Jackson Hole Mountain Resort

One wandered onto the pool deck at the Four Seasons and started eating french fries.

Another got into a workers' lunch near Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

Wyoming game and fish eventually killed both animals after they became increasingly comfortable around humans and human food.

So that's three bears in the Grand Teton Jackson Hole area killed in roughly a month because they learned that people equal food.

That includes a discussion on new rescue technology.

Jackson Hole Mountain Resort ski patroller David Wade is one of the hosts.

Drones, he said, could be the next frontier, lifting people out of hard-to-reach spots that teams and helicopters would otherwise need to reach.

Over in Kyrgyzstan, working with these drone pilots, these really ambitious drone pilots, coming up with new, you know, novel ways of rescuing folks on the other side of the world.

The camera's 24-hour live feed is available to the public through the Alert West website.

The cameras monitor the valleys near Snow King Mountain and Jackson Hole Mountain Resort.

A third is set to be installed near Buffalo Valley later this year.

For KHOL News, I'm Evan Robinson-Johnson.

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Right here where I live, it's, like from my house I'm halfway between Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and halfway be- and, and I'm halfway between Jackson Hole Mountain Resort and Grand Targhee.

Literally centrally located.

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Yep.

Jackson Hole.

Just saying it or hearing those words evokes a host of images and emotions for many out there.

Jackson Hole, it's one of the most iconic ski areas in the world.

It's got steep terrain, legendary snowfall, and a fiercely loyal customer base, and a reputation that has been built over decades.

But success creates a pretty interesting problem for ski area operators.

I'm your host, Andrew Zwicker, with 25 years in and around marketing skiing.

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