LOCAL CONNECTIONS

Our community is full of passionate and knowledgeable guides, businesses, and resources for unforgettable backcountry skiing adventures. Guides can provide valuable insight about the best places to ski, the safest routes to take, and the best times to go. Local businesses provide essential equipment and services, from ski rentals to avalanche safety courses. Check out our connections for a safe and successful backcountry skiing experience.

Jackson Hole Mountain Guides

Specializing in avalanche education and guided backcountry skiing and mountaineering trips. JHMG offers the premier Grand Teton National Park climbing experience, trusted since 1968.

Exum Mountain Guides

Over 90 years of experience guiding climbing and mountaineering in the Teton Range, and has the most AMGA-accredited guides in the industry.

Teton Backcountry Guides

Offering a wide range of services, from backcountry tours, clinics, and camps, to rentable yurts located in the Teton backcountry.

Yostmark Backcountry Tours

Based out of Driggs, Idaho, Yöstmark is Teton Valley's oldest and foremost mountaineering and backcountry shop. Explore Teton Pass and Targhee backcountry with an experienced guide.

Skinny Skis is one of Jackson’s most well-known specialty outdoor retailers, offering everything from nordic and mountaineering equipment to socks and backcountry snacks.

Wilson Backcountry Sports specializes in cycling and skiing. Conveniently located at the base of Teton Pass, Wilson Backcountry Sports is not only a retail store but a resource for rentals, local maps, and reports.

Headwall Sports The Jackson branch of Headwall Sports, located in the Kmart Plaza off Broadway, specializes in donation and consignment retail sales. If you’re searching for outdoor gear on a budget, make this your first stop!

Hoback Sports, founded in 1976 and now associated with Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, specializes in cycling and skiing sales and service.

Jackson Hole Sports is a ski shop located at the base of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Teton Village. JHS offers bootfitting, rentals, tunes, and a large array of equipment.

Teton Village Sports, a Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ski shop located in Teton Village, provides a large quiver of ski rentals, tuning services, bootfitting, and clothing.

Teton Mountaineering, located several blocks north of Jackson’s town square, has served the community since 1971. The store offers basic outdoor gear and clothing as well as technical equipment for avid recreationists.