Glacier National Park, MT Release Identity of Climber Who Fell 500-Feet to His Death Glacier National Park, MT has identified the victim of a climbing accident in the Logan Pass area on the evening of Tuesday, July 21 as 20-year-old Josh Yarrow of Wichita, Kansas. Yarrow was spending the summer working for a local business in the West Glacier area. Yarrow was mountain climbing off-trail in the area referred to as the Dragon’s Tail, […] Climbing CragBrains | July 27, 2020 0 Comments
Big Sky Resort, MT Requires Masks for All Staff and Guests On July 9, Big Sky Resort announced that face masks would be required for all staff and guests at the resort. This announcement comes in the wake of rising Covid-19 cases nationwide. According to the new policy, all guests over the age of five are required to wear a face-covering in all indoor public spaces. Related: Hometown Mountain Shoutout: Big […] Industry News Spencer Cox | July 17, 2020 0 Comments
Proposed Land Swap Would Add 500-Acres of New Terrain to Ultra-Exclusive Yellowstone Club, MT A citizen proposed land swap could bring a 500-acre expansion of extreme ski terrain to the coveted Yellowstone Club in Montana. Yellowstone Club provides private ski-in access to Big Sky Resort in the Madison Mountain range of SW Montana. The land swap has been in the works for the last 12 months between public land users and private landowners. Related: […] Industry News James Pulfer | July 15, 2020 0 Comments
Going-to-the-Sun Road in Glacier National Park, MT to Partially Open to Motorized Vehicles Today In keeping with Glacier National Park, MT’s adaptive operations recovery, the Going-to-the-Sun Road will open to motorized vehicles from the west entrance to Logan Pass and as far as Rising Sun on July 13, pending any last-minute changes due to weather. Related: Plow Crews Encounter 80-Foot Snow Drifts at Logan Pass on Going-to-the-Sun Road, MT Due to the Blackfeet Tribal […] SnowBrains | July 13, 2020 0 Comments
Appeals Court Upholds Hunting Ban on Yellowstone Grizzlies On July 8th, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a federal judge’s ruling protecting grizzly bears that roam the wilderness of Yellowstone Park from being hunted in Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho. The 9th Circuit’s decision was handed down by a three-judge panel after proposals to hunt grizzlies in Idaho and Wyoming were blocked in 2018 by United States District […] Brains Galen Carrico | July 10, 2020 0 Comments
TGR’s Bozeman, MT Location Opening July 2020 TGR’s Bozeman, MT location is opening in July 2020. TGR is expanding beyond its flagship brick and mortar store located in Jackson, WY. TGR, or Teton Gravity Research, is a ski and snowboard movie and apparel company. Bozeman Montana is located near Bridger Bowl Resort and Big Sky Resort and is home to a robust community of winter sports enthusiasts. Bozeman […] Lynn Barlow | July 7, 2020 0 Comments
USFWS Biologist Seriously Injured in Grizzly Bear Attack in Montana A biologist with the US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) was attacked by a grizzly bear in the Centennial Valley, MT Wednesday morning. The individual suffered serious bite wounds but is expected to recover fully. The USFWS employee was working on a sage grouse monitoring project on Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge about a mile west of Elk Lake. […] SnowBrains | June 29, 2020 1 Comment
Melting Snow Brings Premature End to Season at Beartooth Basin Ski Area, WY/MT Three weeks after opening for the summer, Beartooth Basin ski area is calling it a day on their summer ski season. And that’s a wrap! The drops are off the Poma lifts and the rocks (counterweights) are on the ground. We thank all the patrons who celebrated the spirit of skiing with us in 2020. Though the season was shorter […] SnowBrains | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
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