SnowBrains Forecast: Season Saving Storms | Feet of Snow Incoming Across Northern Rockies Busy upcoming week across the west. Source: maps.weatherbell.com This forecast was prepared at 5 pm PT on Thursday, February 29, 2024 It’s no secret that the Northern Rockies have been lagging behind this season regarding snowpack. While last week’s storm certainly helped, a very active first week of March may be just what the doctor ordered. Short-term Forecast (Now-SAT) The […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 29, 2024 0 Comments
Teton Range, WY Report: 41″ = The Largest 2-Day Storm Total in Recorded History & High Alpine Wyoming Powder Report from January 30, 2023 Yesterday, Owen Leeper & I went up high to greet the sun. The sun didn’t bring much warmth. NOAA reports showed wind chills of -50ºF and air temps of -18ºF. The Tetons just received the most snow they’ve ever recorded in any 2 day period. 41″ in 48-hours 50″ in 50-hours. 52″ storm total. “The […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | January 31, 2023 6 Comments
Middle Teton, WY Report: Southwest Couloir, Successful Summit, and Variable Snow Report from Saturday, April 24 Brought to you by 10 Barrel Brewing Grand Teton National Park, WY – After 16 miles and 7,000 feet of elevation gain in 11 hours, Josh, Quinton, Micah, and I are exhausted after climbing and skiing the Middle Teton. Having looked forward to this objective for months, I am beyond stoked about our summit and […] Conditions Report Dominic Gawel | April 26, 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
Avalanche Center Changes Name, But Its Mission Remains the Same Earlier this month, the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center (BTAC) opted to add a minor addition to their name. The organization has now rebranded itself as the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center Foundation. While the change may seem insignificant, the addition of the word “foundation’ has intentionality and purpose. Related: Avalanche Mitigation Equipment To Be Replaced Above Teton Pass, WY According to the non-profit […] Avalanche Spencer Cox | July 24, 2020 0 Comments
Jackson Hole CLOSES Tram For Rest of Season Due to Coronavirus on March 14th Jackson Hole, WY just announced that they will be closing the tram for the remainder of the season due to Coronavirus starting tomorrow, March 14th, 2020. Jackson Hole closes for the season on April 12th, 2020. Snowbird has also closed their tram for Coronavirus. Snowbird, UT CLOSES Tram Due to Coronavirus *** JACKSON HOLE MOUNTAIN RESORT’S RESPONSE Operational Changes & […] Industry News SnowBrains | March 13, 2020 0 Comments
VIDEO: Hauling Ass in 2 Tight, Spooky Teton Chutes in Deep Snow Yesterday Report from February 15th, 2020 Brought to you by Alpenglow Expeditions Yesterday, we ventured into the Teton backcountry after 6″ of new snow had fallen. Avalanche conditions didn’t increase much with the new snow. We skied lines we already knew and we were able to ski them just about as hard as we could and it was pure bliss. These […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 16, 2020 0 Comments
Jackson Hole, WY Report: The Deepest Day We’ve Ever Had Here Report from February 7th, 2020 We got on the first tram at Jackson Hole, WY today. The snow was deep. Very deep. On our 2nd run we were blown away by how deep it was. The Thunder lift was closed due to high winds for a bit this morning which left us alone without a line at Sublette for quite […] Conditions Report Miles Clark | February 8, 2020 3 Comments
VIDEO: The FIFTY – Ep. 14 | Cody Townsend Climbs and Skis Classic East Face of Middle Teton, WY [arve url="https://youtu.be/_N7S48XFYmo"] SnowBrains | October 3, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
VIDEO: TGR Drop Official Trailer to Their Fall Movie: Roadless [arve url="https://youtu.be/6PDiQL1-XpU"] SnowBrains | August 23, 2019 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Extreme Avalanche Risk Keeps Backcountry Gates at Jackson Hole, WY Remain CLOSED for a Record THIRD Day in a Row After review of the winter storm situation, a collaborative decision has yet again been made to keep the backcountry gates at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) closed for one more day. Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR), Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), Bridger Teton National Forest (BTNF) and Teton County Search and Rescue (TCSAR) have determined that the backcountry gates will […] Industry News SnowBrains | February 28, 2019 0 Comments
Skier Airlifted Off Teton Pass, WY with Spinal and Head Injuries | 2nd Rescue in 3-Days Teton County Search and Rescue responded to a call from an injured skier Saturday afternoon in the second incident on Teton Pass in a matter of days, reports the JH News and Guide. Undersheriff Matt Carr said the call came in about 2 pm Saturday. “We responded to a 36-year-old male local who had stuck his ski tip in the snow, […] Industry News Steven Agar | November 12, 2018 0 Comments
Your Support Needed to Help Improve the Teton Area Avalanche Forecast A Facebook post by the Friends of Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center is asking for your support to help include specialized weather data from Grand Teton National Park (GTNP) backcountry weather stations in their avalanche forecasts. Here’s the entire release… THERE IS CURRENTLY NO SPECIALIZED WEATHER DATA SOURCED FROM GRAND TETON’S BACKCOUNTRY THAT INFORMS THE TETON AREA AVALANCHE FORECAST. HELP US CHANGE THAT. WE […] Avalanche SnowBrains | August 4, 2018 0 Comments
Teton County Search and Rescue Attend to Two Separate Incidents on Monday Afternoon Rescuers in Grand Teton National Park had to attend to two separate incidents this Monday afternoon just gone. Park rangers worked in tandem with Teton County Search and Rescue volunteers to conduct a helicopter-based rescue of an injured skier who was caught in an avalanche in Death Canyon on Monday afternoon. Then later the same afternoon, rangers completed a ground-based […] Avalanche AvyBrains | March 22, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Owen Leeper Skiing An Epic Line In The Teton Backcountry Last Winter Owen Leeper recently shared this video of him skiing an epic line in the Teton Backcountry last winter. The area got buried in snow, so it was one heck of a winter to enjoy the all time conditions. Owen did just that and we can’t wait to see what he has in store for us this season. Weather Chris Wallner | January 9, 2018 0 Comments
VIDEO: Sammy Luebke Shreds Some INSANE Teton Backcountry [arve url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6JkCS5smec"] Chris Wallner | April 12, 2017 0 Likes 2 Tweets 0 Comments