Angus Thuermer

1 week ago | wyofile.com | Angus Thuermer

When Jaelin Kauf zipped through moguls and jumps to win two world freestyle skiing titles this winter, she was far from the cowbells, gluhwein, chocolate and other slopeside paraphernalia that speckles historic European ski venues. She skidded to a stop March 1 at the bottom of Kazakhstan’s Shymbulak Mountain Resort, a central Asian slope on the other side of the globe from her hometown of Alta, Wyoming.

2 weeks ago | wyofile.com | Angus Thuermer

April eases Grand Teton and Yellowstone national parks into the hustle of summer, coaxing cyclists to dust off their steeds for car-free exploration of otherwise heavily trafficked scenic routes. In Wyoming’s two federal reserves, workers plow a winter’s worth of snow from highways, then open the roads exclusively for bicyclists and pedestrians. And in Yellowstone, for a bison or 10.

2 weeks ago | wyofile.com | Angus Thuermer

In a battle over taxes and access to Wyoming’s wide open spaces, U.S. Sens. John Barrasso and Cynthia Lummis voted against a measure that would have blocked the government from selling public land to help fund the federal budget. Wyoming’s two Republican senators voted Friday evening against a budget amendment brought by Colorado’s Democratic Sen.

3 weeks ago | wyofile.com | Angus Thuermer

The Wyoming Supreme Court has dismissed a Teton County water-protection group’s challenge of a state-issued sewage permit for a glamping hotel in a polluted watershed. The court ruled Tuesday that the nonprofit Protect our Water Jackson Hole doesn’t have standing — sufficient stake or investment in the issue — to challenge a Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality permit issued to the glamping owners.

4 weeks ago | wyofile.com | Angus Thuermer

As access advocates celebrated a court decision guaranteeing access to 3 million acres of public land in Wyoming and five other states, they asked for caution, common sense and respect when corner crossing. Hunters, hikers and others who corner cross need to understand the entirety of the recent decision by the U.S. 10th Circuit Court of Appeals, parties in the dispute said this week. A voice for ranchers said cattlemen were disappointed in the ruling.