There is so much to see and do in Jackson Hole, it’s hard to know where to start. So we’ve created some day-long itineraries for you to choose from depending on your personality, or on how you might be feeling on any given winter day.
Wildlife Lover
Where to Stay: Spring Creek Ranch features valley views, nature and wildlife. Begin your day with a sunrise snowshoe tour with Hole Hiking for intel on wildlife sightings. After your tour, enjoy lunch at Palate at the National Museum of Wildlife Art, overlooking the National Elk Refuge. Midday, take an hour-long, horse-drawn sleigh ride on the refuge. Then drive on the elk refuge road and look for the bighorn sheep. For dinner, head over to The Gun Barrel for local game or fish as a hearty, winter meal. Fun fact: The restaurant was formerly the Wyoming Wildlife Museum, so there’s that to go along with the wildlife theme!
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Adventurer
Choose to stay in a cabin in the woods at Trail Creek Ranch in Wilson (WY), just minutes from Jackson Hole. Get properly fueled up for your day with a hearty breakfast served at Nora's Fish Creek Inn, also in Wilson. Embark on a morning backcountry excursion with guides from the Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Exum Mountain Guides or Jackson Hole Mountain Guides, or rent snowshoes or cross-country skis to take a tour around Taggart Lake in Grand Teton National Park. In the afternoon, indulge in a dog sledding tour up Togwotee Pass with Continental Dog Sled Adventures. For dinner (back in Wilson) grab takeout from Teton Thai in Teton Village to enjoy in your cabin.
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Whole Family
The Elk Country Inn is a great place for your family's home base—it even boasts an indoor pool that the kids will love! Grab some breakfast at The Bunnery before embarking on the unforgettable experience of a half-day, guided snowmobile trip to Granite Hot Springs. Soak in the thermal pool there for a short spell before heading back to Town Square for a late lunch and a little shopping. Later in the day, go over to Snow King for a ride on the Cowboy Coaster and snow tubing down the hill or take the gondola to the summit and experience the new, state-of-the-art Observatory and Planetarium — the only observatory on a North American ski area — that allows you to stargaze and check out the skies day and night. For dinner, pizza at Pinky G's is the way to go before hitting up a hockey game with the Jackson Hole Moose Hockey Team!
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Foodie
Stay at the conveniently-located Wyoming Inn. Start your day of culinary delights with a breakfast of seasonal and local ingredients at Whistling Grizzly restaurant in the hotel. For lunch, ski "into" the Westbank Grill for a fine dining slopeside experience. After lunch, fill up a stash of gourmet snacks like Bovine & Swine and specialty sloshies at Pearl Street Market. At the end of the day, indulge in a culinary adventure tour with Great Western Expeditions: wildlife safari and a quiet snowshoe to a winter camp igloo for your meal.
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Honeymooner
Stay at Inn on the Creek where every room features a Jacuzzi tub next to a fireplace. In the late morning, after breakfast, take a scenic gondola ride to the summit of Snow King, and then share a romantic his-and-her massage at the Grand View Spa inside the Snow King Resort and hotel. Plan on taking a sunset wildlife van tour with one of the valley’s local guides through parts of Grand Teton National Park and Bridger-Teton Forest—it's the stuff memories are made of—and you’ll learn about the ecology and geology of the Jackson Hole area, too. Bonus! Top off your day with a candle-lit dinner for two at the Blue Lion inside a historic and cozy cabin just steps from Town Square, followed by a romantic stroll under the twinkly lights on the elk antler arches.
The High Roller
Book your luxury vacation residence on the West Bank, in Shooting Star or Teton Village with RMR Luxury Collections. Start your morning with an amazing, High Mountain Heli-Skiing adventure. In the late afternoon, head out on a private snowmobile tour on Togwotee Pass. Grab dinner at the iconic Million Dollar Cowboy Bar steakhouse and continue the exclusivity in the VIP area at the Cowboy Bar.