Yellowstone Club, MT, Allegedly Polluting Local River The Yellowstone Club is a private ski and golf club in Montana right next to Big Sky Ski Resort, that has long been known for its exclusivity. The Yellowstone Club markets itself as the world’s only private ski and golf community, and has long been acknowledged as one of the most private communities in the country. Recently, reports claiming the […] Industry News Tyler Hatch | August 14, 2023 0 Comments
Grand Teton National Park, WY, Seeking Public Comment for Proposed Fee Changes to Camping Permits Grand Teton National Park (GTNP), WY, is seeking public comments for a potential change to backcountry camping permit fees. Currently, advanced reservations for backcountry camping permits carry a price of $45, and walk-up permits are $35, regardless of number of campers or duration of stay. According to GTNP, campers have complained about large and small groups being charged the same […] SnowBrains | August 6, 2023 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, To Be Sold To Local Wyoming Families & Other Unnamed Investors The owners of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort in Wyoming just announced they would be selling their ski resort. They are saying they will sell to some local families and a group of unnamed investors. One of the local families is Mike Corbat’s family. Mike Corbat was the CEO of Citigroup from 2012 – 2021. We understand that Mike lived in […] Industry News SnowBrains | August 3, 2023 2 Comments
Teton Village, WY, Receives Nearly $1 Million to Purchase Electric Buses The Teton Village Association Improvement and Service District will receive $945,179 in funding to buy four zero-emission battery-electric buses and charging equipment to replace diesel buses that serve nearly half a million people in and around Teton Village. President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funded this low and no emission grant, with 130 awards totaling almost $1.7 billion for transit projects […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 31, 2023 0 Comments
Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, WY, Reservation System and Advanced Tickets Available August 1st For Best Pricing and Availability, Purchase Before Oct. 1 Jackson Hole Mountain Resort (JHMR) will launch its winter 2023-24 early bird lift ticket sale and multi-resort passholder reservation system on Tuesday, Aug. 1, at 10 a.m. MDT. JHMR will continue to limit the number of tickets sold each day and will also continue to require reservations for Ikon Pass and […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 27, 2023 0 Comments
Grand Teton National Park, WY, Seeking Proposals to Provide Guided Mountain Climbing, Climbing Instruction, and Ski Mountaineering MOOSE, WY — The National Park Service has issued two concession prospectuses for contracts to provide guided mountain climbing, climbing instruction, ski mountaineering, and other services within Grand Teton National Park. Services under the new contracts are expected to begin on January 1, 2024, and each new contract will be for a 10-year term. The prospectus for these new opportunities […] Climbing SnowBrains | July 19, 2023 0 Comments
North America’s Only Summer-Only Ski Area Beartooth Basin, MT/WY, to Close Thursday for Maintenance and Crew Day America’s only summer-only ski resort, Beartooth Basin, WY/MT, will close this Thursday, June 8th, 2023, for maintenance and a crew day. The ski area is located at the border of Wyoming and Montana at almost 11,000ft (3,322m) and is not accessible by car in the winter due to snow accumulations on Beartooth Highway, which can be as high as 26ft […] Industry News SnowBrains | June 7, 2023 0 Comments
Teton Mountains, Wy-Daho: Still Up For It! Report from June 5th, 2023 We were about 70 mins into the ascent when the normally pine-y air of the tree’d Teton ridge line was invaded by a strong scent of Ale. How odd, we thought. But there was no mistaking the semi-sweet aroma. And it would be another 10 to 20 mins before we clued into its blatantly obvious […] Conditions Report Paulie | June 6, 2023 0 Comments
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