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JACKSON, Wyo. (AP) — An effort is underway to install two new weather stations before winter in the backcountry of Grand Teton National Park.
The Jackson Hole News & Guide reports the Grand Teton National Park Foundation is working to raise $25,000 by Sept. 1 to install the new weather stations. One would measure wind, the other snowfall.
Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center Director Bob Comey said adding sites will improve the accuracy of the forecast in a mountain range where conditions vary dramatically peak to peak, ridgeline to ridgeline.
In addition to installing weather stations, Comey hopes to work with the park to have more interaction with park rangers and guides to improve avalanche forecasts.
Grand Teton Park spokeswoman Denise Germann says anything to help improve information for backcountry winter users is a good thing.
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