Avalanche Information

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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.

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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.

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This weekend is going to be filled with weather curveballs in Montana. A few inches of snow is expected, but for southwest Montana - it's the brutal wind chill of -35 Saturday night into Sunday morning that is concerning.

Parts of Montana, including counties in southwest Montana, are under Cold Weather Advisories Monday night and Tuesday morning with dangerously cold wind chills of -40 possible.

Starting Wednesday evening, portions of Montana east of Glacier National Park could experience some serious and dangerous wind gusts of up to 80 MPH. Several counties are under this High Wind Watch until Thursday evening.

The I-90 corridor in Montana near Livingston and areas east should expect very strong crosswinds of up to 60 MPH, along with some snow this weekend. Travel could be difficult at times with drastically reduced visibility.

This weekend will be another sketchy one for travel in central Montana. Lower elevations could see 45 MPH winds along with 3 to 5" of new snow, and up to 9" of new snow in the mountains in Cascade County below 5000ft, Fergus County below 4500ft, and Judith Basin County and Judith Gap.