Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, Just Issued More Backcountry User Days for the Upcoming Ski Season A recent approval from the Bridger-Teton National Forest means that Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, guides will now be able to host more skiers in the Teton backcountry. For more than 30 years Jackson Hole has offered guided backcountry expeditions surrounding their permit area, and now the popular service will be able to take more adventurous skiers into the backcountry. […] Industry News Lucas Gauthier | August 13, 2021 3 Comments
Santiago Vega Makes First Ever Disabled Ski Descent of the Grand Teton, WY View this post on Instagram A post shared by Santiago Vega (@santi.summits) Santiago Vega just became the first disabled athlete to complete a ski descent of the Grand Teton. Related: VIDEO: The FIFTY – Ep. 12 | Jimmy Chin Joins Cody Townsend in The Grand Teton TGR reports that Vega was accompanied by IFMGA guide Mark Smiley. They made […] Industry News SnowBrains | April 22, 2021 1 Comment
We Know That Grand Targhee, WY Is On Your Bucket List, But It’s Time To Check That Off! Brought to you by Grand Targhee Resort Nestled in the iconic Teton Range between Wyoming and Idaho, Grand Targhee Resort was the West’s best-kept secret until word got out that they get more snow than almost any other resort, consistently ranking in the Top Five for the most snowfall in all of North America. In the last few years, the appreciation for […] Featured Article Lucy Ferneyhough | March 23, 2021 1 Comment
Hunting Efforts Have Reduced Invasive Teton Goat Population To 29 Why are they being hunted? Mountain goats are an invasive species in the Teton Range. An invasive species is an organism that causes ecological harm to an environment in which it is not native. These mountain goats are harming native Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep by increasing competition for extremely limited resources and contributing to disease transmission. Currently, the population of […] Miles Wong | March 17, 2021 1 Comment
Skier Killed in Grand Teton National Park, WY Avalanche Monday The avalanche fatality death-toll rose in Wyoming this afternoon when a 33-year-old man was buried in an avalanche in Grand Teton National Park. According to Teton County Coroner, Matthew Brian of Jackson and originally from Pennsylvania was killed in an avalanche at approximately 12:30 pm on Monday, February 22. Jackson Hole News and Guide reports that park rangers and Teton […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 22, 2021 0 Comments
VIDEO: The Otter Body Experience | Conveying the Adventure and Camaraderie of Skiing a Difficult Route on the Grand Teton, WY [arve url="https://youtu.be/bcsQG3HZkYU"] SnowBrains | December 14, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: “A Grand Journey,” an Award Winning Short Film about Climbing in the Tetons [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sQChSE-fCg"] SnowBrains | August 14, 2020 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks to Open Gates to the Public on Monday Both Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks will begin to slowly open their gates to the public on Monday, May 18. Yellowstone will open its gates at noon and has announced a three-phased plan that initially opens only south and east entrances in Wyoming. Similarly, Grand Teton National Park gates will also open at noon Monday to recreational access and initial […] SnowBrains | May 16, 2020 0 Comments
Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks Closed | Parks Canada Shuts Down all Canadian Parks In a press release yesterday, the National Park Service announced that Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks will be closing with immediate effect, to help prevent the spread of coronavirus. Officials had been continuously reducing public access to National Park Service sites across the country while promoting social distancing for people who still visited the park sites that remained open, but […] SnowBrains | March 25, 2020 0 Comments
Plan to Shoot Goats from Helicopters in Grand Teton National Park, WY Suspended Efforts to shoot mountain goats from a helicopter in Grand Teton National Park, WY have been suspended after an open letter from governor Mark Gordon prompted Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to intervene. Related: Aggressive Goats Addicted to Human Urine Airlifted Out of Olympic National Park, WA Park officials were ordered to suspend the culling Friday night, hours after the effort […] SnowBrains | February 24, 2020 0 Comments
Controversial Plans Approved For Huge Cell Coverage Expansion in Grand Teton, WY Grand Teton National Park just approved controversial plans for cell coverage on their land in what is the start of the biggest expansion of telecoms coverage in the history of the National Park Service. Nine mobile phone towers and 63 miles of fiber optic cables are to be installed across the 310,000-acre Grand Teton Park in Wyoming. The approval goes against the […] SnowBrains | September 4, 2019 0 Comments
Skier Who Ducked Jackson Hole, WY Rope and Needed Rescue Changes Plea to Guilty Natalie Burns, 32, who got lost and had to be rescued from Granite Canyon after ducking a rope and entering a closed area outside Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY pleaded guilty last week instead of going ahead with her scheduled trial. Related: Skier Who Ducked Jackson Hole, WY Rope and Needed Rescue to Fight Charges Two of her codefendants had […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 28, 2019 0 Comments
Grand Teton Rangers Kept Busy with a Couple of Helicopter Rescues It was a busy week last week for Grand Teton search and rescue teams, with a couple of helicopter rescues, including an overnight rescue. Grand Teton National Park rangers responded Wednesday evening, July 17, to a member of a climbing group that seriously injured her leg and was unable to move. At approximately 5:40 p.m. a park ranger hiking in […] SnowBrains | July 22, 2019 0 Comments
VIDEO: The FIFTY – Ep. 12 | Jimmy Chin Joins Cody Townsend in The Grand Teton [arve url="https://youtu.be/lWaV6VLxXHo"] SnowBrains | May 10, 2019 0 Likes 1 Tweet 0 Comments
Grand Teton National Park Issues Emergency Closure of Jackson Hole, WY’s Backcountry Gates In what may be an unprecedented first, officials at Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) have requested that Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY immediately close backcountry gates exiting the resort into GTNP. NOAA has issued an Avalanche Warning for the Jackson Hole area. * AVALANCHE DANGER…STRONG WINDS, HEAVY SNOWFALL AND WARMING TEMPERATURES HAVE CREATED VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS AND INCREASED THE […] Avalanche AvyBrains | February 26, 2019 0 Comments
Grand Teton National Park, Free Entrance On Saturday To Celebrate National Public Lands Day Celebrate National Public Lands Day this Saturday with FREE admission to Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. Located near the town of Jackson, Wyoming and on of our favorite ski resorts in the world Jackson Hole. Get out into the National Forests and enjoy fall colors, amazing hiking weather and the snow dusted peaks of the Tetons. National Park Service, U.S. […] Industry News LadyBrains | September 26, 2017 0 Comments
Exum Mountain Guides in Jackson Hole, WY Pay Hefty Fine to Government Over Guide Death An investigation following the death of an Exum Mountain Guides staff member this summer leads to two citations and a hefty fine of $7,350 for the Wyoming based company. On July 23rd, 2016 Gary Falk fell to his death during the down climb of a guided trip on the Grand Teton. Park rangers believe that during a rappel procedure the knot […] Dylan Cautela | February 23, 2017 0 Comments
Why Wyoming’s Tetons Get So Much Snow Notorious for its jagged peaks, deep snow and world-class skiing, Wyoming’s Teton Range spreads north to south along the Idaho border. Home to infamous backcountry lines and resorts like Jackson Hole and Grand Targhee, the Tetons boast some of the best snow stats in the country. Weather ameliatraynor | January 19, 2017 3 Comments
“Fall Line” Steve Shea Takes on Grand Teton in this Oscar Contender The short film “Fall Line” introduced extreme ski mountaineering to North America. Shot in 1978, under primitive conditions, the film went on the be nominated for an Academy Award. Prior to this project little documentation of the sport existed. So climbers/cinematographers, Bob Carmichael and Greg Lowe set out to capture the essence of what it took to ascent and ski Grand Teton in Wyoming. […] Robin Azer | October 15, 2016 0 Comments
UPDATE: Details Emerge About Mountain Guide Death on Grand Teton, WY 42-year-old Exum mountain guide Gary Falk fell to his death while guiding clients on the Grand Teton on Saturday. New information has revealed that Gary had unclipped from an anchor at the top of the Owen-Spalding rappel to free a piece of gear that had become stuck. The piece of gear was a rappel device that was being raised to […] Industry News CragBrains | July 26, 2016 4 Comments
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