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
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