Avalanche warning issued for Flathead; more snow coming
"Being caught in a large wet avalanche today will be difficult to survive. The surefire way of not being caught, is to stay out of steep terrain."
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"Being caught in a large wet avalanche today will be difficult to survive. The surefire way of not being caught, is to stay out of steep terrain."
The storms and atmospheric rivers that have been invading the entire northwest of the country, isn't skipping Montana mountain ranges. Avalanche danger has risen significantly and may continue to rise this week for several counties and their Montana mountain ranges.
Flathead Avalanche Center in Montana issued an avalanche watch on Monday night.
A ridge of high pressure is building over Montana bringing our temperatures up near record levels Tuesday. In addition, we'll see cloudy skies and strong winds along the Rocky Mountain Front.
The Flathead Avalanche Center in Hungry Horse has issued a backcountry avalanche watch for on and below steep slopes above 5000 feet in the Whitefish Range, Swa