Jackson Hole Wyoming
Jackson Hole, WY is located directly east of Sun Valley and takes about 5 and 1/2 hours to drive. Jackson does have a small airport, making it possible to shorten travel time. However, many Jackson locals occasionally find themselves traveling over Teton Pass to Sun Valley, Idaho to ski or mountain bike for a weekend.
Surrounded by mountains on all sides, and sitting near the Snake and Hoback Rivers, Jackson Hole, Wyoming provides an extensive array of outdoor adventures. Locals and visitors alike take advantage of their environment and can be typically found skiing steep slopes in the winters, and rock climbing, fishing, biking, and rafting in the summers. Sitting at an elevation of over 6,000 feet, residents tend to joke that Jackson boasts 9 months of winter and 3 months of bad skiing. Winter is definitely prevalent in Jackson and it is not uncommon to have your 4th of July fireworks shut out by a hail storm.
Jackson Hole is direct neighbors with Grand Teton National Park. Views of the Tetons can be seen from almost every angle in town. Grand Teton National Park meets up with the south entrance of Yellowstone National Park, thus making Jackson a popular gateway to national park wonders in the summer. Although winters provide some of the best powder skiing in the world, summers bring more visitors through Jackson because of its proximity to Yellowstone.
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Steamboat Springs Colorado
Planning a skiing road trip? Steamboat Springs Colorado is about 5 hours south from Jackson Hole.
