Trip Planning for Northern Madison

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24 Hour Snowfall and Wind
as of 5:00 am
Feb 110″ | 20-55 W
Feb 10 1″ | 20-35 W
Feb 9 0″ | 15-35 NW
Timberline Station
9400′     12/03 at 1:00
3 ℉
SW - 18 mph, Gusts 27
0 " New
Lone Mountain SNOTEL
8880′   12/03 at 01:00
4℉
29″ Depth
Bottom Line: Bottom line is what it is. This is the bottom line of lionhead, and others;
Primary Problem: Wind-Drifted Snow

Past 5 Days

Wed Feb 9

Low
Thu Feb 10

Low
Fri Feb 11

Low
Thu Apr 21

None
Fri Aug 19

Moderate

Relevant Avalanche Activity

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Yellowstone Club, Timberline Chair

Snowpit Profiles- Northern Madison

 

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Weather Stations- Northern Madison

Big Sky

Yellowstone Club

Weather Forecast Northern Madison

Full Forecast, NOAA website
Extended Forecast for

5 Miles NNW Big Sky MT

  • Overnight

    Overnight: Patchy blowing snow after 4am. Mostly clear, with a low around -1. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a southwest wind around 23 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

    Low: -1 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Patchy blowing snow before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 19. Wind chill values as low as -20. Breezy, with a southwest wind 18 to 22 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

    Patchy
    Blowing Snow
    and Breezy

    High: 19 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 6. Wind chill values as low as -5. South wind around 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 6 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow likely after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 25. Wind chill values as low as zero. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

    Partly Sunny
    then Snow
    Likely

    High: 25 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 12. Southwest wind 11 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches possible.

    Heavy Snow

    Low: 12 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Snow likely, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 16. West southwest wind 11 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.

    Snow Likely
    then Chance
    Snow

    High: 16 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 8. Southwest wind 14 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Chance Snow

    Low: 8 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A chance of snow, mainly after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 14. South southwest wind 15 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 28 mph.

    Chance Snow

    High: 14 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: A slight chance of snow before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 5.

    Slight Chance
    Snow then
    Partly Cloudy

    Low: 5 °F

The Last Word

We completed our investigation of the avalanche fatality at Ski Hill in Lionhead.


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