Trip Planning for Southern Gallatin

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24 Hour Snowfall and Wind
as of 5:00 am
Today0″ | NA
Oct 29 4″ | NA
Oct 28 0″ | NA
Taylor Fork
9460′     03/26 at 10:00
16.2℉
NW - 10mph
Gusts 19 mph
Carrot Basin SNOTEL
9000′     10/30 at 13:00
21℉
8″ Depth
Primary Problem: Wind-Drifted Snow
Bottom Line: Watch out for steep slopes where recent snow has drifted into a slab on top of older snow. Because few slopes exist with a deeper snowpack, they are not only the most likely place to trigger an avalanche, but also the most attractive place to ski or ride. Whether you are skiing, hunting, ice-climbing or hiking you should consider the potential for avalanches if you travel on snow covered slopes. You can choose slopes less than 30 degrees steep to avoid being in avalanche terrain, or carefully assess the snowpack for unstable drifts before riding or crossing steep slopes.

Past 5 Days

Thu May 2

None
Wed Oct 16

None
Fri Oct 18

None
Thu Oct 24

None
Today

None

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Weather Forecast Southern Gallatin

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Extended Forecast for

17 Miles SE Big Sky MT

  • This Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34. South southwest wind 11 to 13 mph.

    High: 34 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 19. South wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

    Low: 19 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Scattered snow showers, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 32. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 32 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers
    and Breezy

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Scattered snow showers before midnight, then isolated snow showers after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. South southwest wind 9 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Low: 20 °F

    Scattered
    Snow Showers

  • Friday

    Friday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 31. Breezy, with a south wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 29 mph. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    High: 31 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers and
    Breezy

  • Friday Night

    Friday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow showers, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. South wind 11 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Low: 24 °F

    Chance Snow
    Showers

  • Saturday

    Saturday: A 50 percent chance of snow showers, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. South wind around 11 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 37 °F

    Slight Chance
    Snow Showers
    then Chance
    Snow Showers

  • Saturday Night

    Saturday Night: Snow showers likely. Cloudy, with a low around 25. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    Low: 25 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.

    High: 31 °F

    Snow Showers
    Likely

The Last Word

We are preparing for winter and will collect snowpack information as the snow builds up. If you have avalanche, snowpack or weather observations to share, please submit them via our website or email mtavalanche@gmail.com.

 

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