The Jackson Hole Chamber of Commerce is encouraging visitors to prepare for reduced services.
Recreation
‘Everybody’s mixing together’ at latin dance nights
Although Jackson is known for its country swing dance scene, other kinds of dance are taking the region by storm.
Skiers may be leaving ‘forever chemicals’ in the local environment
At least one Jackson shop is helping collect ski wax with PFAS from residents.
Snowpack event sees record turnout amid hazardous avalanche conditions
About 100 Jacksonites gathered to talk about the dangerous backcountry conditions, which could be here to stay for the winter season.
Skier from Alpine dies in backcountry avalanche
The fatality marks the first-known backcountry skiing death in more than a year and recreators are warned of high avalanche risk for the next several days.
Avalanche professionals: beware ‘powder fever’ this weekend
With the ongoing winter storm and spikes in avalanche danger, experts are urging skiers and riders to stay out of terrain that could slide.
Wyoming’s only avalanche center creates community observation page for eastern half of the state
The Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center has long served Northwest Wyoming. Now it’ll also cater to the Big Horn, Sierra Madre and Snowy Mountain ranges.
A ‘snow drought’ is leaving the West’s mountains high and dry
“It’s really going to be dependent on what we see in January and February,” said one climatologist. “We’re really going to need an active January and February to make up these deficits and be okay.”
Small ski resorts struggle to open in the early season with a lack of snow. What’s their future?
Last year saw massive snowfall – bringing lots of skiers out. But the couple years before that were a drought, and this one is shaping up to be similar.
