The Mangy Moose closed for the fall on October 25 and reopens Friday, November 27. That is also the day Jackson Hole Mountain Resort plans to open for the 2026-27 season. When it reopens, the steakhouse on the north side of the building will keep two schedules. From 8 am to 4:30 pm it is the lounge of the new Mangy Moose Ski Club, which is capped at 100 memberships. From 5 pm it is the public dinner room again.
The club fills a room that sat mostly empty while everyone was on the mountain, and that income is meant to help keep the rest of the Moose public. Its owners have tied the club to the building's next 60 years. They also set it up so the saloon, the downstairs cafe and the evening restaurant stay open to the public.
The Room That Was Quiet at Lunch
The Jackson Hole News&Guide reported in September that the club will occupy the Moose's restaurant on the north side of the building. The paper described that space as underused during the day. Stephanie Yang, the Moose's head of marketing, told the News&Guide that the team had "looked at how we can best use the Mangy Moose space, and the steakhouse was really the most natural fit."
The physical changes are small. Yang told the paper that dedicated ski lockers are going in upstairs, on a side of the steakhouse that doesn't get used often, and that the club gets a new entrance in the Moose's northern wall. According to the same report, the owners of the Moose and of Black Tie Ski Rentals of Jackson Hole plan to keep the steakhouse looking largely as it does now.
"We're not trying to change the nature of what the Mangy Moose is," Black Tie owner Scott Eastman told the News&Guide. "People who join this club are joining it because it's the Mangy Moose, and they want to be part of the Mangy Moose."
One Building, Two Clocks
The Moose's own ski club FAQ answers the question many regulars will have, with the heading "Uh oh. The Mangy Moose is going private." The answer underneath begins "No, not true," and says the club lounge sits entirely within the restaurant. Here is how the building runs during ski season, according to that page:
| Space | Ski-season hours | Who uses it |
|---|---|---|
| Saloon | Open to the public | Anyone |
| Downstairs cafe | Open to the public | Anyone |
| Restaurant, daytime | 8 am to 4:30 pm | Club members and their approved guests |
| Restaurant, evening | 5 pm to close | Public dinner service, reservations strongly recommended |
Members come in through a private door on the north side of the building, between the Mangy Moose and Crystal Springs. The News&Guide reported that after the 5 pm changeover, members book dinner like everyone else or head next door to the saloon for après.
Who the 100 Lockers Are Built For
The club grew out of something already running in the Village. The News&Guide called it a continuation of Black Tie's Rendezvous Ski Valet, which stores gear for the winter and brings skis, boards and boots out when the skier is ready. Eastman told the paper that the valet was used only by locals and grew by word of mouth. He described the club as a home base for skiers and families who might spend 50 or 60 days on the mountain. Yang said she expects members to be "locals and visitors who come here and spend a good part of the season here."
The FAQ lists two membership tiers for 2026-27:
- Full-season membership, $9,800. It includes a season-long locker, ski and boot valet, fireside lounge seating from 8 am to 4:30 pm, and a member house account with a $500 food and beverage credit. Members also get a pair of limited-edition 60th anniversary Mangy Moose skis, which the Moose values at $849, plus early access to restaurant reservations, winter concerts and après events.
- Transferable property membership, $8,800. This one is held in the name of a property and can pass among its owners and guests. It carries every club privilege except the commemorative skis and the $500 credit.
The property tier is the one Village homeowners will look at most closely. The News&Guide reported it was designed for second homeowners and the visitors who stay in their homes. The locker belongs to the house, so whoever is staying there in February uses the same valet and lounge as the owners did over the holidays.
Under either tier, a membership covers two adults and up to three dependents aged 21 or younger. The concierge team stores up to five pairs of skis and boots, kept separately from the assigned lockers so gear stays dry. Each locker is new, has a reprogrammable combination lock, and measures 13-3/4 inches wide, 34-3/4 inches high and 16-3/4 inches deep. Parking is not included.
A few other details from the FAQ matter on a powder morning. With advance notice, the club will open early for members who want to ride the first tram, with grab-and-go breakfast burritos and sandwiches waiting. A club app for iOS and Android handles arrival times and guest access requests. It also lets members pre-order food and drinks before the last run so they are ready at the bottom. Memberships are first-come, first-served until the 100 slots are gone. The Moose says it set the cap so the lounge and locker room never feel crowded.
Sixty Years of a Public Stage
The decision to keep the saloon and evening restaurant public follows from the Moose's long history as an open room. According to the Moose's history page, it opened in 1967 as the Mangy Moose Saloon Spaghetti Emporium and Opera House. The same page says that was the year the resort's aerial tram began carrying skiers to the top of Rendezvous Mountain, and that the Moose was then "practically the only place to belly up to a bar in Teton Village." Jackson Hole Magazine names Dave Speck as the man who opened the Mangy Moose Spaghetti Emporium that year.
The saloon and cafe that stay public this winter are newer than the restaurant now being shared. The Moose's history records a large expansion in 1987 that added what are now the Saloon and Cafe spaces, along with offices and retail. The saloon stage has hosted Taj Mahal, Arlo Guthrie, Kris Kristofferson, Hozier, Ben Harper and Galactic.
Yang described the club to the News&Guide as a way to pay for that history. "Sixty years into the building and our history, we still want to protect that very welcoming culture that remains incredibly important to the Moose," she said. "The ski club is a way to reinvest and fund the next 60 years of the Moose that everybody loves."
The 60th Winter, by Date
These are the dates the Moose and the resort have published so far for the anniversary season:
- Friday, November 27. The Moose reopens, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort is scheduled to open, and the club opens for its first season. The resort recommends buying lift tickets in advance because availability is limited.
- Thursday, December 31. Polyrhythmics featuring Adryon de León play the ticketed New Year's Eve show.
- January 24. Twin Fin.
- January 26. Whitey Morgan and the 78s.
Tickets for headline shows are sold through the Moose's live music page, and club members get early access. The Moose also offers free live music every day during the winter season.
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