Skier Who Ducked Jackson Hole, WY Rope and Needed Rescue to Fight Charges A skier who ducked a rope and entered the Jackson Hole, WY backcountry during the period it was closed for an unprecedented three-days in February due to heavy snowfall, is fighting charges that she ignored an emergency closure. Related: Extreme Avalanche Risk Keeps Backcountry Gates at Jackson Hole, WY Remain CLOSED for a Record THIRD Day in a Row Natalie […] SnowBrains | July 18, 2019 0 Comments
Fire Destroys Lodge at White Pine Ski Area, WY A fire destroyed a lodge at the White Pine Ski Area near Pinedale, WY early Friday morning, according to officials with the Sublette County Unified Fire District, reports the JH News and Guide. The White Pine Ski Lodge caught fire at 1:20 am and sustained “heavy fire damage,” said Mike Petty, public information officer for the district. The fire did […] Fire Firebrains | July 15, 2019 0 Comments
First Wolf Sighting in Colorado Since 2015 Confirmed as Dispersing Male from Wyoming Pack The gray wolf sighted this week in northern Colorado originally came from Wyoming and is a dispersing male from the state’s Snake River pack, Wyoming Game and Fish officials have confirmed. The wolf was seen in Jackson County and also Grand County. The creature was wearing a radio collar and was last recorded Feb. 12 around South Pass in west-central […] SnowBrains | July 11, 2019 0 Comments
Hiker Helicoptered Out of Grand Teton National Park, WY After Surviving 1,200-Foot Fall A Polish man studying at the University of Minnesota fell 1,200-feet down near Paintbrush Divide in Grand Teton National Park, WY on Monday and lived to tell the tale. Related: NASA: How the Teton Mountain Range, WY Was Formed Jarek Strzalkowski, 35 lost his footing and fell over steep snowfields and rock outcroppings toward Grizzly Bear Lake. He was seriously […] Climbing CragBrains | July 10, 2019 0 Comments
Beartooth Pass, MT Finally OPENS After Being CLOSED Past 5-Days For Snow! Beartooth Pass on US-212 in Montana has reopened after being closed for 5-DAYS due to blowing and driving snow and high winds. The Pass closed on Thursday, June 20th, 2019, at 7:30 pm, and reopened June 25th at 2:30 pm. Beartooth Pass is open for the season. Watch for changing conditions to include ice, snow, drifting, rock & snow slide. The […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 26, 2019 0 Comments
Beartooth Pass, MT Has Been CLOSED For 5-Days Now Due To SNOW! Beartooth Pass on US-212 in Montana is currently closed due to blowing and driving snow and high winds and has been closed for the past 5 days. The Pass closed on Thursday, June 20th, 2019, at 7:30 pm and is currently closed as of this writing (10:30 am PDT). Beartooth Pass is closed at the Stateline due to snow & blowing […] Weather WeatherBrains | June 25, 2019 1 Comment
Beartooth Basin, WY Report: Winter Conditions on the Summer Solstice Report from June 22nd, 2019 Clearly, Beartooth Basin – the cash only, summer-only ski area located on the border of Montana/Wyoming, didn’t receive the memo that summer had officially arrived. Because they had gotten 3-4 inches of new snow the day before (on the summer solstice!), the resort was closed last Friday and had a delayed opening when we arrived […] Conditions Report Martin Kuprianowicz | June 25, 2019 0 Comments
Heavy Snow CLOSES US-212 (Beartooth Pass) in Montana Today! Blowing and drifting snow and high wind caused the Montana Department of Transportation to close 10,947′ Beartooth Pass on US-212 yesterday at 7:30pm and the pass is still closed as of this writing at 8:45pm MT. BEARTOOTH PASS IS CLOSED AT STATELINE DUE TO HIGH WINDS, SNOW, BLOWING/DRIFTING. SHOWERS ARE TO LAST UNTIL FRI NITE/SAT MORN. TRAVELERS LEAVING RED LODGE […] Industry News WeatherBrains | June 21, 2019 0 Comments
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