PINEDALE, Wyo. (AP) — A snowmobiler has survived after he was buried in an avalanche in western Wyoming.

The Sublette County Sheriff’s Office says three men from Utah were snowmobiling in Bridger-Teton National Forest Wednesday afternoon when the avalanche buried one of them under about 5 feet of snow.

The sheriff’s office said in a statement that the other two snowmobilers dug out their companion in about 10 minutes.

The buried rider was unconscious and not breathing initially but began breathing on his own shortly after his friends got him out of the snow.

Search and rescue crews took the man to a clinic in the small town of Pinedale where he was treated for minor injuries and released.

The snowmobilers were not identified.

BOISE (AP) — Idaho would join 27 other states to define and regulate electric bicycles under a newly introduced bill.

Rep. Phylis King, a Democrat from Boise, said Tuesday her legislation would create three categories of e-bikes. If approved, cities and counties would have jurisdiction on setting speed limits for e-bikes, as well as prohibit certain e-bike categories from using bike paths or trails.

King says the state should have a unified approach to regulating e-bikes because they aren’t currently defined in Idaho law.

The House Transportation and Defense Committee tentatively agreed to introduce King’s bill Tuesday, but several members expressed skepticism about the bill’s necessity.

The proposal must now pass a full hearing, which has not yet been scheduled.

E-bikes often require the rider to pedal for the electric motor to engage. Some are equipped with a throttle to allow the bike to be propelled without pedaling.

Idaho Fish and Game is seeking public input on the 2019-2021 Fishing Rules for the Southeast Region and on an update to Idaho’s statewide Fisheries Management Plan. Open houses have been scheduled at regional Fish and Game offices statewide so that members of the public can meet with fisheries staff, ask questions, share ideas and submit comments for consideration.

The Southeast Region’s open house has been scheduled for Feb. 13 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Fish and Game office at 1345 Barton Road in Pocatello.

Can’t make the open house? You can still provide comments to Southeast Regional Fisheries Manager David Teuscher via email at david.teuscher@idfg.idaho.gov or by calling 208-232-4703. Current regulations and statewide management plan as well as an online comment form are available at idfg.idaho.gov/form/fishing-rules-public-comment.

Results from public feedback will help fisheries staff develop proposals for the three-year fishing regulations and the six-year Fisheries Management Plan. Then the proposed changes will go through another round of public review before the Fish and Game commission sets the new rules in November 2018.

ISLAND PARK, Idaho (AP) — A man injured in a snowmobile accident in eastern Idaho has been taken to a local hospital.

The Rexburg Standard Journal reports that the man was reportedly knocked unconscious Saturday afternoon during a crash at the west end of Island Park Reservoir.

Thick clouds and fog initially prevented an ambulance helicopter from flying.

First responders came to his aid and provided treatment. Rescue crews secured the man to a toboggan and took him to Harriman State Park where a helicopter was eventually able to land and airlift the injured man out.

PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — A 20-year-old Salt Lake City man has been killed in a skiing accident at a resort in Park City.

The Summit County Sheriff’s office says the skier struck a tree Monday afternoon on the Canyons Village base side of Park City Mountain about 35 miles southwest of Salt Lake City.

Emergency medical crews were called to the scene at about 1:45 p.m. and attempted to revive him but he was pronounced dead.

The sheriff’s office said Tuesday the name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of his family.

Sheriff’s deputies are continuing to investigate the cause of the accident.

ST. GEORGE, Utah (AP) — Authorities say a poacher killed a pregnant elk inside Zion National Park during the government shutdown.

The Spectrum reports that the National Park Service and Utah Division of Wildlife Resources are investigating the incident, which is estimated to have happened on or about Jan. 20.

An elk gut pile and partial hide were found in Lee Valley.

Authorities say they believe the poacher was taking advantage of park security being limited because of the shutdown.

National parks like Zion had been kept open despite park service staff being on furlough. The shutdown lasted three days before Congress passed a temporary stopgap measure on Monday.

Up to a $1,500 reward is being offered for information on the kill.

SEATTLE (AP) — Warren Miller, the legendary outdoor filmmaker who for decades made homages to downhill skiing that he narrated with his own humorous style, has died. He was 93.

His family said in a statement that Miller died of natural causes Wednesday evening at his home on Orcas Island in Washington state.

A World War II veteran, ski racer, surfer and sailor, Miller produced more than 500 action films about a variety of outdoor activities including surfing and sailing. But he was best known for his thrill-seeking films featuring daredevil skiers barreling down breathtakingly steep slopes.

His annual ski movies served as informal kickoffs to ski season and became a rite of passage for the legions of ski bums and snowboarders who flocked to see them at movie theaters and played them on video while relaxing with drinks after tough ski days.

“Warren’s legacy of adventure, freedom and humor carries on in the countless lives he touched,” his wife of 30 years, Laurie Miller, said in a statement Thursday. “Warren loved nothing more than sharing his life’s adventures and hearing literally every day from friends old and new about how his stories inspired others to enrich and enjoy their own lives.”

Miller was born in the Hollywood area of Los Angeles, California, in 1924. He grew up during the Depression and said his family struggled to put food on the table.

According to a biography on his website, Miller bought his first camera for 39 cents when he was 12 years old. He used earnings from his newspaper route to buy his first skis and bamboo ski poles when he was 15 and took his first run at Mount Waterman near Los Angeles with his Boy Scout troop.

“I really believe in my heart that that first turn you make on a pair of skis is your first taste of total freedom, the first time in your life that you could go anywhere that your adrenaline would let you go,” he told The Seattle Times in a 2010 interview.

Miller played varsity basketball at the University of Southern California and served in the Navy.

In 1946, he bought a camera for $77 and set off with his friend Ward Baker in a 1936 Buick Phaeton towing a teardrop trailer to ski destinations across the U.S., including Yosemite, Jackson Hole and Mammoth Mountain. They camped in parking lots of ski resorts, perfecting the ski bum life.

He once recalled loving the smell of rabbit frying in the silent evening while parked in Sun Valley’s parking lot.

Miller launched his film career in 1950 with his first skiing film, “Deep and Light.”

He headed Warren Miller Entertainment until the late 1980s when he sold it to his son, Kurt Miller. Time Inc. bought it in 2000 and later sold it. Warren Miller Entertainment is now owned by Active Interest Media.

Miller was inducted into the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame in 1978.

Aside from his wife, Miller is survived by sons Scott and Kurt, daughter Chris, a stepson, Colin Kaufmann, and five grandchildren.

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana wildlife officials say 70 bison have been shot by hunters so far this year.

The Billings Gazette reported Thursday that 59 of those bison were killed on the west side near West Yellowstone, while 11 were killed in the Gardiner area.

The Confederated Salish Kootenai Tribes killed 39 bison, while 24 were killed by state hunters.

The Montana hunting season runs through Feb. 15. Five Native American tribes have treaty rights to hunt bison in Montana.

Aside from hunting, tribes also receive meat when Yellowstone National Park culls bison in the park. Last year, the park culled more than 1,200 bison.

The park’s total bison population is about 5,400.

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Information from: The Billings Gazette, http://www.billingsgazette.com

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A ski company that owns resorts from Quebec to Colorado says it will begin selling a pass next season that will give skiers and snowboarders access to 23 resorts in North America.

The pass from the newly named Alterra Mountain Company will rival Vail Resorts’ popular Epic Pass, which offers skiers access to 15 resorts in three countries.

The dueling multi-resort passes are the latest sign of an industry that is becoming consolidated.

Alterra said in a news release Thursday that the cost and other details of the Ikon Pass will be announced in the coming weeks.

Among the resorts included in the pass are Mammoth and Squaw Valley in California; Aspen Snowmass, Steamboat and Winter Park in Colorado; Deer Valley, Alta and Snowbird in Utah; Jackson Hole in Wyoming, and Mont Tremblant in Quebec.

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyoming (AP) — A snowmobile guide has been cited for directing clients to drive onto a boardwalk next to the Old Faithful geyser last weekend in Yellowstone National Park.

National Park Service officials cited the guide for operating without a valid driver’s license and not possessing proper credentials for guiding in Yellowstone. The Park Service did not identify the guide.

The incident occurred last Saturday during the partial federal government shutdown. A park dispatcher saw the transgression on a webcam and contacted a park ranger.

Yellowstone spokeswoman Vicki Regula says only the guide was cited.

She says there was no damage to the Old Faithful boardwalk.

Also last weekend, Regula says a group of private snowmobilers without permits were turned back by rangers after the group entered the east side of the park.