Jackson Hole vs Big Sky
Jackson Hole scores 8.1 vs 7.5 for Big Sky. Snow: Jackson Hole. Terrain: Big Sky. Shorter queues: Big Sky. Value: Jackson Hole. Après: Jackson Hole.
| 🇺🇸 Jackson Hole | 🇺🇸 Big Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Snowlist score ⓘ | 8.1 | 7.5 |
| Snow /10 ⓘ | 9.7 | 8.2 |
| Terrain /10 ⓘ | 5.7 | 7.4 |
| Queues /10 ⓘ | 5.6 | 7.4 |
| Value /10 ⓘ | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| Altitude | 1924–3185 m | 2072–3403 m |
| Vertical | 1261 m | 1331 m |
| Mapped pistes | 114 km | 341.1 km |
| Advertised | 2500 acres | 5850 acres |
| Avg snowfall | 11.6 m | 6.9 m |
| Powder days | 5 | 1 |
| Lifts mapped | 14 | 51 |
| Modern lifts | 93% | 49% |
| Typical wait | 3.4 min | 2.2 min |
| Day pass | $299 (€275) | $299 (€275) |
| Pass | Ikon | Ikon |
| Ski-in/out places | 2 | 0 |
| Bars | 2 | 1 |
| Airport | JAC · 25 min | BZN · 60 min |
| Season | Dec 6 to Apr 12 | Nov 26 to Apr 19 |
What the scores mean
Snowlist score is one number out of 10 for the whole resort. It mixes seven sub-scores: snow 25%, terrain 25%, queues 15%, lifts 10%, value 10%, access 10%, après 5%. Then it is spread on a bell curve, so 6.5 is a normal good resort, 8 or more is rare and under 5 means real trade-offs. It is not a star rating: a 7 here is better than most.
- Snow: average snowfall over the last three winters at mid-mountain, plus top altitude, minus a penalty for a warm village.
- Terrain: piste km we measured on OpenStreetMap (not the brochure) and vertical drop.
- Queues: our predicted average wait across the season. 10 = you barely queue.
- Value: what you get (snow, terrain, lifts) per euro of day pass, ranked against every resort.