Tree wells are dangerous hazards at ski resorts in Idaho
Brundage Mountain Resort has received 70 inches of snow so far in February and they are expected to get more snow before this weekend.
and last updated 2021-02-24 17:31:16-05
BOISE, Idaho â Brundage Mountain Resort has received 70 inches of snow so far in February and they are expected to get more snow before this weekend.
All the powder creates a magical time for skiers and snowboarders, but storms also create hazards people need to be aware of.
One of the most dangerous hazards in deep powder are tree wells, this phenomenon occurs under evergreen trees.
Longtime Wilson resident Ronald S. Novak died Jan. 24 after living valiantly for many years with Parkinsonâs and Lewy Body Disease. He was 82. His family provided the following.
Ron was born in Brooklyn, N.Y. in 1938 and graduated from M.I.T. in civil engineering. He served in the U.S. Army and volunteered for paratrooper training. He parachuted five times at Fort Benning and never did it again. Ron worked in Montana for one year and then married Rose in 1962, and after extended travel in Europe, they settled in Brooklyn Heights, N.Y. He worked in a family business that did extensive major construction work in New York City and the surrounding area. They had two daughters, Mara and Leila. He played tennis, skied, worked out, and ran in two New York Marathons.
Jacob Thomas Grant came into the world at 4:42 p.m. Jan. 1, making him the
first baby born in Teton County in 1976. His parents were Linda and Tom Grant Jr., of Wilson.
John Crane, Owen Anderson, Steve Hahn and Mary Jane Crabtree were among the winners of the
Elkhorn Dash, a citizens cross-country ski race held as one of the special events of Bicentennial Week.
The Jackson Town Council gave Homer Richards the go-ahead to build a
memorial to war veterans on Town Square.
State Rep. H.L. Jensen and Sen. John Turner said they would fight to lift the statutory cap on