First Grizzly Bear Sighting of 2023 in the Jackson Hole, WY, Area Early in the evening on March 22, the first grizzly bear of 2023 was observed in Grand Teton National Park. As bears become active this spring, Bear Wise Jackson Hole reminds residents and visitors to secure attractants of any kind and be bear aware. Adult male grizzly bears typically emerge from hibernation in March, while females with young typically appear […] SnowBrains | March 24, 2023 0 Comments
Avalanche Carried Snowboarder 600-Feet into Death Canyon, Grand Teton National Park, WY Teton Interagency Dispatch Center (TIDC) received an emergency call at approximately 11:30 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 16, notifying them that a snowboarder was injured off the west side of Albright Peak in Grand Teton National Park. The snowboarder, a local Idaho man, was caught in an avalanche and swept into Death Canyon. A member of the injured man’s party called […] Avalanche AvyBrains | January 19, 2023 0 Comments
Face Masks Now Required Indoors in Grand Teton National Park, WY Due to the current, HIGH COVID-19 community level in Teton County, WY, Department of Interior policy requires that masks are required for everyone in all park buildings in Grand Teton National Park, regardless of vaccination status. Park buildings include, but are not limited to visitor centers, administrative offices, lodges, gift shops, and restaurants in the Grand Teton. Related: National Park […] SnowBrains | June 14, 2022 3 Comments
Grand Teton National Park Extends Public Comment Period for Protecting Bighorn Sheep Area The public comment period for the bighorn sheep winter habitat protection environmental assessment has been extended an additional 30 days. The public is encouraged to comment on the proposed actions by June 20, 2022. Related: 21,233-Acres of Teton, WY Backcountry May Soon be Permanently Closed to Skiers to Protect Bighorn Sheep “We appreciate the public’s interest in this process. We […] Industry News SnowBrains | May 3, 2022 0 Comments
Grand Teton National Park Seeking Public Comment Over Protecting Bighorn Sheep Area Grand Teton National Park is developing an environmental assessment to consider implementing additional management strategies to protect bighorn sheep’s winter habitat within the park. The public is encouraged to comment on the proposed actions by May 20, 2022. Related: 21,233-Acres of Teton, WY Backcountry May Soon be Permanently Closed to Skiers to Protect Bighorn Sheep Bighorn sheep have occupied the […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 21, 2022 0 Comments
Backcountry Skier Forced to Spend Night in the Tetons After Getting Stranded in Whiteout Park rangers and Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) jointly responded to rescue a stranded backcountry skier on the East Prong of Mount Owen at approximately 10:30 am this morning in Grand Teton National Park, WY. On Thursday, a local 27-year-old man solo skied a couloir on Disappointment Peak. Afterward, he climbed the Koven Couloir on Mount Owen, planning to […] SnowBrains | April 4, 2022 1 Comment
Spring Plowing Operations Next Week Will Close Roads in Grand Teton National Park, WY Over-snow access on Teton Park Road ends this weekend Spring plowing will begin in Grand Teton National Park on Monday, 14th March. The plowing operations mark the end of over-snow access on the 14-mile section of the Teton Park Road between Taggart Lake Trailhead and the Signal Mountain area. Rotary snow removal equipment and plows may be working at any […] SnowBrains | March 10, 2022 0 Comments
Jackson, WY, Man Falls to His Death in Apocalypse Couloir, Grand Teton National Park Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received a call the afternoon of February 13 about a skier involved in a fall in the Apocalypse Couloir in Death Canyon. Grand Teton National Park rangers and Teton County Search and Rescue jointly responded to the incident. Related: Skiing Apocalypse Couloir in Grand Teton N.P. with Griffin Post & TGR A climber in Death Canyon […] SnowBrains | February 14, 2022 3 Comments
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