With the broader snowmobile season opening tomorrow on Forest Service lands, and the snow accumulations today, please make sure to check conditions, plan ahead for your outings and have a communication plan in place. Be sure to carry safety equipment survival gear, transceiver, shovel and probe while in the backcountry.
SPECIAL AVALANCHE BULLETIN
IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
09:00 MST Wed Nov 30, 2022
The Flathead Avalanche Center in Hungry Horse has issued a SPECIAL AVALANCHE BULLETIN for the following areas:
NWS Missoula MT – MTC 029 (Flathead County) …MTC 047 (Lake County) …MTC 053 (Lincoln County)
* WHAT…Dangerous avalanche conditions may develop if snowfall and warming temperatures arrive as forecast.
* WHERE…Terrain above 5000 feet in the Whitefish, Apgar, Swan, and Flathead Ranges, as well as southern Glacier National Park.
* WHEN…In effect from Wed 09:00 MST to Thu 09:00 MST.
* IMPACTS…Heavy snow may create slabs 1 to 2 feet thick that break on buried layers of old, weak snow. Large avalanches are likely; they may fail naturally or be triggered from adjacent slopes.
* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…Avoid travel on or below slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. Shooting cracks, whumpfing sounds, and natural avalanches are clear signs of danger.
Consult http://www.flatheadavalanche.org/ or www.avalanche.org for more detailed information.
Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of this or any avalanche center.
