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• MT man injured after snowmobile goes off ledge

  March 5, 2012 5:40 PM

  WEST YELLOWSTONE- A Bozeman man was taken to the hospital after driving his snowmobile over a ledge near West Yellowstone, according to a news release from the Gallatin County Sheriff's Department. Gallatin County Sheriff's Search and Rescue (SAR) received a call of an injured snowmobiler at around 12:30 p.m.... more »

• Hamilton man killed in snowmobile accident Play Video

  March 5, 2012 1:52 PM

  HAMILTON- Authorities say a 73-year old Hamilton man was killed when his snowmobile rolled while he was sledding with a friend not far from Skalkaho Pass. The Bitterroot National Forest says the accident happened Sunday afternoon in the Upper Rye Creek area near Rooster Comb, a popular destination for... more »

• Snowmobiler killed in avalanche near Cooke City ID'd

  February 23, 2012 6:28 PM

  COOKE CITY- A French Canadian man killed in an avalanche during a snowmobile trip near Cooke City has been identified. Norman Pinsonneault, 48, of Saskatchewan was killed after he became buried in an avalanche Wednesday afternoon along Daisy Pass, according to Park County Deputy Coroner Larry Vance. Vance... more »

• 1 killed in avalanche near Cooke City

  February 22, 2012 9:01 PM

  COOKE CITY- An avalanche killed one snowmobiler Wednesday afternoon on Daisy Pass. Park County Sheriff M. Allan Lutes says the avalanche overcame four snowmobilers burying three completely and partially burying the fourth. Two of the three were rescued and transported by Yellowstone National Park Ambulance to Livingston Memorial... more »

• Crews respond to snowmobile accident near Magpie Gulch

  January 24, 2012 5:33 PM

  Lewis & Clark Sheriff's Deputies, Search and Rescue personnel, and Tri Lakes emergency staff are responding to a snowmobile accident. The 911 emergency call was made from O'Malley's Bar near Canyon Ferry Lake around 1:40 p.m. Sheriff Leo Dutton says a man in his 20's was in a serious... more »

• Butte community remembers avalanche victim

  January 5, 2012 10:37 PM

  BUTTE- Jasen Kellogg, 20, passed away Sunday when he was caught in an avalanche while snowmobiling and over 700 people gathered Thursday to honor his memory. The Butte-Silverbow Police Department led a procession of dozens of motocross bikes and four-wheelers through Butte. In addition to snowmobiling, motocross was one... more »

• 2 Butte men die in separate snowmobile incidents

  January 2, 2012 5:41 PM

  BUTTE- Granite County authorities say that two Butte men died in separate snowmobile accidents over the weekend. The Granite County Sheriff's Department reports that Allan Voss, 52, died Saturday afternoon near Twin Peaks, east of Discovery Basin Ski Resort. Granite County Sheriff Steve Immensehuh says he is waiting... more »

• More details on foreign exchange student's death

  November 26, 2011 8:28 PM

  PLAINS- The family of the foreign exchange student in Plains who died in a snowmobile accident last week arrived in the United States on Wednesday. 17-year-old Elisabeth Lenes from Norway died last Sunday. The Sanders County Coroner said CPR started immediately on scene when the accident occured before the... more »

• Exchange student killed in Plains snowmobile crash

  November 23, 2011 12:56 PM

  PLAINS- The Sanders County Coroner's Office reports a 17-year-old female foreign exchange student of Plains High School died in a snowmobile accident Sunday night in Plains. The name is being withheld until her family is notified. The name of the host family is also not being released until the... more »

• Bozeman resident with MS snowmobiles for awareness Play Video

  January 31, 2011 8:14 PM

  BOZEMAN - Some local residents are snowmobiling for a good cause with the Wyoming/Yellowstone Snowmobile Charity Ride to raise money and awareness of Multiple Sclerosis set for this weekend. Bozeman resident Les Green was diagnosed with MS in 1994 and this will be his eleventh year riding. Snowmobiling is... more »

• Hurt snowmobiler rescued in West Yellowstone

  March 8, 2010 11:23 AM

  WEST YELLOWSTONE - A West Yellowstone woman was rescued after crashing her snowmobile over the weekend. The West Yellowstone Police Department received a report of an injured snowmobiler in the area of Reas Pass south of West Yellowstone Sunday, according to a news release from the Gallatin County Sheriff's... more »

• Two hurt in Lolo snowmobile accident

  December 31, 2009 8:17 AM

  A 7-year-old girl is recovering from injuries she suffered in a snowmobile crash which happened Tuesday afternoon just west of Lolo. Missoula County Sheriff Mike McMeekin says the girl was on a snowmobile with her mother at a low speed near mile marker 7 off of Highway 12 when... more »