Unveiling the 6 Spectacular Summer-Only Ski Resorts Around the Globe As spring arrives in the Northern Hemisphere and resorts are pivoting to mountain biking, hiking, or other summer activities, a small number of ski resorts and areas around the globe defy seasonal norms and have just started or are gearing up for their skiing and boarding season. These hidden gems are so remotely located they are rendered inaccessible during the […] Industry News Julia Schneemann | May 3, 2025 1 Comment
US-212 Beartooth Pass and Beartooth Basin Ski Area, WY/MT Closed Due to Winter Conditions The country’s only summer-only ski area had to close yesterday due to too much snow. Beartooth Basin, on the Wyoming/Montana border, is currently inaccessible due to winter conditions closing the Beartooth Pass at the Montana state line. The Wyoming side of the Pass is totally closed. That green line is US-212 and it disappears at the Wyoming border due Winter Conditions […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 8, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: Winter Weather Advisory Tomorrow for Montana | Big Sky Resort Might See 10-Inches SNOW More September snow is in the forecast for the northern Rockies, with a winter weather advisory starting tomorrow for central Montana and the Beartooth Mountains. Today will be dry, but another system will move in for Thursday night through Saturday. Expect cooler temperatures and widespread showers, with the heaviest period of precipitation being Friday and Friday night. Related: Big Sky […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments
US 212 Beartooth Highway, MT/WY CLOSED Due to SNOW Conditions Winter has returned with a vengeance to the Beartooth Highway, leading to the famed road closing last night due to blowing snow and drifting conditions. The scenic highway closed at Vista Point on US-212 at 3:30 p.m. yesterday, according to the Montana Department of Transportation. The closure, located south of Red Lodge, is due to drifting and blowing snow as […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 12, 2019 2 Comments
Beartooth Pass, MT Has Been CLOSED For 5-Days Now Due To SNOW! Beartooth Pass on US-212 in Montana is currently closed due to blowing and driving snow and high winds and has been closed for the past 5 days. The Pass closed on Thursday, June 20th, 2019, at 7:30 pm and is currently closed as of this writing (10:30 am PDT). Beartooth Pass is closed at the Stateline due to snow & blowing […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 25, 2019 1 Comment
Snowplow Crews Called to Rescue Driver Stuck in 4-FOOT Drift on Beartooth Pass, WY in JUNE On June 8, 2019, at 12:29 am the Wyoming Highway Patrol was notified of a stranded motorist on US 212 around Beartooth Pass. A friend of the stranded motorist attempted to reach him, but he had to turn back in his four-wheel-drive truck because of 3-4 FOOT snow drifts. The responding State Trooper was also unable to reach the motorist […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 12, 2019 0 Comments
Three Feet of Snow this Week Has Delayed Opening of Beartooth Highway, MT/WY The opening of the 10,947-foot Beartooth Highway to the Montana-Wyoming state line has been delayed thanks to recent May storms that dumped over three feet of snow on the mountain pass this week, reports the Billings Gazette. Related: VIDEO: Crews Encounter 18 Foot Tall Drifts While Clearing The Beartooth Highway In Montana The 67-mile long highway will be open to the […] Weather WeatherBrains | May 24, 2019 0 Comments
Skiers and Boarders Reported Jumping Over Beartooth Highway, MT [arve url="https://youtu.be/WUiGlf14jXE"] Steven Agar | June 19, 2018 97 Likes 0 Tweets 2 Comments
Beartooth Highway to Open for Memorial Weekend While much of the Beartooth Mountains remained blanketed in record-breaking snow last winter, road crews plowing the final stretches of the Beartooth Highway say the annual undertaking has gone mercifully smoothly, reports the Billings Gazette. “It’s not an easy year by any means, but it’s not a record,” said Steve Reed, the field maintenance supervisor for the Montana Department of […] SnowBrains | May 21, 2018 0 Comments
Montana DoT Use Drones to Recce Beartooth Highway before Clearing to See How Much Snow They’ll be up Against Before starting to clear the Beartooth Highway this year, Montana Department of Transportation (MDT) crews flew a drone up the mountain to see the amount of snow they would be up against. Check out this sweet footage from near the top. There is more drone footage from the rest of the mountain on their YouTube playlist. SnowBrains | April 26, 2018 0 Comments
No Cell Signal? No Problem: Beartooth Device Converts Phone to Walkie-Talkie Can you hear me now? Cell phone service on the mountain is notoriously spotty at best and flat-out nonexistent far too often. A company out of Bozeman, Montana, has a new devise to remedy the no-cell-service problem. Introducing the Beartooth. About the size of a deck of cards, this device works in conjunction with your smartphone, via a free app, […] Gear Robin Azer | December 7, 2016 0 Comments
Summer-Only Ski Resort Beartooth Basin, MT/WY Will NOT OPEN This Year Well, this sucks. We love Beartooth. It’s North America’s only summer-only ski resort and it’s run by real skiers and riders. We’ll just have to look forward to riding here next summer. Beartooth is siting a major lack of snow as causing the closure this summer. Up until today, they were planning on opening on May 23rd, 2015. “Well folks, the rumors are true – we won’t be able to open this […] SnowBrains | May 6, 2015 3 Comments
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