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.

This latest Spring storm that is expected to blanket most of southern Montana with snow, is now expected to dump up to 3 feet of fresh snow in the very high elevations. Places like the Absaroka/Beartooth, and Crazy Mountains are in the crosshairs.

The Spring storm that has brought fresh snow to Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming, has brought far more snow than what was originally forecasted. Select mountainous areas in Montana have (or will receive) nearly a foot of fresh snow by Tuesday.

High elevations of Montana's Absaroka/Beartooth Mountains could see a foot or more fresh snow by noon Tuesday. A cold front is moving into the state, and a few mountainous areas could get blanketed in heavy, wet snow.

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.

Spring weather in Montana always keeps us on our toes. The southeast corner of the state is expecting a few inches of heavy, wet snow on Thursday. Wet and messy conditions are in store for travelers.

If you need to drive from Billings to Sheridan and beyond, snow and wind will make travel difficult until about noon on Friday. Winter Storm Warnings are still in effect for several counties in Montana AND Wyoming.

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.