In less than a week Jackson Hole Mountain Resort with fire up its chairlifts and officially open for the 2013-2014 ski season. This year marks the earliest opening ever on Thanksgiving Day. The upper mountains have received a reported 86″ of snow so far this year, with 33″ of it sticking around to form the base. Snow making efforts over the past month have provided coverage on the lower mountain for opening day. It’s not yet clear exacting what lifts will be spinning on Thursday, but in years past skiers have been able to ski off of Apres Vous Chair and Casper Chair on opening day.

This year, Jackson Hole has the distinct honor of being named the #1 Overall Ski Resort in North America by SKI magazine’s Reader’s Poll. Jackson Hole also received top ranks for Overall Satisfaction, Character, Variety and Challenge from over 10,000 readers participating in the poll. As a thank you to the skiing/riding community, this Friday November 29th Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will offer FREE skiing  to the local community and visitors alike. There are now 12 cities with direct flights to Jackson Hole including Chicago, Los Angeles, Houston, San Francisco, Denver, New York (JFK), Newark, Atlanta, Minneapolis, Seattle and Salt Lake City.

REAL ESTATE IN TETON VILLAGE: Do you visit so often that it make sense to own a ski condo here? Are you a local and interested in investing in some prime ski-in, ski-out real estate? There are many options in Teton Village including 1-4 bedrooms condos and townhomes starting at $299,000, condo-hotels starting at $330,000 and single family homes starting at $2,250,000 as well as fractional ownership opportunities starting at just $10,000. Click the in links the preceding sentence to view the current inventory.

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Happy Skiing!