But when it appeared attendance would be light, Kofinas decided at the last minute to stay home while Page continued over Teton Pass. “What’s happening on Teton Pass is a pattern of repeated accidents and it needs significant attention,” he told Cowboy State Daily. According to the Wyoming Department of Transportation, crashes on Teton Pass have increased about 20% over the past five years. Kofinas said he recently read a 1978 newspaper editorial warning that Teton Pass had not been designed for heavy vehicles. Teton Pass is not technically within the county commissioners’ jurisdiction because it is a state highway governed by WYDOT.