Jackson Hole
The big red tram, Corbet's Couloir, and America's burliest lift-served terrain.
Difficulty mix
Bonvo Score breakdown
Computed from mapped terrain data — no editorial opinion, no pay-to-rank. How the score works
Skiing Jackson Hole, told properly
Jackson Hole is the resort American experts measure themselves against. Rendezvous Mountain rears 4,139 continuous vertical feet above Teton Village — one of the biggest lift-served verticals in the United States — and the aerial tram known as 'Big Red' delivers you to all of it in one nine-minute ride. What waits at the top is honest, consequential terrain: open faces, long natural fall lines, and Corbet's Couloir, the famous notch in the cornice that has been rattling nerves since the 1960s, when it was named for ski instructor Barry Corbet who predicted someone would one day ski it.
The mountain sits on the edge of the Teton wilderness, and it feels that way: backcountry gates open onto some of the most celebrated sidecountry in North America, storms roll in dry and cold off the high desert, and moose genuinely do wander the base area. Yet the resort has mellowed its edges — gondolas and groomed bowls now give strong intermediates a real place here too.
Down the road, the town of Jackson keeps its cowboy soul: wooden boardwalks, elk-antler arches on the square, and saddle bar stools at the Million Dollar Cowboy Bar.
Signature runs
Corbet's Couloir
America's most famous inbounds test piece — a mandatory air into a 50° choke, in full view of the tram.
Rendezvous Bowl to the base
The full top-to-bottom off the tram: 4,139 ft of continuous vertical, thigh-burning and magnificent.
The Hobacks
Vast, south-facing powder ridges that turn deep storm days into the best long runs in the country.
Local tips
- On powder mornings the tram line forms before dawn — or skip it and lap Sublette chair for near-identical terrain.
- The backcountry gates (Granite Canyon and beyond) require full avalanche kit and knowledge — this is real wilderness.
- Corbet's has a 'walk of shame' exit if you look in and think better of it. No shame; most do.
- Stay in town rather than Teton Village for the cowboy-bar evenings, and ride the START bus to the hill.
Good to know
- The tram rises 4,139 vertical feet in about nine minutes — locals just call it 'Big Red'.
- Corbet's Couloir was named in 1960 for Barry Corbet, who looked at the notch and said 'someone will ski that'. He was right.
- Jackson Hole's airport is the only one in the US located inside a national park (Grand Teton).
Slope-by-slope analysis
Every run measured from elevation-aware map geometry: true length, vertical drop, average gradient and a 0–10 slope score that rewards long, sustained descents.
| Run | Difficulty | Length | Vertical | Avg grade | Slope score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Pass Traverse | Intermediate | 3.7 km | 433 m | 11.8% | 5.3 |
| Rock Springs Bowl | Freeride | 2.5 km | 662 m | 26.1% | 6.3 |
| Gros Ventre | Intermediate | 2.3 km | 795 m | 34.4% | 7.1 |
| Sundance | Intermediate | 2.2 km | 654 m | 29.1% | 6.2 |
| Solitude Traverse | Intermediate | 1.8 km | 213 m | 11.7% | 3.0 |
| Rendezvous Trail | Intermediate | 1.7 km | 408 m | 23.9% | 4.5 |
| St. Johns, St Johns | Intermediate | 1.7 km | 528 m | 31.5% | 5.4 |
| Headwall Traverse | Advanced | 1.6 km | 82 m | 5.1% | 1.9 |
| Amphitheather Traverse | Intermediate | 1.6 km | 169 m | 10.5% | 2.6 |
| Togwotee Pass Traverse | Intermediate | 1.5 km | 224 m | 15.3% | 3.0 |
| Tensleep | Advanced | 1.4 km | 359 m | 25% | 4.2 |
| Lower Tram Line | Intermediate | 1.3 km | 432 m | 34% | 4.9 |
| South Hoback | Advanced | 1.3 km | 595 m | 47.2% | 6.2 |
| North Hoback | Advanced | 1.2 km | 637 m | 52.1% | 6.4 |
| Union Pass Traverse | Intermediate | 1.2 km | 123 m | 10.6% | 2.1 |
| Middle Hoback | Advanced | 1.1 km | 609 m | 53.5% | 6.2 |
| Way Home | Intermediate | 1.1 km | 139 m | 12.2% | 2.2 |
| Werner | Intermediate | 1.1 km | 359 m | 31.7% | 4.4 |
| Rawlins Bowl | Advanced | 1.1 km | 498 m | 44.2% | 5.7 |
| Moran | Intermediate | 1.0 km | 316 m | 30.3% | 4.0 |
| Sundog | Intermediate | 1.0 km | 320 m | 31.9% | 4.1 |
| Laramie Traverse | Intermediate | 992 m | 97 m | 9.8% | 1.8 |
| Lower Sublette Ridge | Advanced | 985 m | 493 m | 50% | 5.6 |
| Wide Open | Intermediate | 985 m | 415 m | 42.1% | 5.2 |
| Dicks Ditch | Advanced | 979 m | 357 m | 36.5% | 4.6 |
| Amphitheather | Intermediate | 973 m | 253 m | 26% | 3.5 |
| Laramie | Intermediate | 925 m | 326 m | 35.2% | 4.3 |
| Cheyenne Gully | Advanced | 902 m | 311 m | 34.5% | 4.2 |
| Lower Teewinot | Easy | 901 m | 106 m | 11.8% | 1.9 |
| Upper Teewinot | Intermediate | 900 m | 337 m | 37.4% | 4.5 |
| Grand | Intermediate | 900 m | 325 m | 36.1% | 4.3 |
| Horn's Hole Traverse | Intermediate | 890 m | 153 m | 17.2% | 2.4 |
| Buffalo Bowl | Advanced | 883 m | 439 m | 49.7% | 5.4 |
| Pepi's Run | Advanced | 878 m | 359 m | 40.9% | 4.8 |
| Nez Perce Traverse | Intermediate | 866 m | 76 m | 8.8% | 1.6 |
| Lupine Way | Intermediate | 852 m | 132 m | 15.5% | 2.2 |
| North Colter Ridge | Advanced | 832 m | 422 m | 50.7% | 5.2 |
| Crags | Intermediate | 826 m | 250 m | 30.3% | 3.6 |
| Crowheart | Advanced | 823 m | 354 m | 43% | 4.9 |
| Sleeping Indian | Intermediate | 796 m | 324 m | 40.7% | 4.6 |
+ 127 more mapped runs and connectors — all of them in the free 3D map in the Bonvo Ski app.
Lift network
15 mapped lifts.
| Lift | Type | Capacity/h | Ride time | Length | Vertical |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apres Vous High Speed Quad | Chairlift | — | — | 1.4 km | 530 m |
| Aerial Tram | Cable car | — | — | 3.6 km | 1247 m |
| Bridger Gondola | Gondola | — | 12 min | 2.5 km | 836 m |
| Thunder Quad Chair | Chairlift | — | — | 1.0 km | 435 m |
| Teewinot High Speed Quad | Chairlift | — | — | 778 m | 115 m |
| Casper Bowl High Speed Quad | Chairlift | — | — | 983 m | 319 m |
| Sublette Quad Chair | Chairlift | — | — | 1.1 km | 490 m |
| Marmot Double | Chairlift | — | — | 928 m | 356 m |
| Union Pass Quad | Chairlift | — | — | 570 m | 75 m |
| Moose Creek Quad | Chairlift | — | — | 384 m | 57 m |
| Teton Lift | Chairlift | — | — | 1.1 km | 528 m |
| Eagle's Rest | Chairlift | — | — | 476 m | 82 m |
| Sweetwater Gondola | Gondola | — | — | 1.3 km | 389 m |
| Solitude Station Magic Carpet | Magic carpet | — | — | 56 m | 6 m |
| Kids Ranch Magic Carpet | Magic carpet | — | — | 31 m | 3 m |
Jackson Hole — quick answers
How many ski runs does Jackson Hole have?
Jackson Hole has 167 mapped downhill runs totalling about 100.8 km of pistes, with the longest single run measuring 3.7 km.
What is the vertical drop at Jackson Hole?
The mapped skiable terrain spans 1247 m of vertical, from 1928 m at the base to 3175 m at the top.
How many lifts does Jackson Hole have?
Jackson Hole operates 15 mapped lifts.
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