CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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JH CALENDAR OF EVENTS Winter 20/2021

Events below are based on information and Covid-19 conditions/restrictions as of mid November 2020. Please check with organizers to make sure the global pandemic has not further affected their event.

A horse-drawn sleigh gives visitors an intimate view of elk wintering on the National Elk Refuge. Sleigh rides depart the Jackson Hole & Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center daily December 14 through April 3 (except Christmas) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Area code 307 unless noted

ONGOING

JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RESORT—with its 2,500 acres and 4,139 vertical feet of terrain is open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily through April 11 (estimated) with an aerial tram, two gondolas, and eleven other lifts.

The Mountain Sports School offers ski, snowboard, telemark, and adaptive lessons for all ages and abilities. 1-888-DEEP-SNO (733-2292), jacksonhole.com

JACKSON HOLE MOOSE HOCKEY team plays against other clubs across the country.

Home games start at 7:30 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. Attendance is limited due to Covid-19, but spectators are allowed in the arena. Snow King Center, moose.pucksystems2.com permitting). Take advantage of short lift lines on all five lifts, 2,602 acres of powder, and a 2,270-foot vertical drop. Open daily from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 353-2300, grandtarghee.com

SNOW KING MOUNTAIN is Jackson’s locals’ hill—and was the first ski resort in the state—with 400 acres of terrain and a 1,571-foot vertical drop. With three chairlifts and thirty-two named runs, the

King is open daily from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Saturday, and 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday from December 5 to March 28; 734-3194, snowkingmountain.com

WAPITI WATCH. Sleigh rides onto the National Elk Refuge—and into the middle of the elk herd—depart the Jackson Hole & Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center (532 North Cache) daily December 14 through April 3 (except Christmas) from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Reservations for groups of twenty or more are required; reservations for smaller groups are not necessary but highly recommended over holidays and can be made by calling 733-0277, nersleighrides.com

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF WILDLIFE ART takes an expansive view of wildlife art, with pieces in its 5,000-plus-item permanent collection from Albert Bierstadt to Pablo Picasso.

Open Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.; 733-5771, wildlifeart.org

KING TUBES & COWBOY COASTER at Snow King are alternatives to skiing. The former is a tubing park and the latter is the first Alpine

Coaster in the state, with individual carts (to hold one or two people) that climb nearly 400 feet before winding and looping their way down two-thirds of a mile back to the base. Open Monday through Friday from 2 to 6:30 p.m., Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and Sundays from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.; snowkingmountain.com

The 45th World Championship Snowmobile Hill Climb charges up Snow King Mountain from March 25-28, 2020.

NOVEMBER

11– DECEMBER 30: ART ASSOCIATION OF JACKSON

HOLE HOLIDAY ART BAZAAR showcases local artists in time for the holiday season. See and buy select items at the Art Association

Gallery. See and shop the entire Bazaar online. 733-6379, artassociation.org

DECEMBER

11–13: DANCERS’ WORKSHOP PRESENTS

THE CRACKED NUT, a Babs Case and Bob

Berky original take on The Nutcracker for coronatimes; the production will have limited socially distanced seating and be live-streamed. Center for the Arts Center

Theater, 733-4900, jhcenterforthearts.org

24–31: HOLIDAY ROUNDUP is a week of activities including stargazing, ice skating, and a visit by Santa Claus. Teton Village

Commons, 739-2686, jacksonhole.com

31: NEW YEAR’S EVE IN TETON VILLAGE includes fireworks and more. Teton Village, free, 739-2686, jacksonhole.com

26: DOWN UNDER THE TRAM: AUSTRALIA DAY

celebration with free beer and giveaways.

Teton Village Base Tent, 739-2686, jacksonhole.com

29–FEBRUARY 6: PEDIGREE STAGE STOP SLED

DOG RACE begins in Jackson and includes seven stages around the Greater Yellowstone

Ecosystem for twenty-five teams of mushers. wyomingstagestop.org

FEBRUARY

3–4: SPECIAL OLYMPICS WYOMING at Jackson

Hole Mountain Resort. 235-3062, sowy.org 3–9: NATURAL SELECTION 2021 is the brainchild of snowboarder Travis Rice, a local snowboarder who has won gold at the X

Games and is called the “Paul Revere of the freeride movement.” JHMR is the first of three stops in the comp’s schedule. At each resort, riders will be challenged to do freestyle tricks on big mountain terrain.

Teton Village, naturalselectiontour.com

REBECCA NOBLE 16–21: KINGS & QUEENS OF CORBET’S. Skiers compete to see who can ski Jackson Hole

Mountain Resort’s most iconic run with the most style. Teton Village, 739-2686, jacksonhole.com

25–26: WHODUNNIT is an anonymous art show and sale where you bid on new works donated by more than 200 artists and guess WhoDunnit? See artworks in person at the Art Association Gallery and the Center for the Arts Gallery and also online from Feb. 18 through March 5. All pieces sold only online via first-come/first-to-buy or silent auction

JANUARY

February 25–26; 733-6379, artassociation.org

MARCH

5–7: DICK’S DITCH CLASSIC BANKED

SLALOM tests racers’ ability to descend a challenging run as fast as they can. JHMR, jacksonhole.com

11–13: 4TH ANNUAL JH FOOD & WINE FESTIVAL

includes food and wine events around Teton

Village. Teton Village; tickets start at $150; jhfoodandwine.org

12–14: 38TH FCEXCAVATION TOWN DOWNHILL

is one of spring’s most popular events, both for racers and spectators. Jackson Hole

Mountain Resort, 733-6433, jhskiclub.org

25–28: 45TH WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP

SNOWMOBILE HILL CLIMB. Snow King

Mountain, 734-9653, snowdevils.org

APRIL

10: 45TH RENDEZVOUS RIVER SPORTS KAREN

OATEY POLE PEDAL PADDLE consists of five events: Alpine skiing, running, Nordic skiing, biking, and kayaking. Teton Village to the Snake

River Canyon, 733-6433, jhskiclub.org