avalanche danger

MTC053-061-089-241400-

BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING
Forest Service Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center Sandpoint ID
Relayed by National Weather Service Missoula MT
742 AM MST Tue Feb 23 2021

The following message is transmitted at the request of the Forest
Service Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center Sandpoint ID

...The Forest Service Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center Sandpoint
ID has issued a Backcountry Avalanche Warning...

• WHAT...The avalanche danger is HIGH. Rapid new snow loading with
  snow and winds overlying buried weak layers. Very dangerous
  avalanche conditions exist. Expect to see natural avalanches and
  human triggered avalanches.

• WHERE...St. Regis Basin in Lookout Pass Zone, Kootenay/Cabinet
  MT Zone.

• WHEN...In effect until 7 AM MST Wednesday.

• IMPACTS...Recent heavy snow combined with strong winds will
  likely create widespread areas of unstable snow. Remotely
  triggered avalanches are likely. Avoid traveling in or below
  steep terrain above 5000 feet in elevation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Very dangerous avalanche conditions. Travel on and below steep
slopes is not recommended. Avalanches may run long distances and
can run into mature forests, valley floors, or flat terrain.

Consult http://www.idahopanhandleavalanche.org for more detailed
information.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the
coverage area of any Avalanche Center.

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MTC029-047-241300-

BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING
Forest Service Flathead Avalanche Center Kalispell MT
Relayed by National Weather Service Missoula MT
617 AM MST Tue Feb 23 2021

The following message is transmitted at the request of the Forest
Service Flathead Avalanche Center Kalispell MT

...The Forest Service Flathead Avalanche Center Kalispell MT has issued
a Backcountry Avalanche Warning...

• WHAT...The avalanche danger is HIGH.

• WHERE...Flathead Range and Swan Ranges, and the Lake MacDonald
  and Marias Pass areas of Glacier National Park.

• WHEN...In effect until 6 AM MST Wednesday

• IMPACTS...Recent and drifted snow is overloading fragile,
  reactive weak layers. It will easy to trigger large, wide, and
  deadly avalanches. Natural avalanches may run long distances.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Avoid riding or traveling in or below avalanche terrain.

Consult http://www.flatheadavalanche.org for more detailed
information.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the
coverage area of any Avalanche Center.

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MTC063-081-240100-

BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING
Forest Service West Central Montana Avalanche Center Missoula MT
Relayed by National Weather Service Missoula MT
614 PM MST Mon Feb 22 2021

The following message is transmitted at the request of the Forest
Service West Central Montana Avalanche Center Missoula MT

...The Forest Service West Central Montana Avalanche Center
Missoula MT has issued a Backcountry Avalanche Warning...

• WHAT...The avalanche danger is HIGH.

• WHERE...southern Mission, southern Swan, Rattlesnake, and
  southern and central Bitterroot Mountains.

• WHEN...In effect until 6 PM MST Tuesday.

• IMPACTS...New snow, weak layers in the snowpack, and strong
  winds are creating very dangerous avalanche conditions.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Very dangerous avalanche conditions. Travel in avalanche terrain
is not recommended. Avoid being under run-out zones, avalanches
may be remotely triggered, and run to historic limits.

Consult http://www.missoulaavalanche.org for more detailed
information.

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the
coverage area of any Avalanche Center.