Local Area Guide: Things to do / Activities / Attractions
A BRIDGE BETWEEN SANCTUARY & ADVENTURE
Imagine the perfect day. It begins with sunlight sluicing through the blinds and opens up into limitless blue skies. The mountain air is crisp; the grass still sparkling or snow glittering with winter’s first light. The best part about today? You can make the most of it, all from your own front door. From land to water to powder to the 3.5 million acres of protected land that enfolds Snake River Sporting Club in boundless wilderness, there are no way stations between you and discovery. All points begin here.
JACKSON HOLE
Sometimes, a place can humble you. Jackson Hole is one of them. It’s the eerie sound of an elk bugle cutting through the fog of an autumn morning; the precipitous granite spires so rugged, it’s hard to imagine that one day you’ll be up among them—though you will. It’s the proximity to everything: the greatest intact ecosystem of the Lower 48; the steepest drop of any ski area in the United States; a town where ranchers drive their cattle along the highway, then open a bottle of fine wine come evening. Humble. Proud. Awed. That’s Jackson Hole.
Downtown Jackson Hole
A curving highway brings you to historic downtown Jackson, a mere 20 miles north of the Snake River Sporting Club. A town Forbes calls out as “one of the most culturally rich mountain towns anywhere,” Jackson is a town where sophistication bumps up against ranching tradition; conservation meets recreation; the hale and hearty meet and mingle with the artist and the entrepreneur. All are welcome here.