VIDEO: Visitor Captures Tourist Couple Washing Their Dogs in Yellowstone’s Thermal Water A Yellowstone visitor filmed a tourist couple washing their dogs in thermal water last week, risking serious injury to them and their pets. I am sad to say this happened today at Firehole Lake Drive. They were washing their dogs in the Thermal water!!!!! The stream was runoff from Firehole Lake, and steam can clearly be seen coming off the […] SnowBrains | September 17, 2021 10 Comments
Yellowstone Employee Suffers Serious Burn Injuries After Leaving Boardwalk at Old Faithful Geyser A 19-year-old woman suffered second- and third-degree burns to 5% of her body yesterday at Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. The woman, from Rhode Island, is a concessions employee in the park. Park rangers provided initial care before she was taken by ambulance to West Yellowstone and then life-flighted to the Burn Center at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical […] SnowBrains | September 17, 2021 0 Comments
Fall Storm Forecasted to Bring Snow to PNW, Sierra, Rockies This Week UPDATE: The storm has shifted further north since the time of posting, which will yield much lower totals in Colorado. Winter is right around the corner, and the weather seems to agree as well! This weekend, a major fall trough system will move through the Western US and bring significant snow totals to upper elevation areas. The storm will […] Weather Clay Malott | September 16, 2021 0 Comments
Police Searching for Woman Last Seen in Grand Teton National Park, WY | Traveling Partner Refusing to Co-operate Police are searching for a New York woman who was last seen in Grand Teton National Park, WY, while on a cross-country road trip with her fiancé. Gabrielle Petito, 22, from Blue Point, New York, was reported missing by her family on September 11. The last contact her family had with her was in the final week of August. Related: […] SnowBrains | September 14, 2021 1 Comment
Information Sought to Help Find Man Last Seen at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, 3-Weeks Ago Teton County Sheriff’s Office is asking the public for information on Robert Stiles Lowery who was last seen at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, around August 19, 2021. Lowery, who was visiting the area from Houston, TX, was wearing a black baseball cap with the letter P, a blue down vest, plaid shirt, and blue jeans. Related: Teton County, WY, […] SnowBrains | September 9, 2021 0 Comments
Body of Solo Climber Found on Mount Teewinot in Grand Teton National Park, WY Park rangers responded Saturday, September 4, to a report from a climber ascending Teewinot Mountain, WY, of a deceased male at the base of the Black Chimney climbing route. The deceased climber has been identified as 42-year-old Hitoshi Onoe, a Japanese national who worked in San Jose, California. Related: VIDEO: Kai Jones & Zahan Billimoria Call on the Fed to […] Climbing CragBrains | September 7, 2021 1 Comment
How Much Does it Cost to Buy, Build Out, and Travel Around in a Van? Corona made vans cool again. They were already pretty cool amongst outdoor-ist bums before that, but with remote work the new norm in 2020, scores of sprinter vans suddenly started showing up at national parks, trailheads, and beaches all over the country. Because if you don’t have to clock in at the office—why not take your office with you on […] Martin Kuprianowicz | September 3, 2021 1 Comment
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY Releases Statement in Response to Controversy Regarding Owner Jay Kemmerer’s Political Views View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (@jacksonhole) Last month, a heated controversy about Jackson Hole Mountain Resort owner Jay Kemmerer’s political views manifested after apparel brand Patagonia withdrew its products from the resort’s retail outlets. What happened was that Kemmerer hosted a fundraiser earlier this year attended by Republicans Jim Jordan, […] Industry News SnowBrains | September 2, 2021 4 Comments