GALLERY: Opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort opened Thanksgiving Day for the 2020-21 winter season with increased precautions to attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19.
The sun rises on Rendezvous Mountain last Thursday as employees prepared Jackson Hole Mountain Resort for the opening day of the 2020-21 winter season.
Skiers make their way toward the base area from the Ranch Lot last Thursday on opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Skiers and riders wait in line to pick up their passes and lift tickets last Thursday at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Masked skiers and riders load the Teewinot chairlift last Thursday on opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The resort is requiring all skiers to wear masks while in line and while riding lifts to try to curb the spread of COVID-19.
Josh Bashaw works to set up the lift line maze at the Sweetwater Gondola on opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
A masked snowboarder heads uphill last Thursday on opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The ski area started spinning its lifts around 8:30 a.m. to avoid crowding at the base.
Reminders to mask up and stay physically distanced are abundant at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s base area.
Skiers enjoy the wide-open slopes below the Casper chairlift on opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Skiers enjoy fresh tracks on Easy Does It seen from the Casper chairlift last Thursday at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Skiers and riders head downhill on Sundog and Easy Does It below the Casper chairlift during opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
A skier heads down from the top of the Teton chairlift last Thursday on opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
President Mary Kate Buckley directs skiers toward the lifts last Thursday.
James LeGros heads for the lifts on opening day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. “I’m going give them an A for their opening day,” LeGros said of resort operations.
Skiers and riders wait in line for the Bridger Gondola last Thursday, which was designed with blocked-out lanes to help people stay spread out.
Snowboarders prepare to head downhill from the top of the Bridger Gondola last Thursday at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Skiers make their way down Gros Ventre last Thursday at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. The ski area opened terrain accessible by the Teewinot, Sweetwater, Apres Vous, Teton, Bridger and Marmot lifts.
A skier hits the powder stash beneath the Marmot chairlift last Thursday at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.
Ryan Dorgan
Ryan Dorgan joined the staff as a photographer in 2016 after two years covering the state of Wyoming for the Casper Star-Tribune and working at newspapers in Vermont and his home state of Indiana. He and his wife live in Kelly with their dog, Dottie.
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