FCEXcavation Jackson Hole Downhill
MARCH 14-16, 2025
2025 Photos - Connor Burkesmith
Live RESULTS HERE
Race with Ted Ligety, Wiley Maple, Marco Sullivan, Dustin Cook, David Ketterer, Alice Merryweather, Resi Stiegler, Abby Ghent, Robbie Dixon, and more!
Photos: All of these photos were taken from Selko Photos, please take a look at how many incredible photos he took. Give him a tag if you post on instagram to show you support and keep these coming year after year!
Come Get Western March 14-16th with the Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club! Tentative Weekend Schedule below.
Don't want to race? Come out and see some serious speed Saturday and Sunday on JHMR's Crags-to-Moran Race course!!
2024 Weekend Schedule Options - dependent on surface conditions - check back here for updated schedules as we get closer
RACE DETAILS & HISTORY
The Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club (JHSC) has been hosting one of the few (if not the last!) open, non-sanctioned community downhill races since 1982. In 2020 the JHSC, in collaboration with Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, redesigned the entire event to be a high-powered, high-caliber event celebrating the sport and community of alpine racing in Jackson Hole and beyond.
The FCExcavation Jackson Hole Downhill is hosted on Jackson Hole Mountain Resort’s Crags-to-Moran racecourse off Teton Lift. The course runs just outside the boundary of Grand Teton National Park and boasts epic views. The Downhill hosts skiers and snowboarders ages 12 and up, as well as current and former World Cup racers. Participants in the Community Race on Saturday can compete in up to TWO of the following categories: Amateur, Snowboard, Telemark, and “Fat & Baggy,” where a racer’s clothes must flap in the wind and their skis must be at least 100mm underfoot. This year we will have a Junior Race 1 on Saturday as well Sunday.
Sunday features a Junior Race II followed by the Pro Race.
The Downhill culminates on Sunday with the Pro Race, which includes a high-stakes team component. Each team is led by a “Champion” who has put together their all-star, four-person roster including the following positions (Each team must include at least one female racer, filling any one of the following positions):
“Invited VIP” - Former U.S. Ski Team, World Cup, or another top competitor
“Master” - 40+ (on race day)
“Junior” - U14-U19 aged athlete
“Wildcard 1” - Additional team members of any age or gender
The Jackson Hole Downhill is open to anyone interested in going fast. All proceeds from the Downhill support JHSC’s exceptional programming, and provide opportunities for over 500 local student-athletes.
- Event Info
ENTRY FEE
Racer entry fee is $120 for each race. Competitors are eligible to race once in the Individual Pro Race and twice in the Community Race. Save $10 on additional races. If you have been invited to race on a team as a VIP, Master, or Wildcard Racer do NOT register in this form unless you plan to race in the Community Race IN ADDITION TO your Team Race spot. Juniors on a team are only eligible to race for their team, and cannot register for the Junior Race in addition to their team spot. They are allowed to race the Junior Race on Saturday; however, if they are on a team, they cannot race the Junior Race on Sunday.
TICKETING
Racer tickets will be purchased at the JHMR ticket office at 30% off on the day of the event. The ticket office is open from 8am-5pm daily. Multi-day tickets can be purchased at the 30% discounted rate. The ticket office will have a list of registered Downhill racers.
IKON – Please reserve your ticket online: Ikon Pass Jackson Hole - Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
If the day is sold out online, please contact the Groups Department and we will process your reservation for you. If your pass is blacked out, please purchase an athlete ticket at the racer rate through the Groups Sales Department. If dates are blacked out for friends and family, you will be able to purchase a ticket at the ticket office at the Racer Family rate which is 30% off.
Mountain Collective - Please reserve your ticket online. If the ticket calendar is sold out online, please email mountaincollective@
jacksonhole.com and they will make your reservation for you.Note that there is a difference between sold out and blacked out. If the date is sold out, we can still honor your pass. If your date is blacked out, please plan on purchasing through the Groups Department for athletes and the ticket office day of for racer friends and family.
LOCAL TUNING SERVICES
It's recommended that those seeking tuning services do their research to find a local service that best fits their needs. Safety is of the utmost concern, so please note that a downhill ski tune is oftentimes different than an all-mountain ski tune. We suggest thorough communication with ski technicians regarding ski size and downhill tune needs.
- Teton Village Sports - Full service tune shop located in Teton Village
- Nomad Sports - Full service tune shop located in Teton Village
- Hoback Sports - Full service tune shop located in Town of Jackson
- Edge Tunes Mobile Services - Full service mobile tune shop, pickup/drop-off coordination with purchase
- Registration
2025 FCExcavation Jackson Hole Downhill Registration is open.
REGISTER NOW!
Registration will close at 5pm on March 11th.
- Results
2024 RESULTS
Community Race (Saturday) Results
Team Results - Pro Results by Class
Pro Race Results - Pro Race Intermediates
2023 RESULTS
Community Race (Saturday) Results
2022 RESULTS
Community Race (Saturday) Results
Sunday's Pro & Junior races canceled due to a snow storm
2021 RESULTS
Community Race (Saturday) Results
2020 RESULTS
No race - global pandemic
2019 RESULTS
2018 RESULTS
2017 RESULTS
2016 RESULTS
2015 RESULTS
2014 RESULTS
2013 RESULTS
2012 RESULTS
2011 RESULTS
2010 RESULTS
2009 RESULTS
2008 RESULTS
- Volunteer
- Course and Venue
The FCExcavation Jackson Hole Downhill course was reviewed in 2020 by one of the foremost experts in the world on race hill preparation and venue safety, the US Ski Team's Alpine Ski Technical Advisor Tommy Johnston. Access the race venue by taking Sweetwater Gondola to South Pass Traverse, to Teton Lift.
Terrain features
...such as jumps will be included in the course. All terrain will be designed so that everyone from professional racers to recreational skiers can participate.
Registration & Bag Storage:
Bag storage will be in JHMR Events Tent (marked on the map below in bright blue)
Course Maps:
Spectator Map:
Spectator viewing requires lift access and the purchase of a JHMR lift ticket.
See the map below for designated course viewing locations, and keep an eye out for our Jackson Hole Downhill volunteers in blue vests, who can answer any questions you may have about the course, viewing access, or about the event!
- Awards
Community Race Awards & Recognition (Saturday)
- Top three racers for male and female in each race division will be recognized.
- Top male & female racers for age-groups 40+, 50+, 60+, 70+, and 80+ will be recognized for the Open Amateur Division.
Pro Race Awards & Recognition (Sunday)
- The fastest team and Team Champion will win the Campbell Cup.
- The top 3 teams and Team Champions will win custom unique prizes.
- The fastest male and female master, and the fastest male and female junior, will be recognized
- All racers in the Pro Race are eligible for cash prizes including team VIP racers.
- 1st Place Male and Female $1,000 ea.
- 2nd Place Male and Female $500 ea.
- 3rd Place Male and Female $250 ea.
- If a junior racer wins a cash prize, prizes will be paid in the form of a scholarship to their program
In the event of a tie…
- Tie for 1st: $750 for each tied racer: 2nd fastest time = 3rd place, receives $250
- Tie for 2nd: $375 for each tied racer - There is no 3rd place
- Tie for 3rd: $125 for each tied racer
- Rules and Regulations
Governing Rules
While this is an unsanctioned race, in general, all training and competition will be run in accordance with rules and protocols as defined in the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Alpine Competition Guide.
All competitors, spectators, volunteers, and staff will adhere to all rules and official directions/instructions (posted or not) of the race venue, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, the Jackson Hole Ski & Snowboard Club, and the Race Organizing Committee.
PLEASE NOTE HELMET REQUIREMENTS BASED ON DIVISION
- Event Sponsorship
Click HERE for Sponsorship Opportunities
Questions? Email JHSC Events Director, Jesse Knori