The Lead
Welcome to the Cairn!
It's the second half of August, so you know what that means: Time to start pontificating about winter snow.
Will it Snow? The first 2024-2025 United States Winter Forecast Preview is here.
It's the middle of August, peak summer season has passed, ski resorts are announcing opening dates and all that leads to one key question: Will it snow this winter?
Development
Big Sky Is Building A Stunning Glass Canopy Over The Lone Peak Tram Bottom Station
Construction is currently underway on a large, 400 glass panel canopy that will cover the Lone Peak Tram's loading platform at Big Sky.
Will Taos Ski Valley get its new gondola?
Taos is proposing various improvements, including a gondola that would connect the Frontside to Kachina Basin.
Environment
3 Colorado wolf pups caught on video confirmed to be part of Grand County pack
Outdoorsman Mike Usalavage posted the video Aug. 17. The pups appear completely unaware of his truck — or his own two dogs — as they splash in a puddle in an undisclosed aspen grove.
Danger
Iconic Jackson Hole Bar Cleared Out By Bear Spray Blast
Guests of Jackson Hole's Million Dollar Cowboy Bar were hit with an unwelcome cloud of bear spray this past weekend.
Woman Lost for 4 Days During Spiritual Quest in Colorado Mountains Is Rescued
Gina Chase went camping with an organization that recommended participants fast and discouraged cellphones during a spiritual retreat, the authorities said.
Climber missing for days in Montana's Glacier National Park
Grant Marcuccio, 32, separated from his hiking group and didn't appear at a rendezvous spot, park officials said.
