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Logging Work Poses Hazards On Snowy Range Highway

Associated Press — Mon, 20 Aug 2012 11:34:33 +0000

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — Logging work west of the Snowy Range Summit on Wyoming Highway 130 could pose hazards for motorists.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation says that motorists should watch for flaggers, machinery and slowly moving logging trucks on the highway

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Perseid Meteor Shower Subsides

Brian Scott — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:10:14 +0000

A remarkable photo of the Perseid Meteor Shower

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Colo. Snowmobiler Dies After Being Hit By Tree

Associated Press — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 17:59:44 +0000

LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP) — A 70-year-old Colorado man has died after being struck by a falling tree while snowmobiling in the Snowy Range Mountains in southern Wyoming.

The Albany County coroner says William A

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Record Snow Keeps Snowy Range Closed

Karen Snyder — Tue, 24 May 2011 20:22:43 +0000

Heavy snows in the Snowy Range west of Laramie will prevent the State Transportation Department from clearing the road across the mountains by its traditional opening date on Memorial Day weekend.

Wydot spokesman Ross Doman says old timers can't remember a year that the road wasn't open by the holiday. Crews began clearing Wyoming 130 from both the Saratoga and Laramie sides of the mountain range earlier this month. Doman says additional snow has fallen every day on the workers and some drifts are over 30 feet high.

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Snowy In The Snowies!

Brian Scott — Tue, 03 May 2011 15:16:36 +0000

We were talking with our meteorologist Don Day this morning about BIG snows in the higher elevations and courtesy of our friends at WYDOT here are some of the pics.