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Snow King Ski School & Lessons
Snow King Mountain Sports School offers group and private skiing and snowboarding instruction for adults & kids, as well as a variety of specialty camps, clinics, and locals programs. Keep reading for more information about our ski school and ski lessons in Jackson Hole.
Register online or give us a call, and get ready to ski the King!
Prices
Lesson Prices are listed below
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Available Lessons
Beginner/Novice Group Ski & Snowboard Lessons
Group lessons are a great way to learn new skills and get a feel for the mountain! Our team of experienced instructors will help you create your ultimate mountain experience by focusing on the skills you need to get the most out of your time at the King!
Groups are divided both by age and ability to ensure you’re in the most appropriate group. Children must be at least 6 years old to participate in group lessons. We get it, the concept of sliding on snow can be a scary for those who’ve either never done it or can’t remember the last time they did. But whether you’re trying to start a life-long hobby or just want to say you did it once, we’ll give you a foundation starting from square one. Our group lessons are offered every day of the season. Group sizes are 6 or less These lessons are offered everyday but Saturday Our premier option for the mom or dad or who needs a short break from the kids, Kid’s Castle is a great atmosphere for kids of different backgrounds to share and enjoy their skiing experience while on vacation. Skiing technique is certainly one of the top goals, but at this age, the real focus is having FUN in the snowy/winter environment whether that means having FUN in a winter alpine environment. These lessons are offered everyday but SaturdayTime Price Includes Morning (9:30am – 12pm) $149 Lift ticket; rentals Afternoon (1pm – 3:30pm) $149 Lift ticket; rentals Time Price Includes Morning (9:30am – 12pm) $99 Lift Ticket; Rentals; Indoor Care Afternoon (1pm – 3:30pm) $99 Lift Ticket; Rentals; Indoor Care
Private Ski Lessons at Snow King Mountain
We offer Private Lessons for all ages. Open the sections below for more information.
The ultimate CUSTOMIZED mountain experience, your instructor tailors the session to meet your goals and expectations. Serving beginners to experts, let our qualified professionals serve as your mountain host, guide and mentor. Whether you’re looking for a coach, Instagram photographer, or something in between, our instructors are ready to do it all. Our All-Day option includes six hours of instruction/hosting with access to all of Snow King’s winter amenities.
Pricing Options
| Length | 1 Person | Cost Per Additional Person | Includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Hours | $225 | $75 | Beginner Lift Ticket; 20% off rental |
| 3 Hours | $325 | $75 | Beginner Lift Ticket; 20% off rental |
| 6 Hours | $575 | $75 | Big King Pass! 20% off rental |
These lessons are an introduction to FUN in a snowy environment and are paced to deliver as much snow-sliding instruction as appropriate based on readiness to learn. Expect your little learner to receive private ski instruction from instructors with certification and specialization in this age range. Available for potty-trained children between 3 and 5 years old.
Pricing Options
| Length | 1 Child | Cost Per Additional Child | Includes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 Hours | $150 | $75 | Beginner Lift Ticket; 20% off rental |
Local Kids Seasonal Programs
The most convenient ski & snowboard offering in the valley, students simply take the Activity Bus from school to the Snow King bus stop where they’ll be met by our friendly staff and accompanied to the Kid’s Castle to get ready for the slopes. Our adventurous 13 week ski or snowboard programs build on skills they learned week to week with a focus on fun, using activities and games to improve technically. Students are grouped according to ability within their age group.
13 Week SKI Program: December 10, 2018 – March 22, 2019, 2 hour lessons, 1 day per week (Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs/Fri)
| Time | Price | Includes |
| 4:00pm – 6:00pm | $465 | Day Pass for their Selected Day of the Week; Optional Season Pass discounted at $99 |
| Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri |
13 Week SNOWBOARD Program: December 12, 2018 – March 20, 2018, 2 hour lessons, 1 day per week (Wednesday)
| Time | Price | Includes | |
| 4:00pm – 6:00pm | $465 | Day Pass for their Selected Day of the Week; Optional Season Pass discounted at $99 |
If weekends are more convenient for you, our 14 week ski or snowboard programs builds on skills they learned for continuous technical improvement. Students are grouped according to ability within their age group.
14 Week SKI Program: December 9, 2018 – March 24, 2019, 2 or 3 hour lessons, 1 day per week (Saturday)
| Time | Price | Includes | |
| 9am – 12pm | $695 | Day Pass, Optional Season Pass discounted at $99 | |
| 1pm – 3pm | $465 | Day Pass; Optional Season Pass discounted at $99 |
14 Week SKI Program: December 9, 2018 – March 24, 2019, 2 or 3 hour lessons, 1 day per week (Sunday)
| Time | Price | Includes | |
| 1pm – 3pm | $465 | Day Pass; Optional Season Pass discounted at $99 |
14 Week SNOWBOARD Program: December 9, 2018 – March 24, 2019, 2 hour lessons, 1 day per week (Sat)
| Time | Price | Includes | ||
| 1pm – 3pm | $465 | Day Pass; Optional Season Pass discounted at $99 |
NEW for the 2018-2019 season, as long as your student is enrolled in an after school SKI class, have them come to any other school day and we’ll fit them into the regular classes.
| Time | Price | Day Ticket | |
| 2 hours | $40 | 1 |
Building on skills for gates instills confidence, refines technical accuracy and is great for a young skier’s development. Kids will from accomplished coaches with opportunities to race in the local/regional Club Series. Kids must be able to competently ski ALL black-diamond terrain at Snow King.
13 Week SKI Program for Grades K-5: December 13, 2018 – March 21, 2018, 2 hour lessons, 1 day per week (Thursday)
| Time | Price | Includes | |
| 4:00pm – 6:00pm | $485 | Day Pass; Optional Season Pass discounted at $99 |
13 Week SKI Program for Grades 6-12: December 13, 2018 – March 21, 2018, 2 hour lessons, 1 day per week (Thursday)
| Time | Price | Includes | |
| 4:30pm – 6:30pm | $485 | Day Pass; Optional Season Pass discounted at $99 |
Have your little ones join us on Saturdays for our 14 week ski programs. These programs will build on skills they learned in previous weeks for continuous technical improvement. Students are grouped according to ability within their age group.
14 Week SKI Program: December 9, 2018 — March 24, 2019, 2 hours, 1 day per week (Saturday)
| Time | Price | Includes | |
| 10am-12pm | $545 | Season Pass |
14 Week SKI Program: December 9, 2018 — March 24, 2019, 1 hour, 1 day per week (Saturday)
| Time | Price | Includes | |
| 1:15pm-2:15pm | $300 | Season Pass |
Building a technical foundation is the objective but let kids be kids and have ample time to get mileage and apply new-found skills. Groups will provide more social opportunities and progress their skills for safe, fun, free skiing with peers, friends & family. To that end, this program is less instruction, and more hard charging, fast-paced skiing. Think freestyle, steeps, bumps, drops and the more challenging aspects of the sport.
14 Week SKI Program: December 8, 2018 – March 23, 2019, 3 hour lessons, 1 day per week (Saturday)
| Time | Price | Includes | |
| 9am – 12pm | $695 | Day Pass, Optional Season Pass discounted at $99 |
Have your little ones join us on the weekday for our 13 week ski program. This program will build on skills they learned in previous weeks for continuous technical improvement. Students are grouped according to ability within their age group.
| Time | Price | Includes | |
| 10am-12pm | $545 | Season Pass |
or call us at 307-201-5666.
Local Adult Programs
Tele Tuesdays (5:00-6:30)
Intermediate and up. Dial in your Tele turns with Scotty McGee and apply new skills to a variety of conditions.
Ladies Day (Wednesdays, 11:00am-12:30pm)
Intermediate and up. Ski and laugh with other professionals who make this their lunch hour activity of choice.
Ladies Night (Fridays, 5:00-6:30)
Intermediate and up. Ski and learn under the lights of Snow King. A fun group setting with accommodations for ability levels and learning styles.
Parents’ Ski Saturdays (10:00-12:00)
For Beginners! Learn to stop and turn on the Magic Carpet, and then access Snow King’s Cougar and Rafferty Lift with top-notch coaching and instruction. A fun group setting with accommodations for learning appetites.
Snowboard Saturdays (5:00-6:30)
Intermediate and up. Turn up the volume on your riding skills under the lights of Snow King. A fun group setting with accommodations for ability levels and learning styles.
Ski with the Godfather – Bill Briggs (Sundays, 12:30-2pm)
Join Bill Briggs’ weekly clinic on ski technique and learning! Improve your skills and ski with a legend in ski mountaineering. The focus is A Novel Approach to Learning Intermediate and Expert Skiing.
Pricing:
One Session:
$49 per session or $59 with lift ticket included.
Five Session Punchcard:
$195 or $245 with lift ticket included.
Call the Snow King Mountain Ski School at (307) 201-5666 for more information and to register.
Kids Camps
On days when TCSD is out, fun is IN at the King! These action-packed, all-day camps are filled with skiing, on-snow games, drills for skills, free skiing, and indoor activities. Students must be experienced chair-lift riders.
9am – 4pm | $99
January 2019: 18th
February 2019: 15th
March 2019: 1st
Includes: Lift Ticket, Indoor Care, 1 Cowboy Coaster Ride, 1 Hour of King Tubes
Students must be experienced chairlift riders and able to confidently ski blue terrain which at Snow King would be all terrain off the Cougar lift or at Teton Village would be all terrain off the Casper lift.
Spend the Holidays at the King! These action-packed, all day camps are filled with skiing, on-snow games, drills for skills, free skiing and indoor activities. Students must be experienced chair-lift riders.
9am – 4 pm I $99
December 2018: 24th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 29th, 30th, 31st
January 2019: 1st, 2nd
February: 18th
Includes: Lift Ticket, Indoor Care, 1 Cowboy Coaster Ride, 1 hour of King Tubes
Students must be experienced chairlift riders and able to confidently ski blue terrain which at Snow King would be all terrain off the Cougar lift or at Teton Village would be all terrain off the Casper lift.
Teton Village Ski Team (TVST)
This 10-week after school addition to the Teton Village Ski Team schedule of weekend training and events supports athlete development through the use of skill-specific drills, gate time and freeskiing. Cost includes access to Snow King Lifts during the program.
Tuesdays starting Jan. 9 – 5-7pm
Thursdays starting Jan. 11 – 5-7pm
Meet at Rafferty Base, by Mountain Sports School Sales Office; pickup in the same location.
Rafferty Racers
Building skills for skiing gates instills confidence, refines technical accuracy, and reinforces tactical precision, all great for a young skier’s development. Kids will learn balance, edging, turning, and pressuring skills from stellar coaches with opportunities to race in the local/regional Club Series on Saturday beginning January 2.
15 weeks: December 7, 2017 – March 22, 2018
Grades: K -5: Thursdays 3:45-5:45
Grades: 6+: Thursdays 4:15-6:15
Early Bird Price = $495, Regular Price = $550
Optional Club Series
Club Series #1 Caroline Classic (GS) Dec 31 at Snow King Mountain
Club Series #2 SL January 27 at Targhee
Club Series #3 SL February 10 at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Club Series #4 GS February 24 at Targhee
Club Series #5 Dual SL March 4 at Snow King Mountain
Club Series #6 Flamingo Cup (GS) March 17 at White Pine
Call the Snow King Mountain Ski School at (307) 201-5666 for more information and to register.
Snow King Mountain opens December 2nd for the Winter season.
In-season Hours
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Location
The Snow King Mountain Sports School is located at 402 East Snow King Avenue, next to the base of the Rafferty Lift near Haydens Post and the Snow King Hotel. Guests can park in the Snow King Hotel parking lot.
Contact
307-201-5666 | school@snowkingmountain.com
What if I’ve never skied before?
It’s not too late to learn to ski! Our instructors have seen it all, and can help you learn to turn on our beginner-friendly rope tow area. You’ll learn to make wedge turns, and get comfortable on skis.
Do I need my own equipment?
The friendly folks at Snow King Mountain Sports, right in the Snow King Hotel just steps from the Rafferty Lift, can get you suited and booted with ski or snowboard equipment. Call them at 307-201-5096.
What should I wear?
The best option to stay comfortable on the mountain is layers. Begin with a lightweight thermal base layer on both top and bottom, and then add to it from there including fleece pants and top if it’s chilly. If you prefer natural fibers choose wool over cotton. A waterproof or water-resistant top layer is recommended, along with warm gloves or mittens, and a balaclava or other face covering for very cold days. Always wear a helmet and goggles or sunglasses. Sunscreen is also a good idea as the sun bounces off the snow and can be quite powerful.
Snow King Mountain Sports School offers group and private ski and snowboard lessons in Jackson Hole for adults & kids, as well as a variety of Specialty Camps and Clinics.
Get more information on Local Kids skiing, snowboarding, racing, and apprentice instruction programs and register online.