Avalanches are scary enough when you’re on skis/snowboard or a snowmobile that at least gives you a benefit of speed, […]
Snow scientists today are employing technology like drones with high resolution cameras, lidar (light detection and ranging), satellite imagery and […]
The Flathead Avalanche Center in Hungry Horse has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING.
An avalanche investigation says a Feb. 22 slide in Idaho buried a Minnesota father and his 21-year-old son just 15 feet apart, creating overlapping transceiver signals that complicated the rescue. The incident unfolded in Carrot Canyon near West Yellowstone during “considerable” avalanche danger above 8,000 feet, with multiple slides triggered on the same slope.
Continued heavy snowfall (up to 4 inches of water) and hurricane-force winds have increased the avalanche danger to HIGH.
Most ranges in Western Monana are now under some sort of avalanche warning.
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [June 22, 2024] – Going-to-the-Sun Road officially opened this morning for the 2024 summer season. The road may […]
Montana has many wet assets. There are 18 large rivers in our state. That adds up to 169,829 miles of […]
Avalanche paths in Montana can vary in size, from small, localized slides to large, destructive avalanches that impact entire valleys. […]
Check out this cool avalanche footage from the Swan Range, filmed by Chris Mischke of Big Sky Fishing Charters while […]
On Saturday, January 20th, 2024 a snowmobiler out riding with a partner on the Twin Peaks Ridge, in the Flint […]
A mountain goat triggered an avalanche in Montana back in mid-December, as Big Sky Ski Patrol reported the details of […]
KALISPELL, Montana – At a May 11 meeting, Flathead Electric Cooperative’s Roundup for Safety Board of Directors awarded $16,200 to […]
WEST GLACIER, Mont. [May 5, 2023] – Glacier National Park staff are gearing up for the season and while full park operations are […]
Flathead Range, Swan Range and Glacier National Park: An Avalanche Warning is in effect. New snow and blowing snow are creating dangerous avalanche conditions. […]
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING The Flathead Avalanche Center in Hungry Horse has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following […]
