Avalanche Information

It's been a week packed with rain and snow for Montana, and Mother Nature isn't done yet. Another round of snow is headed for the mountains of western Montana.

Don't put those snow shovels away just yet. Southwest Montana is in for another round of heavy, wet Spring snow. Some higher elevations could get up to 2 feet of snow by Monday afternoon. Dangerous winds up to 50 MPH are also in the forecast.

The sudden warming trend in Montana is making for hazardous avalanche conditions in some backcountry areas, especially in popular recreation spots in northwest Montana.

LOTS of snow and gusty winds have created very dangerous avalanche conditions in southwest Montana and parts of Idaho. Avalanche warnings continue for some of the most popular recreational areas, with the snow and wind persist on Tuesday.

The entire northern half of Montana, along with the area through Livingston, is under some sort of high wind warning, advisory, or watch for Monday. Winds gusting to 60 mph or more are bound to affect road travel. The western part of Montana will get high winds on Sunday night.

Travel in the southern portion of Montana could get quite dangerous through Friday morning, as the higher elevations along the border are expecting over foot of snow and gusty winds up to 40mph.

A huge percentage of Montana counties are under some sort of flood warning through at least Friday night. Lots of snow followed by much warmer temperatures equals an insane amount of melted water - and that means flooding.

Winter in Montana is a serious thing. When you get as much snow as we have so far this year, we all need to relax a little bit about what time your neighbors shovel or snow blow their property. It's important, but flexibility is needed.

There's not one county in Montana that doesn't have a weather alert of some sort for Monday and/or Tuesday. Several inches of more snow is expected to fall across the state, with gusty winds - making for low visibility and dangerous wind chill factors.

Large amounts of mountain snow fell over the weekend in southwest Montana and other locations. An Avalanche Warning has been issued by the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center. Popular backcountry recreation spots are included in Monday mornings Avalanche Warning.

Montana's latest winter storm is moving much slower than originally predicted, with warnings for snow and wind being extended far into the first week of February. New snow, gusty winds, and terrible visibility are affecting travel across Montana.

Many parts of western and central Montana will experience dangerous travel conditions this weekend with gusty winds of 60+ MPH and up to 16 inches of new snow. A powerful storm system is moving into Montana, with advisories and warnings issued.