Located at the top of the Bridger Gondola (Elevation 9,095’), the new Bridger Restaurant will open at Jackson Hole this Christmas. It will have incredible valley views of Jackson Hole and the famed on-mountain Corbet’s Couloir to the south.
The restaurant exterior will combine rock and wood reminiscent of the Bridger Center with its beautiful beam work and large windows. The rustic, yet modern interior will incorporate environmentally friendly recycled rubber flooring, lyptus wood, marmolium and granite.
The Bridger Restaurant will offer a large open plan servery, a 100 seat fine dining restaurant and bar, The Couloir, a “gourmet on the go” deli, Headwall Deli and a private dining room, The Cornice. A spacious south facing sundeck equipped with a professional grill will ensure diners can take in the rays while kicking back. (For the other 100 powder days heaters will be installed!!)
The servery will typically offer four different food styles such as Asian fusion, a carvery, a grill and a hand tossed salad and soup bar. The Couloir will feature a full lunch menu, waiter service and hostess seating. Sample items from the lunch menu in The Couloir include:
Another first will be on-mountain evening dining. The Couloir will allow guests the opportunity for dinner (from mid January 2007 onwards) followed by a star lit ride down the mountain on the Gondola. Live music, specialty drinks and spectacular sunsets will all add to this very romantic and unique new restaurant.
This winter skiers and riders will be able to access 100% of the mountain including Rendezvous Bowl, Corbet’s Couloir and the backcountry gates via the Bridger Gondola and a series of chairlifts including the new East Ridge Chair to the summit.
The East Ridge Chair will rise 600 vertical feet from the top of the Sublette Chairlift to just below Corbet’s Cabin on the summit. This temporary double chairlift will take skiers and snowboarders up Rendezvous Bowl this winter and until the new aerial tram opens December 2008.
In addition to construction of the East Ridge Chair, JHMR is adding capacity to the Bridger Gondola and Thunder Chair. The Bridger Gondola will have 18 more cabins and Thunder Chair will have 16 more chairs added. From the base, the Gondola will now offer an uphill capacity of 2400 skiers per hour (vs. 1800 previously), which will mean faster access from the base to the upper mountain this year.
