About Us
Women in the Tetons mission is to empower all women to seek adventure in the mountains. WITT provides a safe and inclusive environment that enables women of all ages and abilities to push their personal limits, gain confidence, and benefit from the camaraderie of other like-minded women. Our all-volunteer organization funds our scholarship program through the generous donations of our community.
Scholarships & Trips
All-female, application-based scholarships for outdoor education courses including:
Avalanche 1 (aka AIERE 1)
Swiftwater Rescue
3-day Backpacking
Rad Moms Ski Day
“Go Your Own Way”
Clinics & Events
Educational, community-based opportunities throughout the year including:
Trails to Tailgate
Bike Maintenance Workshops
Beacon Practice Clinics
Ski Meet-Up Days
It all started with…
Crystal Wright, Freeride World Tour competitor and lifelong Jackson Hole resident. Crystal grew up looking up to and hearing stories about the infamous “Jackson Hole Air Force,” a motley crew of pioneering powder skiers who joined forces in the 1980s. The only problem? They were all men.
One winter, while sidestepping the Granite Traverse, a long, single-file traverse on the backside of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Crystal and a friend came across a group of three guys. After several attempts to pass, the women finally made it around the slower-moving men, and Crystal called out, “Watch out! Babe Force coming through!”
The JHBF was officially formed in 2012. It started as grassroots, word-of-mouth meetups for local women skiers in the Jackson Hole area. It was a fun, inclusive, all-ages, all-abilities kind of “jamboree on skis,” often seen in groups of 40 women flash mobbing the bumps under JHMR’s Thunder Chair, as well as a patch program.
In the years since, the JHBF has grown and evolved. Since 2015, the JHBF’s Scholarship Program has provided financial assistance to women who seek to become smarter, stronger, and more confident in the mountains. In its first year, the Scholarship Program provided two women with funds to complete avalanche education courses. Since then, the program has grown significantly. In the 2019/2020 cycle, the Scholarship Program provided 22 women with scholarships, including putting 12 women through an “All-Babe Avy 1” education course, sponsoring adventure, and allowing women to “Choose Your Own Education.”
The all-women meetups, and the chances to meet other women who enjoy spending time outside still exist, too. In the summer, you can join the Babe Force for a trail run, hike, or bike ride, followed by a tailgate session, and midwinter, we’ll still be on those Thunder bumps en masse, finding new friends to shred with in the mountains.
In 2022, Jackson Hole Babe Force became Women in the Tetons!
Learn more about our rebrand and mission here.