Over the weekend a tourist left a handgun by the Taggart Lake trail in Grand Teton National Park. The man had a concealed carry permit from Utah but was cited for disorderly conduct and creating a hazardous condition. Just after noon Saturday someone found the gun and took it to park volunteers at the nearby trailhead, who called dispatch. The gun owner reported the gun missing about an hour later, according to Grand Teton National Park spokesman C.J. Adams. The gun slipped out of the manâs backpack when he was changing layers, Adams said.
A Jackson man was arrested for felony possession and driving under the influence of a controlled substance after an April 8 speed stop. The 29-year-old was reportedly accelerating and passing people on Broadway and speeding 36 in a 25 mph zone as he reached Town Square. When officers approached they could smell marijuana coming from the car, Jackson Police Sgt. Russ Ruschill said. The man admitted to smoking half an hour before driving, and h
MOOSE, Wyoming (AP) An avalanche swept a skier a thousand feet down a mountainside to his death in Grand Teton National Park, officials said. Matthew Brien, 33, of Jackson, Wyoming was leading a group through a narrow couloir known as the Broken Thumb on Monday when an avalanche broke off above him, park officials […]
The following is a news release from Grand Teton National Park
Teton Interagency Dispatch Center received an emergency call at approximately 12 p.m. today, Monday, February 22, about a skier involved in an avalanche in the Broken Thumb Couloir on the peak known as 25 Short in Grand Teton National Park.
Park rangers, Teton County Search and Rescue members, and Bridger-Teton National Forest personnel jointly responded to the incident.
A party of three local residents departed from the Taggart Lake Trailhead this morning, with an intent to ski the Broken Thumb Couloir. The party was skiing one at a time in the upper part of the couloir. Matthew Brien, a 33-year-old Jackson, Wyoming resident, was leading the group, entering the narrow area of the couloir above the rappels when an avalanche occurred.