Full Description

Experience the ultimate Jackson Hole vacation when staying in this striking log lodge, nested next to the Apres Vous lift with its back to the mountains and Teton Village dropping away in front like a staircase. The wide front steps of Apres Vous Chalet climb from the heated driveway – where the iconic Wyoming cowboy image is inlaid in a circle of stone – to the front door, which in turn opens to a stately foyer, spanned by an interior bridge that connects two upstairs wings of the lodge. Through the foyer, the living room’s vaulted ceilings and massive windows echo the wild high country outside, and the glass holds a dreamscape of steep rocky slopes clad in the swirling white of snowfall or the waving wild grasses and flowers of summer. A group of soft, camel-colored sofas and armchairs face a massive stone fireplace that soars 30 feet to the ceiling.

The living room and kitchen share a light-filled space; and it is here that people gather morning and evening. The living room's curving leather couch faces both a TV and voluptuous river stone gas fireplace, topped by a hand-carved mantle. Outside the living room's French doors, a double level terrace looks out over the dark green folds of the ski slopes. The kitchen has a large butler pantry and a stone-topped, wood-paneled island with two sinks. The kitchen table is an inclusive, sociable round, and speaks to the fact that this is a house where coming together, and being together, is paramount. The more formal dining room is separate from the kitchen but just steps away. Apres Vous Chalet is well stocked with elegant stemware, flatware and pewter-rimmed china.

The master suite is a warm, well-dressed retreat on the main floor that feels like a room in some alpine castle, with huge peeled logs forming the rafters overhead. A painted country bedstead is covered with a soft flowered spread. A deep armchair and a standing lamp wait next to the fire, and just out the double doors is the stone terrace, and beyond, the slopes. Clear morning light floods the room from southeast-facing windows. The master bedroom has a big walk-in closet and a sumptuous bathroom, where peeled tree trunks frame an alcove of windows and a deep, raised soaking tub. There are double sinks, a separate water closet, a curved, glass-block shower with room for two, and a door to the outside.

Apres Vous Chalet has four guest bedrooms; the first is a suite, set above the three-car garage. This suite has private access and egress: perfect for visiting friends or a nanny. There is a living area with a sleeper sofa and chair, a bedroom with a gas fireplace and stunning views through the trees towards the slopes, and a bath with dual vanities, a large soaking tub and views to the forest.

The foyer’s massive log staircase leads to the second floor and the remaining three guest rooms. One is a carpeted suite, with a gas fireplace, wonderful soft seating, a walk-in closet and French doors leading to a generous bath – where a deep soaking tub stands under peaked windows. Across the interior bridge from this suite are two more bedrooms, each with a private bath, each carpeted, charming and deeply comfortable. One has a queen bed under robust log rafters, and the other has two twins.

Apres Vous Chalet is set nearly at the end of its road, so though all of Teton Village lies beneath it – just a quick downhill ski away – there is no traffic. When appetite strikes you can veer off the trails and ski right to the terrace, step out of your boots and come in for lunch by the fire. The lodge is equally inviting in summer – the woods a blaze of green, the air warm and fragrant, Jackson Hole and all its possibilities spread out before you. And for inclement weather or pizza-and-a-movie night, there is a home theatre on the bottom level of the house. 

HOME AT A GLANCE

MAIN LEVEL

Powder Room | Sink, Toilet
Master Bedroom | King Bed, Television, 2 Sinks, Shower, Tub, Toilet
Great Room | Wood Fireplace
Kitchen | 2 Sinks, Sitting Area, Television & DVD, Breakfast Table, Gas Fireplace

UPPER LEVEL

Junior Master | Queen Bed, Television & DVD, Gas Fireplace, 2 Sinks, Shower, Tub, Toilet
Guest Bedroom 1 | Queen Bed, Sink, Shower, Toilet
Guest Bedroom 2 | 2 Twin Beds, Twin to King Convertible, Sink, Shower, Toilet
Master Bedroom | King Bed, 2 Television & DVD, Gas Fireplace, Sitting Room, Sofa Bed (Queen), 2 Sinks, Shower, Tub, Toilet

LOWER LEVEL

Media Room | Television & DVD, Foosball Table

Please inquire with your Rocky Mountain Getaways Vacation Consultant for current bedding and amenities as furnishings and amenities are subject to change in vacation rentals.