February 25th, 2016

1994

The Cougar triple chairlift opens with capacity for 1,200 riders per hour.

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February 25th, 2016

1993

Snow King Center (ski center and ice rink) opens after the old ski shelter demolished.

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February 25th, 2016

1989

The Jackson Hole community celebrates the 50th anniversary of Snow King.

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February 25th, 2016

1981

A new Summit Lift is constructed.

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February 25th, 2016

1949

Single chairlift carries 8,500 people to the top of Snow King during the 1948 – 1949 season.

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February 25th, 2016

1938

Ski area name changed to “Snow King.”

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February 25th, 2016

1932

Town Hill named the “Ruth Hanna Simms Ski Hill” in honor of local resident who donated money to build a ski jump.

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February 25th, 2016

1926

Mike O’Neil builds a ski jump on Jackson’s “Town Hill.”

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February 16th, 2016

1939

The cable, used to power the uphill tow, was bought used from an oil drilling company in Casper, Wyoming. The work crew ran the cable through a narrow cut in the forest up the west side of the ski area, all powered by an old Ford tractor.

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February 16th, 2016

1947

Wyoming’s first Single chairlift opens (January 7).

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