According to Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center Director, Doug Chabot, the three skiers that were caught in the avalanche are reportedly from the Bozeman area.
Warmer temperatures and more (wet) snow have increased the Avalanche danger in the Cooke City area with an Avalanche Warning being issued Monday morning.
The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center provides details surrounding the Cooke City avalanche that occured on the southeast face of Sheep Mountain on December 19, 2015 that three snowmobilers were caught in, resulting in one fatality.
Heavy snow has continued to fall in parts of southwest Montana, in addition to a tragic death this past weekend, prompting yet another very important Avalanche Warning to be issues this morning.