UPDATE: The highway reopened at 6:01 p.m., according to a WYDOT alert.
ALPINE, Wyo. — The Wyoming Department of Transportation (WYDOT) has announced that an avalanche on US89 south of Jackson has closed the highway to traffic in both directions between Alpine Junction and Hoback Junction.
WYDOT issued the alert at 2:57 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 4. An earlier alert noted that an avalanche near milepost 122 near Alpine Junction had blocked one lane of travel.
A re-opening time has yet to be determined, according to WYDOT. See the WYDOT travel map for additional details. Drivers can sign up for 511 Notify alerts here.
Considerable avalanche danger exists in the mountain ranges surrounding Jackson Hole as winter weather continues to fluctuate. See the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center for location-specific details. Earlier on Tuesday, an avalanche closed US191 between Hoback and Daniel for two hours.
