Beartooth Highway (US-212) Opens for the Summer Today But Closes Tonight Due to Winter Weather The Beartooth Highway (US-212), located east of Yellowstone Park’s Northeast Entrance between Red Lodge, Montana, and Cooke City, Montana, will open Friday, May 27 at 8 am and close at 5 pm. This is a temporary closure due to expected winter weather, heavy snow, and hazardous driving conditions through the weekend. The highway will reopen as conditions allow. Check the […] SnowBrains | May 27, 2022 0 Comments
US-212 Beartooth Highway, MT/WY Closes Early For the Season Due to Snowy Forecast The Beartooth Highway (US-212) between the Long Lake barricade, near the Top of the World store, and the Montana/Wyoming state line will close for the season on Thursday, October 7, 2021, at 8 am. The NOAA has issued a hazardous weather outlook for the area. This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of central Montana…south central Montana…southeast Montana and north central Wyoming. […] SnowBrains | October 7, 2021 0 Comments
Beartooth Highway (US-212) Will Open for the Summer on Friday, May 28 Weather-permitting, the Beartooth Highway (US-212) between Red Lodge, Montana, and Cooke City, Montana, will open May 28, 2021, at 8 am, Yellowstone National Park announced yesterday. Related: Beartooth Basin Ski Area, WY/MT Suspends Opening Day Ticket Sales But Still Hoping for May 28th The announcement is great news for Beartooth Basin, North America’s only summer-only ski area, which had been […] SnowBrains | May 27, 2021 0 Comments
Beartooth Pass, MT/WY (US 212) is Now Open for the Summer The high elevation Beartooth Highway, US 212, connecting Yellowstone National Park with Red Lodge, Montana, has opened for the season, officials said. Related: VIDEO: Beartooth Highway — “America’s Most Beautiful Roadway” The final section in Wyoming was cleared for summer travel on May 29, connecting with the opened Montana portion of the road. The opening comes as Beartooth Basin ski area, […] SnowBrains | June 4, 2020 0 Comments
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Semi-Truck Driver Gets Stuck in Snow After Ignoring Closed Signs on US-212 Beartooth Highway, WY Wyoming Highway Patrol was called to rescue a semi-truck driver and his passenger who became stuck in snow Friday on the iconic US-212 / Beartooth Highway, between Red Lodge and Cooke City. The driver drove past a closed sign on Highway 212, and another sign warning against vehicles more than 40-feet long and got stuck about five miles later. Related: Beartooth […] SnowBrains | December 3, 2019 3 Comments
NOAA: Winter Storm Warning for Beartooth Pass, MT/WY | 12-18″ of Snow Forecast Friday & Saturday NOAA has issued a Winter Storm Warning for Beartooth Pass, WY/MT (US-212) that is calling for 12-18″ of snow to fall on Friday & Saturday. This is the first Winter Storm Warning of the 2019/20 season in the Contiguous United States of America * WHAT…Heavy snow. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 18 inches above 8000 feet, with locally heavier […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 20, 2019 0 Comments
NOAA: 3-12″ of SNOW Forecast for Beartooth Pass, MT Friday & Saturday! NOAA has issued a Winter Weather Advisory for Beartooth Pass WY/MT that is calling for 3-12″ of snow to fall on Friday & Saturday! * WHAT…Early season mountain snowfall. Snow levels dipping down to around 7000 to 7500 feet Friday night. 3 to 6 inches of snowfall is expected between 8500 and 9500 feet. Up to a foot of snow could […] Weather WeatherBrains | September 19, 2019 0 Comments