Teton avalanche pros exempted from USFS hiring freeze
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON (WNE) — The U.S. Forest Service has granted the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center an exemption from its freeze on seasonal hiring, meaning the center will be able to operate normally…
Hiring freeze will increase risk of backcountry fatalities, forecast foundation says
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Dwayne Meadows did not mince words in a Monday letter exhorting federal officials to exempt avalanche professionals from a hiring freeze. Barring the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center…
Skiers trigger slide in Grand Teton National Park
JACKSON (WNE) — Five skiers triggered an avalanche in Grand Teton National Park on Sunday afternoon. The Teton County Search and Rescue team was contacted at 2:11 p.m. after park rangers requested helicopter assistance to respond to an injured 29-year-old…
Additional details released in fatal Prater Canyon avalanche
The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center released additional details regarding the cause of an avalanche near Star Valley Ranch that claimed the life of a skier from Alpine. The slide occurred shortly before noon in the Prater Canyon area on January 14….
Avalanche warning issued for Thursday and Friday
An avalanche warning has been issued for the Greys River, Tetons and Togwotee Pass areas by the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center. The warning went into effect Wednesday, January 17 at 5:30 p.m. and will expire at 10:00 p.m. on Friday, January…
Alpine man identified as victim of fatal Prater Canyon avalanche
An Alpine man has been identified as the victim of an avalanche that occurred Sunday in Prater Canyon, east of the Town of Star Valley Ranch. David Rice, 41, was identified by the Lincoln County Coroner’s Office as the skier…
Teton Gravity Research and B-T Avalanche Center hosting fundraiser
The following is a release from the Jackson Hole Center for the Arts – Join us for a night of rowdy snowboard action on the big screen … all for a great cause! TGR couldn’t do what we do in…
Avalanche carried Wisconsin snowmobiler into creek where he died
By Billy Arnold Jackson Hole Daily Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The 24-year-old Wisconsin man who died Thursday southeast of Smoot was killed by an avalanche that broke loose above him and carried him into a creek below. “His…
Avalanche danger ‘high’ as storm dumps snow, wind on Tetons
JACKSON (WNE) — The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center has raised the avalanche hazard to “high” in upper elevations as a winter storm brings heavy winds and snow to Jackson Hole. “Use cautious route finding as natural avalanches are likely in the…
Search & Rescue encourages avalanche safety following fatalities in Colorado and Montana
◆ Visit BridgerTetonAvalancheCenter.org for local conditions – The Star Valley Search & Rescue is reminding residents to have the correct avalanche gear and training before going into the backcountry. The reminder was posted to the SVS&R’s Facebook page following two…