Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board weighs Teton Pass safety funding

The Jackson Hole Travel and Tourism Board is set to hear calls to support the Teton Backcountry Alliance’s funding request for its Teton Pass ambassador work and shuttle service. The written comments say the program helps keep winter recreationists informed about avalanche hazard, improves traffic flow, and adds a daily safety presence where Forest Service staffing is thin. Written Public Comment for May 14 Meeting

Supporters argue the program does more than greet skiers in the parking lot. They say ambassadors reduce vehicle congestion, help keep people out of avalanche-prone terrain above Highway 22, and provide the kind of on-the-ground messaging that can keep both visitors and locals safer on a corridor that sees heavy winter use.