Spring Blizzard Shuts Down Beartooth

blizzard in the Beartooths MDOT has reopned a portion of the Beartooth Pass to the board on the Montana side.

The Wyoming side remains closed due to snow, drifting, and ice, according to the update.

Light rain continues to fall at this time.

The Beartooth Pass is still seeing snow fall Sunday morning, according to Montana Department of Transportation.

Snowing, low visibility, gusty winds, with snowdrifts reaching 3 to 4 feet and ice on the road, the Pass remains closed.

Motorists can drive from Red Lodge to Vista Point -- roughly 20 miles -- but will be forced to turn around as the Wyoming side is fully closed.

Crews will reassess the conditions on Monday.

The forecast is calling for more rain and snow throughout the day.

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Light fog and wet roads have been reported from Red Lodge to Vista Point.

Letterman's Top Ten Montana Mentions

Letterman in Montana10. The Cold Hard Cash Show, a local Great Falls Johnny Cash tribute band, played the "Late Show" after Dave heard the band in Montana. It played Folsom Prison Blues on Nov. 18, 2008.

9. For a few minutes on Sept. 23, 2014, all creatures on the "Late Show" stage had a special Montana connection. Longtime Montana resident "Jungle" Jack Hanna, who lives in Bigfork on Flathead Lake, brought out two adorable mountain lion cubs — Lewis and Clark — who had been rescued by firefighters from a wildfire near Florence just a few weeks before.

8. Dave talked about the zombie attack in Montana in his monologue on Feb. 13, 2013, after local CBS affiliate KRTV and its CW station was hacked and the Emergency Alert System reported to viewers that zombies were attacking.

"The police department received four phone calls. Four phone calls," Dave said. "To get upset about zombies in Montana, the zombies gotta be stealing your cabin."

7. When Dave heard about a woman and a horse who saved a 8-year-old boy from a 750-pound grizzly near West Glacier, he brought not only the guide, but also the horse, Tonk, to the "Late Show." Erin Bolser put Tonk between the bear and the boy, who had fallen off his horse. She then charged the bear until it retreated. Bolster shared her story on the show on Oct. 11, 2011.

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