Snowmobiler’s Rescued:

The TCSAR team responded to a report of overdue snowmobilers on the night of March 12th at around 8:30 pm.  The Team went in search of the snowmobilers in the Gros Ventre  area and were able to locate them at night thanks to the signs the lost party had created on the nearby trail where their snowmobile was stuck.  Luckily nobody was hurt and the team returned the lost snowmobilers to the trailhead with everyone safely home by about 2am.

TCSAR Remembers a Teammate:

The members of TCSAR would like to join the Jackson Hole community and the Backcountry Skiing community at large in remembering Steve Romeo our friend and teammate.  Steve was killed in an avalance on March 7th while doing what he loved.

Steve served on the TCSAR team from 2006-2009 and participated in many rescues.  Steve also continued to support the TCSAR team even after his departure from our active ranks.  Steve was a wonderful person and a great friend and he will be greatly missed.

TCSAR was back in action over the weekend and early this week with two callouts.  The first occurred Saturday afternoon when a snowboarder became disoriented during the height of a massive winter storm and mistakenly entered the Granite Canyon drainage. The individual was not prepared with avalanche or survival gear.  At the same time Grand Teton National Park was dealing with a highway closure because of the blizzard.  Members of TCSAR assisted GTNP with locating and helping the individual out of the backcountry.

The Second callout occurred monday afternoon near Togwotee Mountain Lodge.  A snowmobiler was high marking a slope when the slope broke and he was buried in an avalanche.  The victim had rented an avalanche beacon and was recovered by members of his own party within approximately 18 minutes of his burial.  Unfortunately he was found to be pulseless and attempts to revive him with CPR on scene did not succeed.

Please continue to closely evaluate our taciturn snowpack as the current wind and snow are continuing to create unstable conditions in the backcountry, and ALWAYS  be prepared with beacon, probe and shovel.