Skier survives Sunday avalanche
JACKSON (WNE) — An avalanche south of Jackson Hole Mountain Resort caught and carried — but did not fully bury — a skier on Sunday. The skier survived. A picture posted to the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center’s observation page showed…
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…
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…