WYDOT moves to restrict RVs, trailers on Teton Pass
By Jeannette Boner Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — Starting this fall, drivers of certain heavy vehicles will be prohibited from using Teton Pass unless they complete a new self-certification program, the Wyoming Department of Transportation…
WYDOT plans new Teton Pass warnings
By Jeannette Boner Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — The Wyoming Department of Transportation will install stronger brake check, low gear and escape ramp warnings on Teton Pass beginning Sept. 21, addressing several concerns raised…
Another fatal crash on Teton Pass prompts another call for pass restrictions
By Jeannette Boner Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A 41-year-old Colorado man died Wednesday night in another crash on Teton Pass, intensifying calls for restrictions on heavy and high-risk vehicles one day after prosecutors charged…
Driver charged in fatal Teton Pass crash
• Trooper calls July 7 collision “totally preventable” By Jeannette Boner Jackson Hole News&Guide Via- Wyoming News Exchange JACKSON — A 22-year-old Ririe, Idaho, man has been charged with two counts of homicide by vehicle in the…
Runaway RV underscores dangers of Teton Pass
JACKSON (WNE) — As traffic slowed on the approach to Wilson around 12:30 p.m. Thursday, a runaway motorhome towing a cargo trailer barreled down Teton Pass at an estimated 45 mph, prompting one witness to fear another deadly crash…
Dump truck crash kills two, sends four to hospital and closes Teton Pass
WILSON, Wyoming — Teton Pass between the Idaho State Line and Wilson, Wyoming, was closed after a multi-car fatality crash on Tuesday. The pass is estimated to reopen between 7 p.m. and 9 p.m., according to a press release…
Skier ‘caught, carried, buried’ as avalanche cycle hits the Tetons after spring storm
JACKSON (WNE) — A skier was caught and buried in an avalanche Saturday on Teton Pass as people flocked to the backcountry after the first major storm in over a month. The skier, who survived with an injured leg,…
Glory Bowl avalanche largest in recent years
JACKSON, Wyo. – Ahead of one of the busiest travel weeks for the holiday season, the Wyoming Department of Transportation District 3 avalanche mitigation team scheduled an avalanche control mission in the early hours of Dec. 22 in response…
Phillips Fire burning near Teton Pass
Teton Interagency Fire crews are responding to the Phillips Fire, currently estimated at 1/2-acre on Phillips Bench, near Teton Pass on the Jackson Ranger District of the Bridger-Teton National Forest. Bridger-Teton North Zone fire staff, Teton County, and Teton Helitack…
Teton Pass holds opening ceremony Monday
According to information provided by the WYDOT Teton County Facebook page, work on the Teton Pass are completing the paving aspect of the project with crews working on guard rails and a plan for an opening ceremony on Monday morning. …