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Why Jackson Hole Mountain Resortâs short-lived Gaper Day fire started is unknown, but an errant firework may have been the reason.
Thatâs according to resort risk director and Teton Village Fire Department Chief Jon Bishop, who told the Jackson Hole Daily he was âuncertain of a causeâ but suspected fireworks.
âThe fire had originated up in the trees a bit, so thatâs pretty much the only cause I could think of,â Bishop said.
Fire Marshall Kathy Clay likewise couldnât pin down an official reason for the blaze, but she and Jackson Hole Fire/EMS Chief Brady Hansen thought it was probably âhuman caused.â
UPDATE, 5:23 p.m.: As quickly as it began, the fire whose smoke dominated the skyline near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort this afternoon has been put out. Resort spokeswoman Anna Cole told the News&Guide the blaze had been extinguished, putting an end to one of the more dangerous Gaper Day moments in recent memory.
ORIGINAL STORY, 5:16 P.M.: There is a fire burning at Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, about an hour after the lifts stopped spinning for Gaper Day 2021.
Resort spokeswoman Anna Cole told the News&Guide that a stand of downed trees was burning near the Sundance run under the Bridger Gondola shortly after 5 p.m., and pictures from the scene showed a plume of smoke rising from that area.