SnowBrains Forecast: Double Trouble for the Northern Rockies | Up to 2 Feet of Snow Possible Over the Next Few Days Forecast published 10/31/2024 at 8 p.m. MDT Forecast Summary A trough digs down across the Rockies on Saturday, bringing widespread rain/snow, and dropping temperatures down well below normal. Several inches of snow are expected this weekend across the higher peaks of ID/MT/WY. A second storm moves in immediately behind the first, allowing snow to continue and keeping temperatures well below […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 31, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Winter Is HereโNorthern Rockies See Much Cooler Temps and High Elevation Snow All Week Forecast from October 27, 8 p.m. MDT. Forecast Summary A series of storms descend on the northern Rockies beginning Sunday. Temperatures drop 15-25 degrees after the first storm arrives. Temperatures, which are currently ~10 degrees above normal, will drop to ~10 degrees below normal by Monday evening. Best chance for snow comes Sunday night in ID/Western MT, and Tuesday in […] Weather WeatherBrains | October 28, 2024 1 Comment
Runner Who Cut Switchback on Latest Grand Teton, WY, FKT Attempt Facing Charges Earlier this year, athlete Michelino Sunseri apparently broke the 12-year-old fastest-known time (FKT) record for the Grand Teton in Wyoming on Labor Day. He completed the nearly 15-mile route, which involves climbing and descending 7,000 vertical feet to the summit at 13,775 feet and returned to his car in an impressive 2 hours, 50 minutes, and 50 seconds. This time […] Industry News Brent Thomas | October 23, 2024 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, To Host 2nd Annual Ski In Jeans Day | $25 Lift Tickets and World Record Attempt Destination December Invites Families To Kick Off Winter At Teton Village (TETON VILLAGE, WYO. โ OCT. 15, 2024) – Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) announced today that it will host the wildly popular Ski in Jeans Day for the second consecutive year, highlighting a long list of December events at the Resort that also includes free lift tickets for kids […] Industry News Press Release | October 15, 2024 0 Comments
10,947′ Beartooth Highway (US-212), WY/MT, Will Close Tomorrow For the Winter On Tuesday, October 15 at 8 a.m., the Beartooth Highway (US-212) south of Red Lodge, MT, will close for the winter. “Beartooth Highway (US212) from Red Lodge to Cooke City, Montana will be close at 8 a.m. Oct. 15. The last day to enjoy driving the Beartooth Highway (US-212), located east of the parkโs Northeast Entrance between Red Lodge, Montana, […] SnowBrains | October 14, 2024 0 Comments
Search for Missing Hiker at Yellowstone National Park Scaled Back from Rescue to Recovery Mission It has been more than two weeks since the last sign of life has been received from Austin King, who went missing after climbing Eagle Peak, Wyoming. King, a 22-year-old Minnesota native, had been working at Xanterra Parks and Resorts in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, for the summer. He set out on a one-week solo climb of Eagle Peak, the […] Climbing Julia Schneemann | October 3, 2024 0 Comments
[VIDEO] Gunrunners – A Behind the Scenes Look at the Ski Industry’s Most Dangerous Job In collaboration with award-winning filmmaker Jill Gareffi, director of “The Crow’s Nest,” Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, Wyoming, brings you a behind-the-scenes short film that delves into the world of its snowmakers, known as the ski industry’s most dangerous job. Dedicated expert crews work around the clock through sometimes unimaginably cold and risky conditions, enabling the resort to open earlier and […] SnowBrains | September 25, 2024 0 Comments
Search & Rescue Teams Actively Look for Missing 22-Year-Old Hiker in Remote Southeast Corner of Yellowstone National Park, WY Yellowstone National Park requests the publicโs assistance in locating Austin King, a 22-year-old male last heard from on Tuesday, September 17, when he called friends and family from the summit of Eagle Peak in the parkโs remote southeast corner. King has been described as six feet tall, weighing around 160 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He typically wears […] Press Release | September 22, 2024 0 Comments