The transformation of Jackson Hole from a fur trappers’ refuge into one of the world’s wealthiest enclaves has seen a concurrent exodus of nonmillionaires 25 miles across the Idaho border into the Teton Valley, home to the tiny towns of Victor, Driggs, and Tetonia. Here, on the gentle western slopes of the Teton Mountains, agriculture remains an economic mainstay, and life still moves at a tractor’s pace. Driggs resident Andrea Swedberg, who moved here 11 years ago, has been observing the changes. “Even though I keep seeing more and more people I don’t know, the valley still feels like a small town,” she says.
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Inspired by: America's Best Small Ski Towns — by Stacey Brugeman, Published Oct. 2008
