After the first big snow in Telluride, about 30 ski patrollers gathered for a practice picket at the town roundabout, calling for higher wages and better protections as contract negotiations with the resort continue.
Recreation
Wydaho resorts postpone opening dates
Ski lifts sit idle at Snow King Mountain Resort, Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Grand Targhee Resort as skiers await the season’s start.
Avalanche safety presenters aim to bring awareness to rescue ‘gap’
A University of Utah doctor says the rescue world should prepare more for what happens after unburying avalanche victims.
$5 million needed for Teton Pass pathway
Advocates have begun fundraising for a section of pathway that, if built, would connect Wydaho skiers, bikers and hikers across Teton Pass.
Resort-goers will have fewer parking spaces at the Stilson lot this ski season
The popular bus stop and carpool meet-up to get to Jackson Hole Mountain Resort will hold about 40% fewer cars this winter.
Heavy lift drones among tech advancements at rescue conference
Hundreds of rescuers from around the world convene in Jackson to compare techniques and gear.
Parks cope as shutdown stretches past day 10
Guide business owner reports GTNP is clean but worker morale is low.
Parks remain open with reduced capacity
The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is encouraging visitors to prepare for reduced services.
Government shutdown threatens GTNP, BTNF jobs
Former Bridger-Teton National Forest Supervisor says more federal firings would be “devastating” for the U.S. Forest Service.
