snowy range

The National Weather Service has issued a weather forecast for today and Saturday that is more like a fall forecast than summer.

This year, crews working to clear Snowy Range Pass encountered drifts between eight and 20 feet high.

The Forest Service recommends cold-weather survival gear such as a survival blanket, fire-starting equipment, a flashlight and emergency signaling tools.

The Wyoming Department of Transportation has closed Wyoming 130 over the Snowy Range for the winter season.

A research project underway in the Medicine Bow National Forest in southern Wyoming might help slow the spread of white pine blister rust, which has been killing trees across the West.

Carbon County authorities say human remains found by a hunter in the Snowy Range Mountains have been identified through dental records.

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...

A remarkable photo of the Perseid Meteor Shower

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. Rice, of Lakewood, Colo., died from internal bleeding...

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 holid…