Avalanche

A snowmobiler died in an avalanche near Cooke City over the weekend.

A 26 year old Bozeman man is at Deaconess Hospital after surviving being buried in an avalanche today in the Bridger Mountains south of Bridger Bowl.

On Saturday night, (February 09, 2013) at 10:35PM, The Gallatin County Sheriff’s Office received a call reporting two overdue backcountry skiers.

The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center is issuing a Backcountry Avalanche Warning for the Southern Madison and Southern Gallatin Ranges and the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone.

A skier triggered  the Hourglass north of Bridger Bowl yesterday (Jan. 3, 2013). He hit a wind drift which broke 8" deep by 20-30 feet wide. He was flushed 1,000 feet downhill, partially buried and uninjured. (Source:  GNFAC) To check avalanche danger, and find out more about rescue clinics, click here...

Now, I'm thinking that watching football and movies was a good idea after all!

Yes, there's still snow skiing in Montana.  Be careful out there!

Avalanches have closed most of the lifts at Bridger Bowl for the past two days.

The heavy wet snow, while great for skiing, has created a high avalanche danger, and the potential for flooding. According to the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, the avalanche problem is simple: lots of new snow and wind-loading is adding stress to a weak snowpack...

The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center is issuing a back country avalanche warning for the Lionhead area near West Yellowstone and the mountains around Cooke city.

The person caught in Monday's avalanche in Truman Gulch on the west side of the Bridger Mountains has been identified as a male Montana State University student from Missoula in his early 20s. The man was snowboarding with a friend and a dog when he became caught in the avalanche this afternoon, officials said...

Skiers, snowboarders, and snowmobilers rejoice. Area mountains have recieved anywhere from one to two feet of new snow for you to try all of your new toys out on. That also leads to considerable avalanche danger. Here's the latest advisory from the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center.