Photo: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Jackson Hole has joined a long list of North American resorts delaying the start to the 2025-2026 winter. The Jackson Hole was scheduled to open on November 28, a day after the Thanksgiving holiday, but the mountain revealed in a press release that “unseasonably warm temperatures and lack of snowfall” have forced it to put those plans on pause.
No new opening day is planned, according to the release. Instead, Jackson Hole says it will continue snowmaking whenever weather allows, monitor snowfall totals, and a new opening day will be announced when conditions meet the resort’s standards for guests and staff safety. The resort website reports 26″ of snow at mid-mountain so far this season, and as mentioned, the warmer-than-usual temps have hampered efforts to cover runs with manmade snow.
“The mountain just needs a little more time, but we are monitoring conditions closely, and the forecast is favorable for both snowfall and snowmaking,” Jackson Hole Mountain Resort CEO Doug Pierini said in the press release. “We’re making every effort to open as soon as possible and expect to announce Opening Day for our historic 60th Anniversary season soon. We thank our Mountain Operations team for their incredibly hard work to get the resort ready and we look forward to celebrating Opening Day together soon!”
The list of resorts that have delayed openings is a long one. According to On the Snow, at least 35 resorts have opened across the U.S., with another 19 that had plans to start the season over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. The slow or delayed starts have taken place out West, while parts of the U.S. East Coast are enjoying a solid early season. Vermont’s Jay Peak, for example, is reporting nearly 100 inches already.
Jackson Hole, meanwhile, offered a little bit of hope in spite of the shattered Thanksgiving weekend plans.
“The last time we delayed opening, we ended the season with nearly 600 inches,” read the resort’s release.
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