GALLATIN COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE WEST YELLOWSTONE — On Wednesday, Rescuers with Gallatin County Sheriff’s Search & Rescue in West Yellowstone assisted a snowmobiler who was injured...
YELLOWSTONE PUBLIC AFFAIRS On Aug. 1, applications opened for the 2019-2020 winter lottery for permits to snowmobile in Yellowstone National Park without a commercial guide. Authorized...
A contributor to avalanche accidents? By Eric Knoff EBS Contributor Impulse decision-making may lead backcountry travelers into harm’s way, because when riding in the backcountry, one...
By Eric Knoff EBS Contributor When skiing or riding in the backcountry, recognizing signs of instability plays an important role in assessing snow safety. Cracking and...
EBS STAFF A 40-year-old snowmobiler was buried and killed by an avalanche yesterday, approximately 19 miles north of West Yellowstone in the southern Madison Range. Just...
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK Yellowstone National Park on Sept. 1 began accepting applications for permits for non-commercially guided snowmobile trips into the park during the 2016-2017 season....
This is a guest masthead letter from Montana Gov. Steve Bullock, first published in the Feb. 6 issue of the Explore Big Sky newspaper. On behalf...
Occupation? Owner of TitanStraps Age? 44 Where did you learn to ski? Alyeska, Alaska Where do you live now? Bozeman If you weren’t doing this, what...
Five Montana fatalities since Jan. 1 By Tyler Allen Explore Big Sky Associate Editor An 18-year-old man from Lake Lillian, Minn. died in an avalanche Tuesday...
By Eric Knoff Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center A bitter cold snap hit the Northern Rockies in early December, turning much of the existing snowpack to...
