Carbon County, WY

When the snow starts to fly, the fun is just getting started. The best place to start planning your winter vacation is Carbon County, Wyoming.

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Winter Adventures

Experience world-class power on 500+ miles of area trails perfect for snowmobiling, dog sledding, snowshoeing and cross-country skiing! Carbon County has some of the best snowmobiling in Wyoming with terrain to excite users of all skill levels.

You can rent snowmobiles from Saratoga Hot Springs Resort. It’s not just the ease-of-use that makes this such an enticing adventure—it’s the fact Saratoga is home to lots of well-marked trails to explore. Each trip is guided by an expert who knows the Medicine Bow National Forest to help you navigate.

The Rendezvous Lodge in the beautiful Snowy Range in the Medicine Bow National Forest is just 10 miles from scenic Medicine Bow Peak. It’s a perfect winter base camp for snowmobilers and cross-country skiers to relax after a fun day exploring. There are over 200 miles of groomed trails starting from the parking lot! The onsite restaurant is famous for their hand-cut rib-eyes and homemade pie.

If you are looking for luxury, there is no place quite like the exclusive Brush Creek Ranch. Green Mountain, part of the Brush Creek resort collection, is a 600-acre private ski mountain where guests can enjoy incredible downhill skiing and snowboarding. These ski trails are only accessible via a heated snowcat! You’ll also want to check out “The Farm at Brush Creek.” At the Farm you can learn new cooking skills or experience the on-site restaurant, greenhouse, distillery, creamery, bakery, and massive wine cellar.

HOT SPRINGS

Take a soothing dip where Native Americans once soaked for the healing powers of the hot springs at the Hobo Hot Springs in Saratoga, Wyoming. It’s free to the public and open 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

The historic Saratoga Hot Pool is located on the banks of the Platte River, where a bathhouse was constructed that is now a locker room for visitors. Water temperatures in the hot pool range from 101 to 120 degrees.

Nestled between the Snowy Range and the Sierra Madre Mountain Range on the North Platte River is an immersive hot springs experience at the Saratoga Hot Springs Resort. When you stay at this expansive property, you can swim in the 70-foot mineral hot springs swimming pool and soak under a teepee in small covered hot pools. The resort also offers the Healing Waters Spa.

DISCOVER CARBON COUNTY’S HISTORY, LEGEND AND LORE

A large draw to Carbon County is the history, legend and lore of its western past. When you visit Carbon County, you can step back in time and stay in one of the three hotels on the National Register of Historic Places. The oldest hotel in the county is The Hotel Wolf. Passengers on stagecoaches used it as a place to rest and eat. The Historic Elk Mountain Hotel features an eclectic style with a touch of Victorian elegance and Country charm, and no two rooms are alike. The food there is pretty incredible as well! The Historic Virginia Hotel was the biggest one between Denver and Salt Lake City back in 1911. This was the place for cowboys and railroad workers to rest and refuel, as well as serving as a central spot for meetings and gatherings. Today, you can return to those times in antique sleeping rooms or at the Shiloh Saloon, where bullet holes riddled throughout remind you of past shootouts!

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Scenic Carbon County

As the weather cools down and blankets of snow begin to cover pristine landscapes, Wyoming becomes a winter wonderland for all types of travelers. With fewer crowds, award-winning ski-resorts, new direct flights and winter events, the Cowboy State offers endless winter experiences.

Written by Megan Hill

Credit to Wyoming Office of Tourism Jason Lindsey

WINTER EVENTS

• Skijoring - Rodeo may be Wyoming’s official sport, but skijoring is the state’s unofficial winter sport. It is a uniquely

Western athletic and cultural phenomenon combining two of Wyoming’s favorite pastimes: skiing and horseback riding. Travelers can spectate competitive Skijoring at the Sheridan WYO Winter Rodeo, Sundance Winter

Festival, Saratoga Skijoring Races, Skijor Wars (Buffalo) or Pinedale Winter Carnival. Most Skijoring competitions are held in February with 2023 to be announced. For more information on Wyoming’s annual winter events, click here.

WYOMING SKI DESTINATIONS

• Jackson Hole Mountain Resort New Lift (Jackson,

WY) - Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) will replace its Thunder quad chairlift with a faster and more powerful detachable quad chairlift ahead of the 2022-23 winter season. The speed of the new lift is 1,000 feet net per minute, twice the velocity of the original Thunder, and will cut riders’ time down from just over 7 minutes to 3.6 minutes.

• Grand Targhee Resort’s New Terrain (Alta, WY) -

For the first time in over 20 years, Grand Targhee Resort is opening new terrain with the construction of the Colter

Lift on Peaked Mountain. Construction is underway and the opening is slated for the start of the 2022/23 winter season. The Colter Lift will transport up to 2,000 people per hour and gain 1,815 vertical feet in just five minutes. The brand-new six-pack will give skiers and riders access to over 600 skiable acres of fall line skiing, open glades, world-class side-country, and extraordinary views of the Grand Tetons.

• Snow King Mountain Expansion & Improvements

(Jackson, WY) - Located in the heart of Jackson, Snow

King Mountain unveiled a new, 8-passenger Leitner-

Poma gondola and zipline, the steepest in North America (available in the summer months). The new gondola offers spectacular views of the Grand Tetons, the National Elk

Refuge and the town of Jackson. In addition, Snow King will expand its operations with a new summit restaurant, observatory, planetarium and 100 acres of ski terrain.

AND THERE ARE A FEW NEW PROPERTY OPENINGS TO LOOK FORWARD TO: LODGING & CAMPING

• Luxury Property, Reid Creek Lodge, Opens in Central

WY (Douglas, WY) - Reid Creek Lodge, a luxury property, opened in the summer of 2022. Reid Creek Lodge features an 8,000 square foot lodge with seven beautifully appointed bedrooms accommodating up to 22 guests and one group at a time. The exclusive experience includes a personal chef, curated programming, cozy gathering spaces and rustic mountain design.

• Little America Hotel Unveils New RV Park (Green

River, WY) - Featuring 42 spacious sites, including back-in and pull-through spots, Little America RV park provides a variety of hotel-like amenities, including marble showers, a heated outdoor pool, a kid’s playground, a fitness center, a fuel center and a 24-hour convenience store. Rates start at $55 per night.

• Snow King Resort to Open New Spa (Jackson, WY)

- Snow King Resort is close to unveiling its new Grand

View Spa in December 2022. The resort’s new addition will feature six treatment rooms including a couple’s suite, locker rooms with experiential showers, hot tubs and eucalyptus-infused steam rooms, men’s and women’s private lounges, an infrared sauna, a boutique retail shop and scenic outdoor deck with a large hot tub.