It's Dumping Snow in Jackson Hole: 60+ Inches

According to weather observations from Bridger Teton Avalanche Center, the Rendezvous Bowl plot, near the summit of JHMR, has seen almost 60 inches of snow since Valentine's Day (Febraury 14, 2025). Other sites are reporting 66 inches over the last seven days. With totals ranging from 5-19 inches a day, its safe to say there have been free refills galore.

Check out Jackson pros Madison Rose Ostergren and Jim Ryan getting after it in the steep and deep below. Tap or click to play. 

When you're frothing for pow turns, it can be easy to forget that storms can also mean increased danger in the mountains.

The avalanche danger in the Teton range is currently rated as Considerable at all elevations and skiers are likely to trigger slides 1-4 feet deep on wind loaded slopes above 35 degrees.

Avalanches can also break into deeper buried weak layers and have catastrophic consequences. Possible sun exposure and warming will increase these risks as well. 

Teton County Search and Rescue responded to three separate incidents on Monday, February 17th alone. Calls included lost snowmobilers in the middle of the night, an avalanche triggered that carried a skier into a tree in Granite Canyon, just outside the boundaries of JHMR, and two more stuck snowmobilers near Baldy Knoll. 

There's another 2-6" of snow forecasted for Wednesday night-Thursday but temps are also expected to warm up through the weekend which could lead to rain in the Teton Valley. 

If you're in Jackson, or headed there, enjoy the pow turns and stay safe out there!