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MTZ001-002-251300-

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
Backcountry Avalanche Warning
Flathead Avalanche Center Hungry Horse MT
Relayed by National Weather Service Missoula MT
614 AM MST Tue Feb 24 2026

The following message is transmitted at the request of Flathead Avalanche
Center Hungry Horse MT.

...AVALANCHE WARNING ISSUED BY THE FLATHEAD AVALANCHE CENTER...

06:00 MST Tue Feb 24 2026
The Flathead Avalanche Center in Hungry Horse has issued a BACKCOUNTRY
AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas:

NWS Missoula MT -
MTZ001 (MTZ001)...MTZ002 (MTZ002)

* WHAT...New and wind-drifted snow have created very dangerous avalanche
conditions.

* WHERE...Slopes above 5000 feet in the Flathead Range and the Lake McDonald
and Marias Pass areas of Glacier National Park. Slopes above 6500 feet in
the Swan and Whitefish Ranges.

* WHEN...In effect from Tue 06:00 MST to Wed 06:00 MST.

* IMPACTS...Natural and human-triggered avalanches are very likely.
Avalanches will release on weak layers buried two to four feet deep. These
will run long distances, travel into low-angle terrain, and can cover
snowmobile and snowshoeing trails and backcountry ski routes. Avalanches may
connect across terrain features like ridges, releasing multiple start zones
at once. Avalanches can be triggered from long distances away. Smaller
slopes, such as roadcuts, may also avalanche, depositing a surprising amount
of debris on roads below.

* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Very dangerous avalanche
conditions. Pay close attention to the terrain around you. Avoid traveling
on and under steep slopes.

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

Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of
this or any avalanche center.

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