Shred Alert! Tomorrow Jackson Hole Mountain Resort releases it’s August prices for the 2013-2014 season. Here’s an opportunity to get significantly discounted season passes for one-month only. August 1- 31, snatch up a Grand Pass for all access to JHMR for $1275, rather than, say $1695. That means 130 days of getting your shoosh on. Even if you’re only in Jackson for 10 days it may be worth your while to grab the grand pass now and start dreaming of powder days ahead.

Rob DesLauriers skis ‘Twice if Nice’ Photo: Jimmy Chin 

If your a junior or a senior shredder, price drops are even deeper. And if you’re counting the days, August marks the beginning of the ski season countdown in the eyes of all the ski bums.

Fantastic flight news folks!  Christmas comes early to Jackson Hole as Delta Airlines recently announced new direct flights from JFK international airport to Jackson Hole commencing in December 2012 and running through January 2013.

The announcement comes after a positive winter 2013 report including 11% increase in visitors arriving through Jackson Hole Airport and a record skier days of 502,000 at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort Thought it appropriate to share this delightful flight patterned map as this new addition to the airline lineup now offering 11-city direct flights to Jackson Hole – thrilling news. The NYC-area including New York, New Jersey and Connecticut is a key demographic for the Jackson Hole market. There certainly is no shortage of skiers hailing from the tri-state area who religiously get their days in skiing at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, so life just became a world easier for them as far as getting to this glorious place on the map. For those who have forever been sidelining their Jackson Hole sites for easier-to-reach ski resorts like those in Colorado or Salt Lake area, now is the time to take it to the next level ski the legendary Big One of alpine lore. Many thanks to Delta, Jackson Hole Airport and the Jackson Hole airport board for making this dream of direct flights from NYC a reality. Cheers to the upcoming winter of 2013-2014! Check all direct flights here!

Lovely Setting at Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club

Last week, Jeff and Kelli Ward, both members of Realty Group of Jackson Hole, hosted a table of guests at the Jackson Hole Golf & Tennis Club in honor of Habitat for Humanity of the Greater Teton Area and the Dream Builder’s Luncheon.

Dream Builders Event Invite

The event was a lovely success raising roughly $241,789.

No horsing around. This is a most ideal property in the heart of Jackson Hole and more specifically, The Westbank’s gem of a neighborhood known as Paintbrush. This custom built home has beautiful craftsmanship and loads of potential for expanding. The open floor plan is suitable for any kind of layout one could envision but the staying power of the property and its views remains this home’s most attractive assets.

Here’s a little more straight beta on the place:

Incredible opportunity to own a custom built home on the Westbank located only l.5 miles from the town of Wilson amenities. The home features 3.96 manicured, fenced and irrigated acres with a covered flagstone patio and expansive views of the Valley Floor, Grand Teton and Gros Ventre mountains. The home has nearly 3,000 sq. ft. of living space, vaulted ceilings, loft, large rock mantle with a wood burning fire place, eat-in kitchen, large unfinished basement with a separate entrance, 3 car garage, carport, and guest house. The exterior of the house has custom stone, log and rough sawn siding with large glass windows that frame the Grand Teton and Gros Ventre mountains from the great room.

Contact Jake Kilgrow I 307.413.2822 I Jake.Kilgrow@jhsir.com I View Listings

Where the Heck is Teton Village! Right? Where or what is that place? Isn’t it in Jackson Hole? Isn’t it a resort?  A town?

Teton Village is a proper little town in the heart of the Teton Range and it is home to world-famous Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

Once again, we’ll rely on Rob D to expound a little more on this mysterious place where you ‘don’t even have to get in the car’ because everything you need to have a bad ass time is right out your back door dude!

Last week a rather remarkable real estate auction event took place. Quite newsworthy at $19 M!

Check the PR Newswire Re-Cap here and have one heck of a Monday!

Some classically fun summer pursuits in downtown Jackson and Wilson this weekend. Nothing says summer in Jackson Hole like the Art Association’s roundup of amazing local art in the center of town, at least not until we’re also talking about fried chicken. You heard right, this weekend you can all at once get your sophisticated art fix and also get down and dirty with the best picnic in town. Tour regional artists booths offering everything from knotty pine furniture and fine oil paintings and then, when you’re done with that, be sure to support your local firehouse and attend the annual Chicken Fry at the confluence of HWY 22 and Teton Village Rd affectionately known as the Stilson lot. In contrast here,  get those fingertips greasy, enjoy a beer in a shady cottonwood grove and top it all off with some homemade pies. Fried chicken is served up by our local firefighters who lure the town in with the simple call: we come to your fire, now come to our fry.

Tour Grand Teton National Park…walk suspended over hot pots in Yellowstone…raft the Snake River… and make darn sure you do the following:

Pull over whenever you see a pile-up of cars anywhere in this valley and participate in the time-honored Teton county tradition of starting a good old ‘Moose Jam.’

Once you’ve done this… voila, you’ve had the complete Jackson Hole and National Park vacation experience.

Moose Jams, particularly on the Teton Village Road or the Moose Wilson Road or the intersection of Highway 22 and the Teton Village Road, are at least a thrice-weekly experience. One driver or passer-by spots the ginourmo furry creature and pulls over and shorly after, so does everyone else. Moose Jammers pull over and take to either side of the road with camera out and get really close to the wildlife as Mr. Moose munches on some marshy weeds and basically gawks in amazement. As locals, it’s sorta an amusing pain but who can blame these people. The Moose is an extraordinary and seemingly almost-extinct marvel of the animal world that deserves to be admired just about anywhere you may be lucky enough to spot one.

This summer, enjoy your vacation and a Moose Jam or two. As a friendly reminder: Moose-Wilson Road is closed for maintenance so make sure you plan accordingly.

Check a great overview of the gem of a town that is Jackson Hole, Wyoming with Realty Group of Jackson Hole’s Jeff Ward.

Snake River, Jackson, Wyoming

Click above to experience a little Jackson Hole, Wyoming river time. Nothing quite like an early morning along the banks of the mighty Snake River. Terrain will be covering western water sports up the wazoo this summer. From boating on epic Jackson Lake to the old Jenny lake shuttle, canoes and kayaks galore…we’ve got the ins and outs of the waterways around here covered.