Avalanche Alert for Western Montana Increased to Stage Three
Recent heavy snowfall has pushed western Montana's avalanche alert level to stage three or "considerable."
Recent heavy snowfall has pushed western Montana's avalanche alert level to stage three or "considerable."
On slopes above 6000 feet in elevation and steeper than 35 degrees there is CONSIDERABLE AVALANCHE DANGER in the West Central Montana backcountry. The instability in the upper snowpack from last week’s storm has gained strength; but old, persistent, weak layers in the snowpack still exist
A dog that was feared dead after a weekend avalanche killed its owner showed up exhausted and hungry four days later at the Montana motel where its owners had stayed before going skiing.