Jumbo Glacier, BC Will Be Forever Wild! Mega-Resort Plans Finally Scrapped After nearly 30 years a major controversial ski resort plan has finally been shut down for good. Jumbo Glacier, located in south-eastern British Columbia, would have been a year-round resort and the highest-elevation ski area in North American. To many people’s delight, the final decision was made on January 18th, 2020 for full termination of the project. Related: We Don’t Need […] Industry News Ryan Nadiak | January 30, 2020 0 Comments
Grizzly Bear Attacks and Mauls 4th Hunter in a Week in Same Montana Wilderness Area A hunter has been mauled by a grizzly bear in the same Montana wilderness where three hunters were injured in two separate incidents last week, reports USA Today. Related: VIDEO: Street-Fighting Grizzly Bears Get Nasty in B.C. While Wolf Watches The hunter, from Ohio, was treated for unspecified injuries and released from the hospital after being attacked in the Gravelly […] SnowBrains | September 26, 2019 0 Comments
Teenage Boy Fends Off Grizzly Bear Attack Using his Bear Spray A 17-year-old boy was attacked by a grizzly bear on Sunday while he was out in the woods searching for shed antlers south of Ennis, MT reports USA Today. The teen was vacationing in a cabin with his family when “he was walking down a hill around 2 pm and heard a ‘thump’ behind him,” Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks […] SnowBrains | April 12, 2019 0 Comments
Mother and Baby Killed in Grizzly Bear Attack in Yukon, Canada A young mother and her 10-month-old daughter have been mauled to death in a grizzly bear attack just meters from their cabin in a remote area of Canada’s Yukon territory, the BBC reports. Gjermund Roesholt found the bodies of his wife, Valerie Theoret, 37, and 10-month-old daughter Adele Roesholt, when he returned to their home near Einarson Lake, a remote area […] SnowBrains | November 29, 2018 0 Comments
Victory For Environmentalists as Judge Puts Grizzly Bears Back on Endangered Species List Last month a judge stepped in to stop the opening of the first grizzly bear hunting season in Wyoming and Idaho in 40 years, first postponing it two weeks, then an extra two weeks. US District Judge Dana Christensen wanted more time to review how the US Fish and Wildlife Service had gone about removing federal protection for Yellowstone grizzlies under […] SnowBrains | September 28, 2018 0 Comments
UPDATE: Judge Blocks Grizzly Hunting in Wyoming and Idaho For a Further Two Weeks UPDATE: Friday 14th September U.S. District Judge Dana Christensen is delaying the start of the first grizzly bear hunts in decades in the Rockies by two more weeks, according to the Associated Press. Opponents of the hunts in Wyoming and Idaho asked the judge Wednesday for another two-week delay while the judge considers whether federal protections for grizzlies should be restored. […] SnowBrains | September 14, 2018 1 Comment
Conditions Report: Beehive Basin, MT. Grizzly Bears and Corn! Across the country, Memorial Day is the unofficial start of summer. In Montana it’s the official start of the summer ski season with the opening of the Beartooth Highway. I’d planned to make the 3.5 hour drive today, but bailed after reading the pass is only open to the Montana/Wyoming border. Most of the good skiing is 5 miles into […] Conditions Report Mike Lavery | May 28, 2018 1 Comment
Mountain Biker Collides With Grizzly Bear In MT, Grizzly Kills Biker On June 29th, 2016 Brad Treat, a Forest Service Law Enforcement Officer, was riding his mountain bike with a friend near West Glacier Montana on a trail called the “Outer Loop” in the Flathead National Forest in the “Green Gates Trails” system when he came around a corner with limited visibility and hit a Grizzly Bear. The investigation reported that his shoes […] Industry News LadyBrains | August 21, 2017 5 Comments