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A 67 year old man sustained a hip injury after his snowmobile crashed into a tree a couple miles outside of West Yellowstone this week.

Higher elevations around the Bozeman area could see lots of fresh snow along with slick roads through Monday morning with a fresh Winter Weather Advisory.

Dangerous wind chills of up to -30 are possible through Monday morning as fresh snow and gusty winds move into the area.

Up to 4 fresh inches of snow is expected with a Winter Weather Advisory in effect through 9am Friday and MUCH cooler temperatures on the way.

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The southern mountains near the Idaho border will see the most snow out of this Winter Weather Advisory with gusty winds and up to 10 inches of fresh snow.

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.

Brutal weather has continued especially in the southern mountains, extending the dangerous conditions of back country travel.

Although the two witnesses were able to quickly locate the skier caught in the avalanche, the male victim died on scene.