Beartooth Highway (US-212), MT/WY, Partially Reopened with Nighttime Closures After Severe Flooding Last Week After the same round of flooding that wreaked havoc on Yellowstone National Park last week did the same to the Beartooth Highway (home to Beartooth Basin Ski Area) and forced it to temporarily close, the road has finally reopened—partially. Related: [VIDEO] Small Child Nearly Trampled by Bison in Yellowstone National Park, WY, Yesterday Yellowstone National Park shared in a social […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 29, 2022 0 Comments
The Unique Charm of Upside Down Ski Areas Imagine starting your ski day skiing and not standing in the lift queue or waiting to pick up your pass. That is exactly what happens when you visit one of the United States’ few upside-down ski resorts. At these unique ski areas, patrons park at the top of the hill and ski down to the base lifts. These inverted resorts […] Brains Robert Hansen | January 6, 2022 17 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
Huge Avalanche Near Beartooth Basin Ski Area, WY/MT Avalanche season doesn’t end until all the snow melts. This huge avalanche occurred last Friday (June 4, 2021) near the Beartooth Basin ski area, above Twin Lakes on Beartooth Pass. Related: Beartooth Basin, WY Report: Winter Conditions on the Summer Solstice Multiple days of exceptionally warm temperatures followed by rain caused a large cornice to break and trigger the nearly […] Avalanche AvyBrains | June 10, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: Blustery Conditions Atop Beartooth Pass, MT | Cars Caught in Snow Drifts It’s looking like full-on winter atop Beartooth Pass on the border of Montana/Wyoming right now. Several cars were reported to have been caught in troublesome snowdrifts. The video provided above was taken on Saturday, September 26, courtesy of NBC Montana. Laurel Staples – NBC Montana chimed in this video of blustery conditions atop Beartooth Pass today. Cars are caught in snow […] Conditions Report SnowBrains | September 28, 2020 0 Comments
Melting Snow Brings Premature End to Season at Beartooth Basin Ski Area, WY/MT Three weeks after opening for the summer, Beartooth Basin ski area is calling it a day on their summer ski season. And that’s a wrap! The drops are off the Poma lifts and the rocks (counterweights) are on the ground. We thank all the patrons who celebrated the spirit of skiing with us in 2020. Though the season was shorter […] SnowBrains | June 25, 2020 0 Comments
Just 1 Resort Remains OPEN in North America for You to Ski This Week… Warm weather is gradually bringing an end to the North American ski season as snowpack across the country is slowly melting away. Crystal Mountain in Washington managed to stay open for a week, a week shorter than they advertised. Beartooth Basin, WY/MT announced recently that due to snowmelt and rocks showing through they are taking it one day at a time. […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 24, 2020 2 Comments
Montana Governor Grants Residents Exemption From Travel Ban to Visit Beartooth Basin Ski Area, WY/MT Residents of Montana and Wyoming have been given the green light to travel to the Beartooth Basin ski area when it opens on May 30th. Related: 2 Resorts Are OPEN in North America for You to Ski This Week… An order on March 30th by Montana Governor Steve Bullock stated that “any person coming to Montana from another state or […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 18, 2020 0 Comments
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