Jamaican Olympian Benjamin Alexander Skis 122,820 Vertical Feet in One Day at Jackson Hole

Benjamin Alexander, Jamaica’s First Olympic Alpine Skier, Racks Up a Jaw-Dropping 122,820 Vertical Feet in a Single Day at Jackson Hole

Benjamin Alexander Achieves Astonishing Vertical Skiing Feat at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. Photo Credit: Stephen Shelesky

Benjamin Alexander isn’t just making history—he’s redefining what’s possible on skis. The first Jamaican to compete in Alpine skiing at the Olympics just logged a mind-melting 122,820 vertical feet in one day at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort. That’s not a typo.

Alexander meticulously logged 71 lift rides—66 laps on the Teton chair, 4 on Apres-Vous, and a single spin on the Bridger Gondola—topping the previous record of 69 Teton laps. While some GPS tracking apps showed totals over 135,000 feet, Alexander stuck to a rigorously calculated figure based on lift infrastructure to ensure precision.

This isn’t his first brush with big vertical. He still holds the record at Revelstoke with 48 chairlifts in 7.5 hours, and this latest feat puts him within 15,000 feet of the current 12-hour Guinness World Record set just last week at Alpental.

Alexander thinks there’s still room to go bigger. With earlier lift openings, no lines, and firm snow, he believes 130K+ is possible. And with support from Jackson Hole, Atomic, Leki, Stio, and Lenz heated socks keeping his feet warm from bell to bell, this performance was as dialed as it gets.

Let’s be honest: skiing over 120K in a day isn’t just a flex—it’s pure mountain grit.