[PHOTOS] Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Parks Report: Be Bear Aware – Road Trip and Wildlife Watching As the crisp autumn air descends and the aspens turn gold, many of us are still looking for outdoor adventures before the peaks are covered in snow. For those in the right places, bear watching is one of them. Why is fall one of the best times to see these magnificent animals? Bears are preparing for winter hibernation and have […] Trip Report Claire Weiss | October 5, 2025 0 Comments
Yellowstone National Park Announces Lottery for 2025-26 Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program Beginning Friday, August 1, people may apply to the 2025-26 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial guide. Authorized in 2013, the Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program allows permit holders to enter the park for up to three days with a group of up to five snowmobilers. This year’s lottery will be open from […] National Parks Press Release | July 25, 2025 0 Comments
Woman Jailed for Walking 10-Feet Off Boardwalk at Old Faithful Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, WY Angela Flaherty, a 44-year-old resident of Seattle, Washington, has been sentenced to seven days in jail after pleading guilty to violating federal regulations at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. Flaherty left the designated boardwalk near Old Faithful geyser and walked approximately 10 feet onto the cone, an area strictly off-limits to visitors. Another park visitor partially captured her actions on video […] SnowBrains | April 10, 2025 0 Comments
Search & Rescue Teams Actively Look for Missing 22-Year-Old Hiker in Remote Southeast Corner of Yellowstone National Park, WY Yellowstone National Park requests the public’s assistance in locating Austin King, a 22-year-old male last heard from on Tuesday, September 17, when he called friends and family from the summit of Eagle Peak in the park’s remote southeast corner. King has been described as six feet tall, weighing around 160 pounds, with brown hair and hazel eyes. He typically wears […] Press Release | September 22, 2024 0 Comments
Yellowstone National Park, WY, Announces Lottery For 23/24 Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access From next Tuesday, August 1, 2023, interested snowmobilers may apply for the 23/24 season lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park, WY, without a commercial guide. Authorized in 2013, the Non-Commercially Guided Snowmobile Access Program allows permit-holders to enter the park for up to three days with a group of up to five snowmobilers. This year’s lottery will be […] Industry News SnowBrains | July 26, 2023 0 Comments
Human Foot Still in Shoe Found Floating in Hot Spring at Yellowstone National Park An area of Yellowstone National Park was closed yesterday after an employee found a human foot, still in its shoe, floating in a hot spring. An investigation is underway after the macabre discovery in the Abyss Pool on Tuesday, National Park officials report. No further information is available at this time. The area has since reopened. “Tuesday’s discovery at Abyss Pool […] SnowBrains | August 19, 2022 0 Comments
Yellowstone National Park Flood Recovery Update: Visitors With a Day-Use Ticket Can Drive the Tower Junction to Slough Creek Road Corridor Starting Aug. 3 It’s critical that visitors traveling to the park stay informed about what’s open and closed In the park’s continuing efforts to expand visitor access, effective Aug. 3 through Oct. 31, 2022, visitors with a day-use ticket will be able to drive the road corridor from Tower Junction to Slough Creek to park and hike, fish and watch wildlife. This section […] SnowBrains | August 2, 2022 0 Comments
NASA: The Catastrophic Flooding of Yellowstone National Park This year has been historic for Yellowstone National Park in more ways than one. Founded in 1872, America’s first national park is celebrating its 150th anniversary. It also experienced historic flooding, with rivers cresting at heights not seen in 100 years. Related: Yellowstone National Park’s South Loop Will Reopen to the Public on June 22 In the second week of […] SnowBrains | June 23, 2022 0 Comments
Northern Portion of Yellowstone National Park Likely to Remain Closed for “Substantial Length of Time” Due to Severely Damaged Infrastructure: Limited Opening Possible Next Week Historic flooding wreaked havoc in Yellowstone National Park earlier this week, forcing the park to evacuate all visitors and seal off entrances until the flood waters subsided. Well, now the rains have stopped and park crews are assessing the damage—it isn’t good. Aerial assessments conducted Monday, June 13, by Yellowstone show major damage to multiple sections of road between the […] SnowBrains | June 17, 2022 0 Comments
[PHOTOS & VIDEOS] Yellowstone National Park Closed and Evacuated Due to Substantial Flooding, Rockslides, and Mudslides [arve url="https://youtu.be/uzm5Be286zc"] SnowBrains | June 14, 2022 Likes Tweets 0 Comments
Yellowstone NP Mountain Name Changed | Previously Named After Man Who Led Massacre of American Indians Yellowstone National Park announced yesterday that Mount Doane is now named First Peoples Mountain. The announcement follows a 15-0 vote affirming the change by the U.S. Board on Geographic Names (BGN), the federal body responsible for maintaining uniform geographic name usage throughout the federal government. Related: Squaw Valley, CA Announces New Name: Palisades Tahoe First Peoples Mountain is a 10,551-foot […] SnowBrains | June 10, 2022 0 Comments
Top 10 Things to Know About Visiting Yellowstone National Park This Summer Season Commemorate 150 Years of Yellowstone; Protect the park for the next 150 years On March 1, 150 years ago, Yellowstone became America’s first national park for all to enjoy. Within Yellowstone’s 2.2 million acres, visitors have unparalleled opportunities to observe wildlife in an intact ecosystem, explore geothermal areas that contain half the world’s active geysers, and view geologic wonders like […] SnowBrains | May 26, 2022 1 Comment
Forrest Fenn’s Treasure Was Discovered in This National Park, but Rangers Want to Keep Exact Location a Secret It’s been almost two years since Forrest Fenn’s riddle was solved, and the $2 million worth of treasure he’d buried was found. Until recently, the only thing we knew about its location was that it was in Wyoming. Until now. A recent article on Outside Online has revealed that the treasure was buried in ‘an iconic American landmark’ in Yellowstone National […] SnowBrains | May 9, 2022 0 Comments
Yellowstone Employee Suffers Serious Burn Injuries After Leaving Boardwalk at Old Faithful Geyser A 19-year-old woman suffered second- and third-degree burns to 5% of her body yesterday at Old Faithful geyser in Yellowstone National Park. The woman, from Rhode Island, is a concessions employee in the park. Park rangers provided initial care before she was taken by ambulance to West Yellowstone and then life-flighted to the Burn Center at Eastern Idaho Regional Medical […] SnowBrains | September 17, 2021 0 Comments
Woman Cited After Getting Too Close to Grizzly Bear in Yellowstone National Park [arve url="https://youtu.be/-vJJKPT4ESk"] SnowBrains | July 29, 2021 Likes Tweets 3 Comments
New June Visitation Records Set at 7 National Parks Pent-up demand for travel is playing out across the United States as seven National Parks have seen record-breaking visitation for the month of June. The largest increase percentage-wise has been seen in Maine’s Acadia National Park where 660,779 visitors were recorded in June alone. This number marks a 228 percent increase from the COVID stricken 2020 season and a 34 […] Industry News Lucas Gauthier | July 22, 2021 0 Comments
The Biggest Threat to Yellowstone National Park All 3,472 miles of Yellowstone National Park are in danger as the world continues to battle climate change. Yellowstone National Park, which stretches between Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho, is foreseeing its hottest period within the last 800,000 years. While the climate has been seen behaving like nothing before, it isn’t something unexpected for Yellowstone. Since 1950, the park has been […] Industry News Breya Bergom | July 16, 2021 0 Comments
Man Jailed For Running Up to Old Faithful Wearing Raccoon Skin Hat and Waving American Flag Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced on July 2nd, 2021, that Aaron E. Merritt, age 37, of Madison, Maine pleaded guilty to trespassing on the Old Faithful thermal area in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Merritt appeared in front of Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman in Mammoth Hot Springs, Wyoming, on July 1, 2021, for the arraignment and sentencing. Related: […] SnowBrains | July 6, 2021 0 Comments
Man Jailed for Disorderly Conduct and Threatening Yellowstone Staff While Drunk and High Acting United States Attorney Bob Murray announced today that Kyle F. Campbell, 31, of Fairmont, Indiana, pleaded guilty to charges stemming from an incident that occurred on June 21, 2021, in Yellowstone National Park (YNP). Campbell appeared for arraignment and sentencing before United States Magistrate Judge Mark L. Carman in Mammoth, Wyoming, on June 23, 2021. Related: VIDEO: Grizzly Bear […] SnowBrains | July 1, 2021 0 Comments
Beartooth Highway (US-212) Will Open for the Summer on Friday, May 28 Weather-permitting, the Beartooth Highway (US-212) between Red Lodge, Montana, and Cooke City, Montana, will open May 28, 2021, at 8 am, Yellowstone National Park announced yesterday. Related: Beartooth Basin Ski Area, WY/MT Suspends Opening Day Ticket Sales But Still Hoping for May 28th The announcement is great news for Beartooth Basin, North America’s only summer-only ski area, which had been […] SnowBrains | May 27, 2021 0 Comments
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