NASA: “Historic and Dangerous” Heatwave Hits Pacific Northwest Extraordinary heat events occur around the planet during most summers, but the current heatwave in the Pacific Northwest is truly exceptional. In June 2021, all-time temperature records fell in multiple cities in the U.S. and Canada during a heatwave that the National Weather Service called “historic and dangerous.” Related: Pacific Northwest Heatwave Threatens Summer Skiing The heat began to build […] WeatherBrains | June 29, 2021 0 Comments
Grizzly Bear in Grand Teton National Park, WY, Relocated Due to ‘Irresponsible Visitors’ Feeding It Grand Teton National Park staff recently relocated a subadult grizzly bear within the park after the bear received a food reward in two incidents due to irresponsible human actions. A food storage violation citation with a mandatory court appearance was issued to one individual, and both incidents are under investigation. Related: National Park Service Recommends You “Do Not Push Down […] SnowBrains | June 28, 2021 1 Comment
Grand Teton National Park, WY, Responds to New Information on Hiker Missing for 16-Days Grand Teton National Park received additional information about missing 27-year-old hiker Cian McLaughlin. The park continues to request any information the public may have that may aid in locating McLaughlin. A Jackson resident who recently returned from an international trip came forward with new information. The reporting party said they saw McLaughlin on Tuesday, June 8, in the late afternoon/early […] SnowBrains | June 24, 2021 0 Comments
Bill Briggs and the Grand Teton: The Most Influential US Ski Descent of All-Time? Every skier, snowboarder, and hiker has that one mountain they have been drooling over to scratch off their checklist. For Bill Briggs, it was skiing down the Grand Teton in Wyoming. Over fifty years ago, on June 16, 1971, Briggs became the first skier to descend the Grand Teton. This peak reaches nearly 14,000 feet in elevation and is considered […] Backcountry Jesse | June 22, 2021 1 Comment
Search Continues for Man Missing Over 9-Days in Grand Teton National Park, WY Search operations continued yesterday in Grand Teton National Park, WY, for 27-year-old Cian McLaughlin, who has been missing for nine days. Based on information provided by a local climbing guide yesterday evening, operations were adjusted to focus efforts on the Garnet Canyon area today. The last reported sighting of a man fitting McLaughlin’s description was on the Garnet Canyon Trail, […] SnowBrains | June 18, 2021 0 Comments
28-Year-Old Woman Killed in 200-Foot Fall While Climbing Steamboat Point, WY, to See Sunrise On June 15, 2021, at approximately 5:50 am, the Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office received a report of a female in her late 20s who had fallen off of Steamboat Point, WY. The reporting party, the female’s husband, was unsure where the female was located, and due to poor cellphone service, the exact location of the victim was unknown at the […] CragBrains | June 18, 2021 0 Comments
Heatwave Causes Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area, WY/MT, to Close For the Season Today Beartooth Basin ski area, North America’s only summer-only ski area, announced yesterday that they would be closing today, June 15th, before summer has even officially begun. The ski area, which opened for the season on May 29th and usually stays open into July, cannot compete with the heatwave currently blazing down on the US. Ten days ago multiple days of hot […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 15, 2021 0 Comments
Search Underway for Hiker Missing in Grand Teton National Park Last Seen in Jackson, WY 6-Days Ago Grand Teton National Park requests the public’s assistance in locating Cian McLaughlin, a 27-year-old male. Teton Interagency Dispatch Center was notified of a missing person report for McLaughlin on Sunday, June 13, at approximately 7 am by the Teton County Sheriff’s Office. It was believed that McLaughlin intended to go hiking earlier in the week and failed to show up […] SnowBrains | June 14, 2021 0 Comments
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