The avalanche danger above 5000 feet is CONSIDERABLE on slopes steeper than 35º and MODERATE elsewhere. Cautious route-finding, careful snowpack evaluation, and conservative decision making are still essential. Human triggered avalanches are likely on steep slopes today. Watch for sensitive storm slabs at all elevations and wind slabs at upper elevations. See Swan Range advisory here.

The avalanche danger above 5000 feet is CONSIDERABLE on slopes steeper than 35º and MODERATE elsewhere. Cautious route-finding, careful snowpack evaluation, and conservative decision making are still essential. Human triggered avalanches are likely on steep slopes today. Watch for lingering, sensitive storm slabs and wind slabs at upper elevations. See Swan Range advisory here.

The avalanche danger above 5000 feet is CONSIDERABLE on slopes steeper than 35º and MODERATE elsewhere. Cautious route-finding, careful snowpack evaluation, and conservative decision making are still essential. Human triggered avalanches are likely on steep slopes today. Watch for lingering, sensitive storm slabs and wind slabs at upper elevations. See Swan Range advisory here.

In the past 3 days the Swan Range received 3.8 inches of snow water equivalent. The avalanche danger above 6000 feet is HIGH, human triggered avalanches are very likely. Below 6000 feet the danger is CONSIDERABLE cautious route-finding, careful snowpack evaluation, and conservative decision making are essential.

The avalanche danger above 5000 feet is CONSIDERABLE. 6-20 inches fell across the advisory area. Cautious route-finding, careful snowpack evaluation, and conservative decision making are still essential. Human triggered avalanches are still likely on steep slopes today. Today's snowfall will be limited, but watch for lingering, sensitive storm slabs and wind slabs at upper elevations. See Swan Range advisory here.

Swan Range: 12 inches of new snow combined with increasing winds will create dangerous avalanche conditions today. The avalanche danger on wind loaded slopes is HIGH and CONSIDERABLE on all other slopes. Both human triggered and natural avalanches are likely in wind loaded terrain. Avoid avalanche terrain today. Advisory for other ranges here.

Widespread snowfall overnight and today, combined with increasing winds, will create dangerous avalanche conditions today.  At all elevations the avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE. Human triggered avalanches are likely and natural avlanches are possible.  Conservative decision making is essential today.  Carefully evaluate each slope before commiting to it. Check advisory for Swan Range here.

Winds increased yesterday and continued overnight adding depth to recently formed wind slabs. Above 6000 feet the avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE on wind loaded slopes and MODERATE elsewhere. Human triggered avalanches are likely in wind loaded terrain. Carefully evaluate each slope for reactive wind slabs before skiing or riding on it.

Today the avalanche danger is MODERATE. Human triggered avalanches are possible, particularly in recently wind-loaded terrain and on steep slopes with a relatively shallow snowpack.  Evaluate each slope for lingering windslab or persistent slab instability before committing to it.

Today the avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 6000 feet on wind loaded slopes steeper than 35º. In this terrain, where existing wind slabs have not had time to settle and the consistent load continues to stress deeper instabilities, human triggered avalanches are likely.  In other terrain the danger is MODERATE. Carefully evaluate the snowpack and terrain before committing to any slope.

Today, the avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE above 5500 feet*. Human triggered avalanches are likely in new storm and wind slabs formed on lower density snow from earlier this week. Below 5500 feet* the danger is MODERATE. Continue to evaluate how recent snow and wind drifted snow affects deeper instabilities such as weak snow beneath the Dec. 9 crust.

The danger will begin as MODERATE and rise to CONSIDERABLE above 6000 feet today. New snow with increasing wind will cause the danger to rise as the day progresses. Temperatures are increasing and this new snow is falling on lighter snow from the past week. Human triggered storm and wind slab avalanches will become more likely as the storm continues. Also pay close attention to deeper weak layers around the Dec. 9 rain crust and the ground.

The danger will begin as MODERATE and rise to CONSIDERABLE above 6000 feet today. New snow with increasing wind will cause the danger to rise as the day progresses. Temperatures are increasing and this new snow is falling on lighter snow from the past week. Human triggered storm and wind slab avalanches will become more likely as the storm continues. Also pay close attention to deeper weak layers around the Dec. 9 rain crust and the ground.

The avalanche danger above 6000 feet is CONSIDERABLE on wind loaded slopes steeper than 35 degrees and MODERATE on all other terrain. Up to 16 inches of snow fell across the advisory area (favoring the Swan Range) Tuesday into Wednesday. Steep, wind-loaded terrain at upper elevations still requires careful snowpack evaluation and cautious route-finding. Also, identify features of concern like steep, rocky, shallow areas that harbor weak, sugary snow near the ground.