Avalanche Warning for Gallatin County Friday

Snow, wind, rain and warm temps have again prompted the GNFAC to issue an Avalanche Warning for Friday.

According to the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center:

ISSUED ON FEBRUARY 10 2017 AT 05:31 AM.

AVALANCHE WARNING: THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER IS ISSUING A BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS AROUND COOKE CITY, THE LIONHEAD AREA OUTSIDE WEST YELLOWSTONE ALONG WITH THE SOUTHERN MADISON RANGE AND SOUTHERN GALLATIN RANGE.

• SEVEN DAYS OF SNOWFALL AND STRONG WINDS ARE CREATING AN EXTREME AVALANCHE DANGER OUTSIDE COOKE CITY.
• THE MOUNTAINS NEAR WEST YELLOWSTONE RECEIVED A MIXTURE OF SNOW AND RAIN WHICH HAS CREATED A HIGH AVALANCHE DANGER.
• NATURAL AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE VERY LIKELY TODAY.
• AVOID ALL AVALANCHE TERRAIN AND AVALANCHE RUNOUT ZONES.
• THIS WARNING WILL EXPIRE OR BE UPDATED BY 6:00 A.M. ON FEBRUARY 11, 2017.
• CONTACT THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. MTAVALANCHE.COM OR THE AVALANCHE HOTLINE: 406-587-6981.