Jackson Hole Opens New Sublette Lift

Wyoming’s famous Jackson Hole Mountain Resort has opened a new chairlift.

The resort celebrated the launch of its new high-speed Sublette lift with a Grand Opening Ceremony, honoring the lift’s legacy and its future. The lift ushers in a new era for skiers eager to reach the resort’s intermediate and expert terrain below Rendezvous Bowl faster than ever before.

"The Grand Opening of the new Sublette lift, paired with the return of the Aerial Tram, marks an incredible moment for our guests this season. With over three feet of new snow we’re thrilled to open more terrain, including access to Rendezvous Bowl and 4,139 vertical feet of skiing and riding,” said Tim Mason, Vice President of Operations at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

The new Sublette quad lift replaces the original Sublette, which was built in 1987 and was removed from the mountain earlier this year. The new Sublette lift features 72 “comfort chairs” that spin in a clockwise direction. The detachable design cuts ride time in half—from eight minutes to four—while climbing approximately 1,600 vertical feet at 1,000 feet per minute.

“The Sublette lift brings faster and more efficient access to some of the mountain’s most iconic areas, and we couldn’t be more excited to share this milestone with our skiers and riders,” Mason added. “We are deeply grateful to our teams who made this project a reality and to the guests who make Jackson Hole special.

The Sublette Grand Opening ceremony included a blessing of the new lift by Rev. Ben Pascal of the Presbyterian Church of Jackson Hole. JHMR’s ownership group performed the ribbon cutting, and guests were among the first to ride the new lift. The celebration included a live DJ, along with food and drink specials at the Bear Flats Snack Shack.

The Sublette high-speed quad is the latest of five new lifts installed at Jackson Hole since 2015, including the Thunder lift in 2022.