Backcountry Skier Killed by Avalanche on Togwotee Pass, WY An avalanche on Togwotee Pass, Wyoming, killed a backcountry skier on Saturday, January 4. Kenneth Goff, 36, of Lander, died when a group of four skiers triggered a slide in the Breccia Cliffs area. Related: SnowBrains Podcast Ep. 73 | Dr. Ethan Greene – Director of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center The avalanche, with a five-foot crown, fully buried Goff […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 6, 2025 0 Comments
VIDEO: Is It a Bird? Is It a Plane? Snowmobiler Sends Huge Booter Near Togwotee Pass, WY View this post on Instagram A post shared by C-Boys (@cboystv) Extreme snowmobiler Jack Sarama shared some insane high-flying jumps on Togwotee Mountain, near Jackson Hole, WY, last week. Check out the videos from C-Boys TV and from Jack’s own Instagram. Oh, and don’t try this at home, kids… View this post on Instagram A post […] SnowBrains | March 10, 2021 0 Comments
BTAC: Full Report From the Togwotee Pass, WY Avalanche That Killed Michael McKelvey Michael McKelvey, 31, of Jackson, WY, was with a group of snowboarders near Two Ocean Mountain and Wind River Lake in Bridger-Teton National Forest. He hit a jump onto a northeast-facing slope, triggering an avalanche that buried him. “They built a big jump that landed on the face of a steep ravine. A 5-foot slide broke loose and buried him at […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 3, 2021 0 Comments
Jackson, WY Snowboarder Michael McKelvey, 31, Killed by Avalanche Near Togwotee Pass Yesterday A popular and well-loved snowboarder was killed following an avalanche in the Togwotee Pass area of Wyoming yesterday. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Travis Rice (@travisrice) Michael McKelvey, 31, of Jackson, WY, was with a group of snowboarders near Two Ocean Mountain and Wind River Lake in Bridger-Teton National Forest. It appears he hit a […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 19, 2021 0 Comments
Man Killed by Avalanche While Snowmobiling Near Togwotee Pass, WY The 27-year-old man who died after he was buried in an avalanche while snowmobiling on Togwotee Pass has been named as Dale Walter Clyde Laedtke of New London, Wisconsin. A cause of death has not been released. The man was snowmobiling with three friends on the north side of Togwotee Pass near Breccia Cliffs when the avalanche was triggered, Sheriff Matt Carr […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 8, 2019 0 Comments
Snowmobiler Buried and Killed in an Avalanche on Mount Leidy Nr Togwotee Pass, WY Wednesday A Wisconsin man riding a snow machine on Mount Leidy near Togwotee Pass at 3:20pm on Wednesday afternoon died after being buried in an avalanche, reports Emily Mieure for the Jackson Hole Daily. Teton County Search and Rescue received the call at 3:20 pm Wednesday. Cody Christopherson, 29, was riding in a party of three, Teton County Sheriff Matt Carr said. Emergency […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 10, 2019 0 Comments
Avalanche Death near Togwotee Pass, Wyoming on Tuesday A 26-year-old snowmobiler from Iowa died in an avalanche near Togwotee Pass in Northwest Wyoming on Tuesday, February 18th, 2014. This was the 2nd avalanche death in Wyoming this year and the 16 avalanche fatality this winter in the USA. “A snowmobiler triggering a slide on a south facing slope which failed on a faceted crust around 30 inches below the snow surface. He was buried roughly four feet deep, found with a beacon […] Avalanche SnowBrains | February 21, 2014 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Backcountry Condition Report: 12” of May Powder @ Togwotee Pass Winter isn’t going away without a fight in the Jackson area. About 6-9″ fell the last day of April and another 4-6″ fell on the first of May. A couple of friends and I headed up to Togwotee Pass and this is what we found. This could have been the last real powder day of the season and only one other […] Weather Bryce Newcomb | May 3, 2013 1 Comment
onX Backcountry Releases 18 New Avalanche Terrain (ATES) Zones, Mapping 15 Million More Acres of U.S. Backcountry Ski Terrain New zones can be found in Washington, Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, California, Oregon. onX Backcountry, a navigation and discovery app for outdoor adventurers, today released 18 new Avalanche Terrain Exposure Scale (ATES) zones, expanding ATES coverage across nearly 15 million additional acres of the United States, providing backcountry skiers, splitboarders, fat bikers, nordic skiers and other snowsports enthusiasts with a new […] Avalanche AvyBrains | November 12, 2025 0 Comments
This Past Winter Was One of the Busiest Ever for Teton County Search & Rescue, WY, With 64 Rescues There have been more avalanche fatalities this year than in the previous year, according to statistics compiled by the Colorado Avalanche Information Center (CAIC) and the National Avalanche Center. So far this season, there have been 23 fatalities in the U.S. due to avalanches compared to 16 during the 2023-24 season. One area of the country that saw a large number of avalanche […] Industry News Gregg Frantz | July 8, 2025 0 Comments
Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center Full Report From Radio Tower Peak, WY, Avalanche Fatality On Saturday, January 4, an avalanche caught, buried two, and killed one backcountry skier on Radio Tower Peak, Wyoming. A group of four skiers were traversing across a gully when the slope broke with a 400 foot wide crown. One skier was quickly located and just beneath the surface of the snow, while the other buried skier was buried 13 […] Avalanche Luke Guilford | January 18, 2025 1 Comment
Roads Close in Yellowstone National Park as Winter Storm Approaches Travel to and from Yellowstone National Park is not advised at this time due to a significant winter storm impacting the area this week. National Park Rangers were prompted to shut down some park roads due to winter weather and hazardous driving conditions. The National Weather Service reported that a winter storm warning is in effect until 6 pm on Thursday, […] SnowBrains | October 26, 2023 0 Comments
Snowmobiler Killed by Avalanche in Wyoming Yesterday A 25-year-old man was killed in an avalanche while snowmobiling in Wyoming on Thursday, February 23rd, 2023. The man, from Wisconsin, was with a group of people near Poker Flats on ‘the South End.’ The man was side-hilling above a creek in Smith’s Fork at 8,100′, reports Buckrail. Star Valley Search and Rescue was paged at 1:08 pm for the state’s […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 24, 2023 2 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: Gorgeous Wind-Rippled Powder Chutes & A Moose Attack Report from Monday, February 23, 2021 Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Yesterday morning the weather was insane. Very windy, dumping snow, no visibility, and no new snow overnight. We slept in and didn’t leave the house until after noon. Then, the sun came out but the wind kept howling. We went for a walk and it snowed enough to […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 24, 2021 2 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: 4 Fun Cliff Hucks and 1 Amazing, Wide-Open Run in Perfect Powder Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from February 14, 2021 We went walking around in the Tetons again yesterday on the search for leftovers. We found some good ones. The snow was good. Real good. Ben showed us a bunch of fun little airs that we had a blast on. I got in one long line with a fun […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 15, 2021 0 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: 3 Fast, Crazy Fun Chutes in Great Snow & Face-Shots Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from February 12, 2021 We strolled around in the Tetons today. We skied 3 chutes as fast as we could in soft snow. It snowed 6″ last night and it was dense snow that kept us up off the firmer snow underneath. Kinda like Tahoe snow. It was exquisite. We skied fast and […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 13, 2021 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Report: 350″ of Snow This Season, Groomers, & a Building Storm Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from February 11, 2021 I rolled out to Jackson Hole ski resort, WY at about 1pm today for some long groomers and to observe the building storm. NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Jackson Hole that is calling for 10-20″ of snow tonight and Friday and Saturday. * WHAT…Heavy snow expected. […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 12, 2021 0 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: A Really Rad Chute in Really Rough Snow Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from February 10, 2021 The wind has been absolutely howling here in the Tetons the past 3 days. The wind has remarkably been steadily blowing at 30+mph on the high ridges for over 72-hours now. That wind really changed the snow transforming it into a firm, punchy, funky, tricky animal that can hook […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 11, 2021 0 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: 12″ New Snow, Pillows, Chutes and Slabs Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from January 3, 2021 12″ of new snow greeted us yesterday morning. The snow initially fell as very low-density snow, but things got warm yesterday and created a bit of an upsidedown snowpack. We were able to ski cut a few small avalanches in wind-loaded areas – about 8″ deep. A Winter Storm […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 4, 2021 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Report: Fun Tree Skiing & Park Laps with Big Snow in the Forecast Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Report from December 26,2020 A Winter Storm Warning was issued for the Teton Range including Jackson Hole, WY today. They saw 3″ of new snow overnight and it snowed all day today. I showed up at 1pm hoping for a fun snowy afternoon and that’s just what I got. I had a blast bouncing […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | December 26, 2020 0 Comments
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