Moose Avalanche Report

Last season, Alex Marienthal of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche center stopped by the Moose studio to talk about three items that you need to have in order to be prepared for an avalanche.

Another layer of snow, along with gusty winds, are headed to southwest Montana with several inches of snow possible in the valleys and up to 10" possible in the mountains.

Heavy snow and high winds are expected over all southwest Montana passes Friday night and most of Saturday. Travel could be dangerous at times.

A mid March storm is headed for SW Montana and the highest elevations could get up to 10 fresh inches of snow, with at least a few inches expected in the valleys.

All of these Montana closing dates are subject to change at each ski resort's discretion, depending on end of season snow conditions and other factors. Several Montana areas have flexibility in their closing dates.

Gusty winds up to 60 MPH will be an issue for Livingston, Springdale, and other areas on the I-90 corridor until Wednesday night.

Southwest Montana is covered in white. Snow continues with the Red Lodge area under a Winter Weather Advisory all day Thursday.

Alex Marienthal of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche center stops by the Moose studio to talk about three items that you need to have in order to be prepared for an avalanche.

Spring avalanche concerns are now almost exclusively tied to instability of any new snow that builds up.

This will likely change with the arrival of new snow over the next few days.

Isolated avalanche dangers will be on the rise as the weather continues to warm up, especially on southern facing slopes.

Digging a pit is the best way to really see what's happening with the snowpack. Facets are there, but it appears the snow is not breaking as easily as it was just a few days ago.