It used to be a valuable summer hunting ground for the Arapaho, Sioux, Ute, Cheyenne, and Shoshone Indians. The U.S. acquired the area from France in 1803, and it was a frontier town for the nineteenth century. Today, the town sprawls along Broadway, then turns north up Highway 26.
Winter is the off-season, which makes it easy to find accommodation and services.
The town is a 15-minute drive from the mountain. At the base of the mountain is Teton Village, a small purpose-built complex. If you're here to ride hard, stay here. The Jackson Hole Ski Area sits astride some of the most epic mountains in North America, ascending 4,139 feet from the flats of Jackson and the Snake River to the peaks of Rendezvous Mountain. While Apr s Vous, or Lower Mountain won't enthrall those seeking steeps, it's an excellent learner and intermediate playground with uncrowded lifts and some steep but legal out of bounds in Saratoga Bowl.