Grand Targhee Resort, WY, Report: Never Crowded, Always Incredible Report from Saturday, February 24, 2024 I left Salt Lake around 4:30 a.m. to make it for opening. The drive was nice and easy on the front range I-15. This highway does not have as many weather closures as roads in the mountains, which makes for an easy drive. Upon arrival, parking and getting to the base was easy. It […] Conditions Report Brett Ploss | February 26, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Northern Rockies Revival | Several Inches of Much Needed Snow NBM Snowfall Map Through Saturday Night. Source: maps.weatherbell.com Forecast Summary The Northern Rockies will receive a much needed boost to their snowpack over the next couple of days. A deep trough will drop down across much of the western US Sunday/Monday, bringing colder air, at least temporarily, and widespread snowfall. A cold front will first cross Northern Idaho/Northwest Montana Sunday night, […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 24, 2024 0 Comments
Skier Airlifted After Cornice Broke Beneath Him Near Mary’s Nipple Just Outside Grand Targhee Ski Resort, WY At around 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday, February 21, Teton County Search & Rescue was dispatched regarding an injured skier in the Grand Targhee, Wyoming, backcountry. The skier, a 27-year-old male from Washington, sustained injuries after falling off a cornice in an out-of-bounds area accessed off Maryโs Nipple from Grand Targhee Ski Resort. The skier was on a ridgeline when the […] SnowBrains | February 23, 2024 0 Comments
Snowmobiler Killed by Avalanche in Southern Wyoming Area Known as ‘Avalanche Alley’ A Saratoga, Wyoming, local tragically lost his life in an avalanche while snowmobiling in the southern Wyoming backcountry last Friday. The Carbon County Sheriffโs Office confirmed the tragic news on Sunday. Related: Head On A Swivel โ Snowmobile Avalanche Awareness In the early afternoon of Friday, February 8th, the Carbon County Sheriffโs Office received a SPOT device emergency SOS activation […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 12, 2024 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, Owners Confirm Sale to Local Investors Kemmerer Family Fulfills Goal of Keeping JHMR Independent and Family Owned The Kemmerer family announced today that it has officially closed the deal for the sale of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), Wyoming, ending a highly successful and transformative 32 -year run of ownership. The sale places the Resort in the care of local investors Mike Corbat and Eric Macy, […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 5, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Forecast: Active Pattern Ahead For CO and WY Forecast Published 11:50 PM MST 2/1/2024 Forecast Summary An active pattern is setting up over the Intermountain West and will bring two potent storms to CO/WY over the next seven days. Snow will continue to fill in across Colorado tonight and Friday, bringing widespread mountain snowfall through the weekend. This same storm will push moisture into Wyoming Friday afternoon and […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 1, 2024 0 Comments
SnowBrains Podcast Episode #59 | Mary Kate Buckley – President of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY This episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med.ย My Guest Today is Mary Kate Buckley – President of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming. Please enjoy! This episode of the SnowBrains podcast is brought to you by Club Med.ย Escape to one of Club Med’s more than 20 mountain resorts in Europe, Japan, Canada, or […] Podcasts Podcast | January 31, 2024 0 Comments
Sleeping Giant Ski Area, WY, Won’t Open For 2023/2024 Season The weather across the United States this season has been well below average for most regions, specifically in Wyoming. Even though the forecast trends are looking like some large snowfall amounts could be in the forecast, Sleeping Giant Ski Area in Cody, Wyoming, has chosen not to open for the 2024 ski season due to the snow shortage. The resort […] Industry News Alfred Arnaud | January 30, 2024 0 Comments