gallatin national forest avalanche center

There is ZERO avalanche control. There are no ski patrollers. Need first aid or real help? You'll be calling 9-1-1. Real dangers exist in the Bridger Bowl area after the season has come to a close.

Avalanche Information from the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center

The Bridger Range saw quite a bit less than other areas.

A skier was killed in an early season avalanche on Imp Peak in the southern Madison Range on Saturday.

An Avalanche Warning is in effect for several areas of Southwest Montana starting this afternoon.

A skier killed in an avalanche this week in the northern Madison Range has been identified.

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.

A snowmobiler died in an avalanche near Cooke City over the weekend.

The Bozeman Recreation Department has teamed up with the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center to offer 2 FREE classes on avalanche awareness and beacon practice all in one!  Details here on dates and times and how you can sign up:

Two hunters hiking up Sacajawea Bowl in the northern Bridgers triggered an avalanche on Thursday morning.

Mark Staples of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center returns to the scene in Beehive Peak, north of Big Sky, where a human-triggered avalanche took the life of a local Bozeman man over the weekend. Find out the full story in this video released by the GNFAC.

Join The Friends of the Avalanche Center and select Montana Breweries for locally crafted beer and delicious small-plate pairings at Montana Ale Works on Tuesday, January 27. All proceeds benefit The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center.