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It’s simply insane in Jackson, WY right now…2/10/2017 INBOUNDS skier-triggered avalanche CLOSED Snow King ski area today. “Massive wind storm” downed 17 power lines on Tuesday and left left Teton Village without power and the Jackson Hole ski resort closed until at least Monday. All the hotels in Teton Village had to be evacuated due to the loss of power. It’s been POURING rain up to 8,500′ Wednesday, Thursday, and today (44ºF at midnight last night). The Avalanche Danger is Extreme and High in the Tetons today and yesterday Avalanche Warning Issued by NOAA and Bridger-Teton Avy Center today and yesterday Flood Warning Issued by NOAA yesterday Teton Pass, WY closed on Tuesday and has not reopened since. It’s estimated to reopen on Saturday. Nearly all roads leaving Jackson, WY are currently closed. You can’t exactly leave Jackson right now…

Epic! Nice day/trail report!

Elk did this several years ago -- on a MUCH smaller scale when the compressor building burned. They built an outdoor compressor manifold and had generators to run it in place in under a week. There are folks who specialize in this type of recovery. Its just the amount of power that is needed. They could place the units strategically around the resort, the larger ones are trailer based.

Wow! That's a shame and a huge problem for so many folks. Is it possible to run the mountain on Generators? Some of those Trailer mounted generators can crank out a lot of power. maybe a bunch of these babies!

"It's so weird to hear them assume everyone speaks French. I was greeted in French throughout the day." By Law: French must be the predominant language on signs, retail or food service employees always greet customers in French, and there are even laws dictating whether parents can send their children to English or French school

What is more dangerous: What these guys are doing or 68 MPH on the ungroomed, uncrowded slopes at Jackson Hole?? I don't know myself.

Jerry of the day!

Ill just leave this for GSS: Corbets 1/24/17

The replacement guy was just trying to piss you all off so you would leave. He took the money then spent the afternoon with the chick who was into whirlybirds free skiing and then giving her his whirling bird the rest of the evening. it's a good gig if you can get it!

Do you guys know of any Demo Days scheduled in Pennsylvania?

Why did Elk stop making snow last night? Guns are off and lights are out?

"Once open, we will honor mid week pricing daily (including weekends) through December 23"

He was a used care salesman!

Plattekill cam just now! http://www.plattekill.com/webcam/image1.jpg

MAY Day at Boulder video!

Hope this helps!

I've been thread-jacked! Closed today. Upper and Lower Fast Track still closed. Too cold for snow making!

Closed today. Upper and Lower Fast Track closed. So much for the big holiday weekend theory!

KC is right of course. But.... Closed today. Upper and Lower Fast Track closed.

Sure it is, if you want to visit your financial adviser, stop at Guitar Center, get a ppretzel at Aunt Annies and check out the mattress sales at the Sleep number store!

I am growing up and live in NEPA and I was season Passholder at the original Montage for 10 years. Skied both weekend days and at least one night a week. I spent my time lapping the North Face and cruising Fast Track and RunAway. White Lightning had not been cut yet. As the urban sprawl grew up around the mountain it began to feel less and less like a skier's mountain and more like a shit show. That, together with the ever increasing influx of unsupervised 15 year old boys pushed me away. What would happen is that mom would drop the boys off in the morning and pick them up at 4:30. They would roam the mountain and menace anyone and everyone for the fun of it. I always marvel at folks from the from Philly and NYC when they tell me how excited they are to have a ski vacation at Montage. Its not what i have in mind when i think if going skiing to get a way from it all. IMHO! Sorry KC, but i suspect you share some of these sentiments. Not sure why the infatuation; in fact had forgotten about it til you guys kept bringing it up. Agree that there are times when its not financially worthwhile, but then again when the rest of the mountain is open, why not try to get this up and running.

Closed today. Upper and lower Fast Track closed.

Wow, Elk's Facebook page said they closed at 12:30 today. Will this add a 1/2 day to the end of the season or does this count toward the 100 day guarantee?

The whole place is closed today! Though you would be hard pressed to tell that from the Trail's report and the conditions page unless you read it carefully.

Closed today. Upper and lower Fast Track closed. From their website this morning: "We’ve got 22 trails open, the only two that remain are Upper and Lower Fast Track, we’ve begun the work here, and that’ll resume once favorable temps return later this week."