BILLINGS - Highway officials are expected to close Beartooth Pass near Yellowstone National Park next Tuesday as the fall season brings cooler temperatures to higher altitudes.

The Beartooth Pass is pictured on Thursday, May 8. The Montana Department of Transportation plans to have all plowing and repairs completed before the pass opens on Memorial Day weekend.

Precipitation should dry up by Thursday night, and skies will become partly cloudy. Lows are expected to fall near 28, but winds will diminish to a light and variable breeze after midnight. 0 Comments ...

Montana Department of Transportation crews are clearing snow off of the Beartooth Pass as the highway nears opening. Senate Republicans Won't Accept House Tax And Spending Cut Bill When are June ...

Beartooth Pass is on schedule to open Memorial Day weekend. It's an 11.4 mile trudge to clear the snow-packed roadway on Highway 212, also famously known as the Beartooth Pass, that at its highest ...

The Beartooth Pass was closed due to snow about 8:10 p.m. Wednesday from Vista Point on the Montana side of U.S. Highway 212 to Long Lake on the Wyoming side, according to the MDT website.

This year, however, all the uncontrollables have aligned, and Beartooth Basin Summer Ski Area is set to open on May 28. It will operate daily through July 6 or until the snow melts. For reference ...

While the snow on Beartooth Pass may seem especially deep this year, snowpack on the Upper Yellowstone River Basin is running below the median this spring. According to the United States ...