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Avalanche warning issued in Northwest Montana MTN News and last updated 2021-03-04 14:55:53-05 KALISPELL — A backcountry avalanche warning has been issued for parts of Northwest Montana. The Flathead Avalanche Center reports the avalanche danger is high in the Flathead Mountain Range and the Lake McDonald and Marias Pass areas of Glacier National Park. The Center cautions that very dangerous avalanche conditions exist and that travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Avalanches may also run to lower elevations or flat terrain. The warning is in effect until 5:57 a.m. on Friday. Cl...

Law enforcement recovered the victim’s body early Sunday morning via helicopter.

The Flathead Avalanche Center is continuing a backcountry avalanche warning for sections of Flathead County and Lake County.

We are beginning to learn more information about an avalanche in the Swan Mountain Range on Saturday that left one snowmobiler dead.

Snowmobiler killed in Swan Range Avalanche MTN News and last updated 2021-02-07 12:42:45-05 A second report of an incident occurred Saturday, when a snowmobiler was caught and carried, but not buried or injured. The rider was able to remain on top of the moving debris and came away unscathed, according to the Flathead Avalanche Center in Hungry Horse. For nine days straight, riders have triggered avalanches large enough to bury, injure and kill a person. The Center issues backcountry avalanche warnings for the following counties: Flathead, Lake, and Lincoln. The warnings are in effect and e...