The big melt still a ways off for Snake River basin

Bolstered by a Snake River Basin snowpack that is one and a half times average, spring runoff is expected to be substantial enough to fill Jackson Lake and Palisades Reservoir to their brims. While temperatures of late have been above average and the sun has been shining, the big melt is still a few weeks away, said Mike Beus, who … Read More

Shiller: Housing Seeing More Momentum Than Stocks

Daily Real Estate News | Thursday, April 17, 2014 Economist Robert Shiller, a Yale University professor, told CNBC on Tuesday that even though the housing market is showing some signs of slowing, the recovery still remains strong. “There is a certain, substantial amount of momentum in the housing market — much more so than the stock market,” he says. “I … Read More

Peace Park comes to Peaked

Sacajewa may be closed for the season, but plenty of activity is brewing on Peaked before closing weekend at Grand Targhee. Danny Davis, the iconic 25-year-old pro snowboarder who took gold in the 2014 Winter X-games superpipe and 10th in Sochi, is bringing his Burton Peace Park to the slopes on the west side of the Tetons. “For what we … Read More

Hispanics a Major Home Buying Force

Daily Real Estate News | Monday, April 14, 2014 The 2013 State of Hispanic Homeownership Report, published by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals, finds that Hispanics are expected to comprise 50 percent of all new home buyers by 2020. The U.S. Hispanic population accounted for an increase of 2.6 million owner households—or nearly 47 percent of all … Read More

2nd Annual Grand Targhee Sink or Skim Pond Skim

Saturday, April 19, 2014 It’s the 2nd Annual Targhee Sink or Skim Pond Skimming Contest at Grand Targhee Resort. Join us for this fun day in the sun on closing day. We have some great prizes and a pond that you’ll sink or skim in! Space is limited so make sure you get here early to register. All participants will … Read More

Home Prices Soar to Largest Gain in 7 Years

Daily Real Estate News | Wednesday, June 05, 2013 The housing recovery has picked up speed, as home prices posted their highest year-over-year gain since February 2006, according to the latest housing data from CoreLogic. CoreLogic’s home price index climbed 12.1 percent in April over year-ago levels. Home prices have been on the rise for more than a year. “The … Read More

Teton Park road open for spring non-motorized recreation

Grand Teton National Park road crews cut through the deep snowpack on the Teton Park Road between the Taggart Lake parking area and Signal Mountain Lodge—a distance of 15 miles— and completed this portion of the annual spring plowing on Friday, April 4. The Teton Park Road has now melted down to pavement and is currently open to non-motorized recreation … Read More

Victor agrees to pay $100k in matching for bike path grant

The City of Victor has voted to secure a $1.7 million federal grant to build a key piece of a proposed trail system that would allow cyclists to bike through Yellowstone National Park. To do so, the city council had to commit $100,000 in matching funds. Until just days before the meeting, the city had planned to use a state … Read More

Vacation Home Sales Surge in 2013, Investment Property Declines

Media Contact: Walter Molony / 202-383-1177 / Email WASHINGTON (April 2, 2013) – Vacation home sales rose strongly in 2013, while investment purchases fell below the elevated levels seen in the previous two years, according to the National Association of Realtors®. NAR’s 2014 Investment and Vacation Home Buyers Survey,* covering existing- and new-home transactions in 2013, shows vacation-home sales jumped … Read More

Quake expert predicts no big bang in Yellowtone

The 4.8 magnitude earthquake that shook Yellowstone National Park this weekend was unremarkable besides the fact it happens around every decade or so, a University of Utah professor says. The temblor, which struck about 4 miles north-northeast of the Norris Geyser Basin at 6:34 a.m. Sunday, wasn’t related to the caldera, University of Utah geophysics professor Bob Smith said. It’s … Read More