Avalanche danger ‘Considerable’ up to 9,000 feet
With temperature forecasts this week calling for temperatures to crest 60 degrees, the latest avalanche forecasts are asking riders and back country enthusiasts to be cautious. The following forecast is for Monday, April 10, 2023 from jhavalanche.org. “Dangerous avalanche conditions will…
Recent snowfall welcome following warm November
◆ Average precipitation in November, but above average temperatures hurts snowpack. Snowfall this week is a welcomed sight after an average November in Star Valley did little to build snowpack thanks to above average temperatures. Following a dry winter last…
November storms adding to SV high country snow depths
◆ Commissary at 32-inches The latest mid November snow storms added to the early winter snow depths in Star Valley’s high country. As of Tuesday, Nov. 17, Commissary Ridge, at the 9,300 foot elevation had a 32-inch snow depth. Blind…
Snow and wind raise avalanche danger across the Bridger-Teton
◆ 74 mph wind gusts buffet Mount Coffin in early days of 2020. Snow and wind has been the story in Southwest Wyoming this week. The Kemmerer and Bridger Valley areas saw impressive wind gusts, but Mount Coffin tallied the…
Commissary avalanche claims the life of Utah man
A 35-year-old Utah man has died at the Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center after he was buried for a short time in the Commissary Ridge area of the Bridger-Teton National forest southeast of Star Valley. Brennan Walpole was snowmobiling with…