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Snake River Canyon and Teton Pass are still closed this morning.

Several avalanches closed Snake River Canyon at around 8 last night. Teton Pass closed for avalanche mitigation at 10 p.m. yesterday and has yet to reopen.

All START commuter services for Teton Valley and Star Valley have been canceled for today.

Teton County School District 1 is on a two-hour delayed start. Alta Elementary will open on time. Other buses will run on two-hour delayed route schedule.

Over three feet of snow have fallen in two days. Avalanche danger is HIGH at mid and high elevations. Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended.

Powder day at JHMR

16” 24 HRS

348” SEASON

16°SUMMIT

Roads remain closed, schools delayed this morning

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43 minutes ago, jsharr said:

How serious are they about prosecuting violators?  Would you take the jail time or the $750 fine?

Driver injured, cited after semi wreck

2nd semi was cited for violating winter ban on tractor-trailers as trooper worked to clear wreck.

 

Talcum powder splattered across Teton Pass on Tuesday night after a semitractor-trailer lost its brakes and came crashing to a stop.

Berri Smokes, 53, of Florida was taken to St. John’s Health with minor injuries and cited for violating the Teton Pass winter tractor-trailer ban. Smokes was driving east down the steep grade of Highway 22 when he lost control and his truck hit a snowbank and a guardrail. The semi flipped on its side just before the runaway-truck arrestor.

“He is lucky he didn’t go over the shoulder and down into the ravine,” Teton County sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Stanyon said.

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2 hours ago, dennis said:

Driver injured, cited after semi wreck

2nd semi was cited for violating winter ban on tractor-trailers as trooper worked to clear wreck.

 

Talcum powder splattered across Teton Pass on Tuesday night after a semitractor-trailer lost its brakes and came crashing to a stop.

Berri Smokes, 53, of Florida was taken to St. John’s Health with minor injuries and cited for violating the Teton Pass winter tractor-trailer ban. Smokes was driving east down the steep grade of Highway 22 when he lost control and his truck hit a snowbank and a guardrail. The semi flipped on its side just before the runaway-truck arrestor.

“He is lucky he didn’t go over the shoulder and down into the ravine,” Teton County sheriff’s Sgt. Todd Stanyon said.

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I can’t imagine coming over that pass in a semi, even in good weather.

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