Jackson Hole, Wyoming (March - Spring Break)

[Anonymous]

Anyone here done Jackson Hole with Kids (mine are ages 10 and 8). Any advice? We want to do some skiing and maybe a short visit to Yellowstone and or Grand Tetons National Park. Was thinking of flying into Salt Lake City and driving up. I would love to hear thoughts from anyone that has gone before and what its like that time of year. thanks!!

[Anonymous]

Most of Yellowstone and the Tetons are closed and inaccessible in March. That's still the middle of winter. Prime blizzard time.

[Anonymous]

March is a hard time to go. We went in august with kids of a similar age and had an amazing time at a dude ranch.

[Anonymous]

look into a company that can do a snowcat tour.

[Anonymous]

LOL OP. No march trip. It's nothing like DMV.

[Anonymous]

Great for skiing, maybe snowmobiling, and you can do the elk reserve. But it's winter there in March. This year the snow cover in town was mostly gone in late March but still tons in the mountains (but it was a record snow year). Last year it snowed at least a foot while we were there but we were there in mid March.

[Anonymous]

Not the OP but we were thinking of combining a trip to ski Big Sky Montana with a day trip snowcat tour in Yellowstone. If anyone has done the winter Yellowstone tours, I'd love to hear about your experience!

[Anonymous]

I grew up around there. It's cold, the passes can frequently close, but the skiing is fantastic. If you can go and have enough flexibility that you don't necessarily have to ski (who knows how global warming will affect the ski season) or go to the parks, but you'll probably be able to do one if not the other, you'll have a great time.

It's true that much of the park (Yellowstone) is not accessible by car in winter, but you can usually get to old faithful (they plow that part first). Definitely look into snow mobile or snowcat tours.

How comfortable are you driving in snowy conditions over mountains?

[Anonymous]

I grew up around there. It's cold, the passes can frequently close, but the skiing is fantastic. If you can go and have enough flexibility that you don't necessarily have to ski (who knows how global warming will affect the ski season) or go to the parks, but you'll probably be able to do one if not the other, you'll have a great time.

It's true that much of the park (Yellowstone) is not accessible by car in winter, but you can usually get to old faithful (they plow that part first). Definitely look into snow mobile or snowcat tours.

How comfortable are you driving in snowy conditions over mountains?

[Anonymous]

I had a client who did a 3 day snowmobiling trip around Yellostone, said it was awesome.

[Anonymous]

are you all good skiers? When we were at Terons in summer i remember the gondola operator telling us that skiing at Tetons is very challenging and how even their green slopes are black slopes at other places.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:are you all good skiers? When we were at Terons in summer i remember the gondola operator telling us that skiing at Tetons is very challenging and how even their green slopes are black slopes at other places.

Thats not true, there is plenty of beginner terrain in JH.

OP, we did a trip to the elk preserve, a snowshoe trip, and a full day snowmobile tour of Yellowstone. All were fun, we were there 10 days and skied 7/.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:are you all good skiers? When we were at Terons in summer i remember the gondola operator telling us that skiing at Tetons is very challenging and how even their green slopes are black slopes at other places.

Agree that their blues are blacks elsewhere but there are some legit greens and they have been expanding the green terrain over the last couple of years with 2 new lifts. They are trying to appeal more to families now.

[Anonymous]

If it were me, I would either go in the summer or go at a time where skiing is guaranteed to be good (it will most likely be good but not guaranteed). You just can't know what the weather will be like in March because it could be warm/mud skiing which - no thank you - or it could be a blizzard.

I prefer JH in the summer - so gorgeous, weather is absolutely perfect, and you can really enjoy Yellowstone/the Tetons. But we are not huge skiers and it wouldn't be worth it to me to go skiing there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:are you all good skiers? When we were at Terons in summer i remember the gondola operator telling us that skiing at Tetons is very challenging and how even their green slopes are black slopes at other places.

Agree that their blues are blacks elsewhere but there are some legit greens and they have been expanding the green terrain over the last couple of years with 2 new lifts. They are trying to appeal more to families now.

We went just before having kids, in March, and had great snow. My DH is a beginner (or was then) and did fine ... though, had a couple scary moments when fog confused us and I led him down a not beginner trail. But it was definitely a ski vacation.

The town is fun.

I'd fly into Jackson, it's a gorgeous setting for an airport and breathtaking landing.