Itinerary: Jackson, Wyoming for Three Nights

I officially pulled out my hat and gloves this week, so it felt like a good time to post a winter trip itinerary. This trip is a little unusual because most people who travel to Wyoming in the middle of winter want to go skiing and this is a ski-free itinerary. However, there are plenty of spots to sub in some time on the slopes, if that’s your thing. (After dog sledding? Instead of snow tubing? Skip the Champagne bar?)

This is a great trip for those looking to get a quick taste of this charming Western town and enjoy some serious snow. When we went last January, the weather hovered in the single digits most days—and in the negative ones once the sun went down. You have to dress accordingly and even then just mentally prepare for that kind of cold. (The Southerner in me could never quite get there.) But it does make a bubbly hot tub and cocktails by the fire all the more enjoyable.

Thursday

12 pm: Arrive and Uber to Mountain Modern Lodge to check in/drop bags. (Highly recommend this hotel for its walkability to everything in Jackson.)

1:30 pm: Uber to lunch at Piste Mountain Bistro. (Reservations required and must have proof of reservation to purchase Bridger Gondola sightseeing tickets to transport to restaurant.)

4 pm: Champagne cocktails at Fahrenheit 47 seasonal champagne bar under an igloo just off the bottom of the slope.

5 pm: Ice skating in Teton Village before Ubering back to hotel to get ready for dinner.

7:30 pm: Walk to tapas and wine dinner at Bin22 (they don’t take reservations, but you can peruse the wine shop—and enjoy a bottle—while you wait).

Friday

8:30 am: Half-day dog sledding adventure with Continental Divide Dogsled Adventures. They pick you up at your hotel lobby, and the excursion includes transportation, time to play with the dogs, and dog sledding, followed by lunch in the lodge. (Dress VERY warmly. Like, layer your socks level of warm.)

3 pm: Dog sled transport directly to Spa at Four Seasons in Teton Village. (Be sure to arrive a few minutes early to enjoy time in the hot tub and by the fire before enjoying a massage on muscles that will definitely be sore from the sled ride.)

5 pm: Drinks by the fire in the Four Seasons lobby where there’s often live music and a fun apres ski crowd. Uber back to hotel.

8 pm: Walk to dinner at Snake River Grill (reservations required, order the famed steak tartare pizza).

9:30 pm: Walk to post-dinner drinks at the famed Million Dollar Cowboy Bar. (Sit in a saddle at the bar. Obviously.)

Saturday

9 am: Walk to breakfast at Persephone Bakery.

10 am: Explore downtown Jackson Hole (There are a ton of shops and more than a few places to stock up on your Stio and Patagonia, but for something a little less REI-esque, check out Pearl Street Market, MADE, Roam Mercantile, and Bella Cose at the Cloudveil)

12 pm: Lunch at Jackson Drug.

1:30 pm: Walk (20-ish minutes) to Snow King Mountain for tubing, “Cowboy Coaster,” and gondola to the top for amazing views of downtown.

5 pm: Walk (10-ish minutes) to post tubing drinks at Snake River Brewing Co.

7 pm: Walk to King Sushi back in town for dinner (reservations required for this tiny restaurant with shockingly good sushi for being hundreds of miles from an ocean).

Sunday

8 am: Return to Persephone Bakery for breakfast. (It may feel like I’m being a lazy itinerary writer by suggesting Round Two, but this place is so good you’ll want to go for multiple days. They also have great souvenirs if you need something last minute.)

9 am: Uber to the airport for flight back home. 

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