 chairlifts and two surface lifts covering 2,400 acres (970 ha) of terrain. Alpine has

522-607: The nearby Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks, are major year-round tourist attractions. The valley is formed by the Teton Range to the west and the Gros Ventre Range to the east. Grand Teton National Park occupies the northwestern part of the valley, encompassing much of the Teton Range and Jackson Lake . The city of Jackson is at the southern end. Between them lies, on U.S. Route 26 , "Glacier View Turnout" offering

551-660: The run's fall line indicates where he was found. Jackson Hole Jackson Hole (originally called Jackson's Hole by mountain men ) is a valley between the Gros Ventre and Teton mountain ranges in the U.S. state of Wyoming , near the border with Idaho , in Teton County . The term "hole" was used by early trappers, or mountain men, as a term for a large mountain valley. These low-lying valleys, surrounded by mountains and containing rivers and streams, are good habitat for beavers and other fur-bearing animals. Jackson Hole

580-649: The southern end of the Teton Range, providing access to Alta on the western side of the Tetons, as well as Victor and Driggs in Idaho . This area was known as Pierre's Hole and hosted the Rocky Mountain Rendezvous in 1832. Numerous elk use the valley for grazing during the winter, and sleigh rides are offered to tourists. The Jackson Hole Mountain Resort , Snow King , and Grand Targhee Resort ski areas, as well as

609-489: The terrain is rated expert, 40% intermediate, and only 10% beginner. The intermediate terrain is primarily on south-facing Apres Vous Mountain, while Rendezvous Mountain has Jackson Hole's more advanced terrain, including bowls, glades, and chutes. At over 4,000 vertical feet of skiing, Jackson Hole boasts one of the greatest continuous inbounds rises in the U.S, after nearby Big Sky , Montana , which has an overall vertical of 4,350 feet (1,326 m), but its continuous vertical

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638-534: The valley and its features were recorded in the journals of John Colter , who had been a member of the Lewis and Clark Expedition . After returning to the Rocky Mountains , Colter entered the region in 1807 in the vicinity of Togwotee Pass and became the first European-American to see the valley. The town of Jackson was named in late 1893 by Margaret Simpson, who, at the time, was receiving mail at her home as there

667-515: The valley, officially recorded by the National Weather Service . The state record low temperature was also recorded in the valley at Moran at −66 °F (−54 °C) in 1933. Summers are warm to mild, due to the surrounding mountains. Jackson Hole Airport is the largest and busiest commercial airport in Wyoming. The Jackson Hole Airport is also the only airport in the US that is located inside

696-442: The valley. Because the soil is not ideal for raising crops, the valley was used for cattle grazing, and tourism quickly became popular with the establishment of dude ranches . The only incorporated area in the valley is Jackson, located at its southern end. Other communities in the valley include Hoback , Kelly , Moose ( Moose Wilson Road ), Moran Junction , Teton Village , and Wilson . West of Jackson, Teton Pass crosses

725-599: The world," according to its description. "The participants convene to discuss the economic issues, implications, and policy options about the symposium topic. The symposium proceedings include papers, commentary, and discussion." Films set and/or shot in Jackson Hole include 3 Bad Men (1926), The Big Sky (1952), The Wild North (1952), Shane (1953), Spencer's Mountain (1963), Any Which Way You Can (1980), The Mountain Men (1980), Rocky IV (1985), Dances with Wolves (1990), and Django Unchained (2012). It

754-412: Was closed to the public in the spring of 2006 and replaced with a new tram that opened in 2008. The tram's vertical rise is 4,139 feet (1,262 m) to an elevation of 10,450 feet (3,185 m) above sea level . Construction on the new, 100-passenger Doppelmayr CTEC tram began the day after the Resort closed for the 2006-2007 ski season. Service began on December 20, 2008. During the two seasons without

783-470: Was held at Jackson Hole in 1970. Jackson Hole was the site of two in-bounds avalanches in late 2008, first on December 27 and another two days later on December 29. The first avalanche resulted in the death of skier David Nodine, one of three in-bound deaths in the American West in the 2008-09 ski season, the most since three skiers were killed at Alpine Meadows in 1976. The second avalanche occurred in

812-552: Was hired that same year as ski school director. In 1992, McCollister sold his interests in the resort to John Kemmerer III . From there, the Kemmerer Family made multiple new changes to the resort, including new lifts, hotels, and new ski runs. Jackson Hole hosted World Cup ski races in the inaugural 1967 season, and again in 1970 and 1975 . The most recent races in 1975 were downhills , won by Franz Klammer and Marie-Theres Nadig . The first national Powder 8 Championship

841-410: Was no post office. She named the area in order for easterners to be able to forward mail west. Jackson, which became incorporated in 1914, was named after David Edward "Davy" Jackson , who trapped beaver in the area in the late 1820s with a partner in the firm of Smith , Jackson & Sublette . Jackson, of Irish and Scottish descent, was one of the first European-Americans to spend an entire winter in

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