Winter
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With winter approaching, W.Y.D.O.T. reminds Wyoming residents of the department’s Snowplow Priority Plan – which means they may find certain routes unplowed during heavy snowstorms. The Snowplow Priority Plan prioritizes plowing efforts on the busiest highways, like interstates, before rural routes. The plan helps to strategize plowing to maximize community connectivity while maintaining cost-effective operations.…
“Unforeseen circumstances” have prevented the printing of new maps for Winter 2022-2023, so Wyoming snowmobilers will have to find their way with older maps. Wyoming State Trails – part of the Wyoming State Parks system – announced the lack of new maps for Winter 2022-2023 in an Oct. 5 Facebook post. Luckily, there are “little…
With flu season right around the corner, the Cody V.A. Clinic is doing its part to allow local veterans to get vaccinated against the myriad forms influenza might take this winter. The Cody VA Clinic team is scheduling Veteran Flu Clinics by appointment only on Oct. 3 and 4 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.…
The National Weather Service is predicting October – and the last three months of 2022 – will bring above-average temperatures and below-average precipitation for Wyoming. The National Weather Service Office in Riverton released the latest report from the agency’s Climate Prediction Center. According to the report, October 2022 looks more like summer than fall. Almost…
Winter forecasts call for below-average temperatures but different amounts of snow across the country – and the Bighorn Basin appears to be caught between two different winters. Fall hasn’t started yet – the season officially ends on Thursday, Sept. 22. But winter is coming . . . The Old Farmer’s Almanac has released its forecast…
Sleeping Giant is eyeing an early December opening this winter, with all the ski area’s hills, amenities, and opportunities available for the 2022-2023 season. In the final weeks of summer, Sleeping Giant is giving Wyomingites something to look forward to this winter. On Thursday, Sept. 1, Nick and Yulia Piazza – the owners of Sleeping…
With so much wetness in northwest Wyoming, it might not be surprising that the season’s first snowfall has already fallen at the top of the Grand Tetons. The website SnowBrains, which monitors ski conditions and snow forecasts for peaks worldwide, reports the Grand Teton is building up the white stuff. The first snow of the…
The last weekend of Sleeping Giant’s 2021-2022 winter season was its best yet, with ticket sales benefitting Ukraine in its ongoing fight against invasion. On Feb. 28, Sleeping Giant Ski Area announced a day of donation to support Ukraine in its continued fight against the Russian invasion. All the ticket sales on Saturday, March 5,…
It’s a sign of spring in Yellowstone National Park: the first grizzly of the season has emerged from hibernation and is voraciously foraging for food. On Monday, March 7, a pilot supporting Yellowstone National Park wildlife research observed the first grizzly bear of 2022 – an adult walking in a meadow in the west-central part…
Sleeping Giant Ski Area announced the “heartbreaking decision” to end the winter ski season early because winter isn’t sticking around or to the ground. At 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 5, the Sleeping Giant Ski Area announced that this weekend would be its last weekend. After several weeks of erratic weather, there isn’t enough snow…