County to renew TY Pickett contract to appraise ski and golf resorts

Teton County commissioners are set to vote Aug. 24 on renewing the Assessor’s contract with Thomas Y. Pickett & Co. for appraisal work on “various resort properties throughout Teton County,” including ski resorts, golf courses, and related facilities and equipment. The firm has done this work for the county for 17 years, and the contract tasks it with valuing complicated resort operations and assets, from “ski lifts” and “gondolas” to “professional kitchen equipment” and parking lots. staff report and contract

For property owners, this kind of specialized appraisal matters because it sets the baseline the Assessor uses to review and equalize values, and it can become evidence in protest hearings. Under the contract, TY Pickett would prepare technical data and appraised values as of Jan. 1, 2027 and Jan. 1, 2028, and provide reports by April 1 each year. The agreement also includes expert testimony for appeals before the county Board of Equalization and other forums, billed at up to $1,000 per day per appraiser, plus travel and subsistence expenses.