Yeee Haww, Ride-em Cowboy/Cowgirl! Was our theme. We had a rip-roaring, boot-slapping, fantastic time at CMSC Chicago Week 2025 in Jackson Hole! 11 clubs with 135 participants joined the fun filled week of non-stop partying and skiing. We stayed at the Elk Country Inn and the 49-er Inn & Suites, both with a complimentary breakfast and bus rides to the mountain. Thanks to everyone for the great participation and creativity with your Yee Haw Cowboy/Cowgirl wear this year.

Saturday, arrival day, we had 4 flights arrive and our 6 buses/vans transported most to our lodging properties. Arrivals were early and the airport was only 30 minutes away. Our skiers had plenty of time to get acclimated to the town. Check out the wildlife hanging around homes in town! In the evening, many enjoyed each other's company at Big Hole and Bubbas for BBQ.

Sunday was not only the start of a wonderful week of skiing, but our moose friends joined us around Teton Village and at the lifts! Yes, two moose were trotting up and down the lift area, minding their own business. Then, one decided to snack at Mangy Moose (how appropriate!). It was a sight to see and they were the talk of the trip! Aside from the moose, our first ski day was fantastic with plenty of snow 😊

The Sunday Welcome Party was hosted at Roosevelts, and what a nice venue it was! The food was plentiful with an extensive variety of hot, tasty appetizers, as well as multiple desserts and drinks. Many joined in the fun with their “Yee Haw, Ride ‘em Cowboy/Cowgirl” wear. Check out our cowboys 🤠! CMSC Trip Leaders Mike and Vicki conducted a raffle with donations from Viking, SkiGroup.Net, Jackson Hole, Snowlike Studios, and our Pub Crawl partners. Thank you for your donations!

Monday was a jam-packed activity day. First, was the race on Après-Vous mountain at Jackson Hole where 51 skiers joined in the fun. A variety of categories were included such as “fastest” male & female in various age categories, and closest to match their own time. The race was followed by lunch and photos at Casper lodge on the mountain. The photographer did a great job and sent us a link for the photos.

Our traditional Monday Night Pub Crawl finished off the day's events where two of our crawlers on the left were ready to go! Aside from those two characters, over 100 crawlers joined the fun. Our featured pubs included Hand Fire Pizza, Snake River Brewing, Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, Silver Dollar Bar, the Roadhouse, Code Red, and Bin 22. So many places in Jackson!

Tuesday, our Après Ski took us to the famous Million Dollar Cowboy Bar, where we had our own area to have a cocktail and eat gourmet appetizers. Some also chose to saddle up to the bar to sit in the saddles for a cocktail. There was a band playing after the event, and a few of our people stayed to enjoy the live music.

Wednesday was a perfect blue bird ski day for our Grand Targhee side trip. 60 skiers from 10 clubs boarded the buses bright and early for the 1.5 hour ride up the beautiful Teton pass, followed by a day of skiing enjoyment! We had such fun and sun, many skiers were ready to stay the rest of the week in Grand Targhee!