Date and Time of Avalanche | Avalanche Type | Trigger | Size | Starting Elevation |
Aspect![]() |
Number of avalanches |
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01/29/2020 - 15:00 Stanton |
Natural | D1.5 , R1 | Between 5,000 and 6,500 ft | 2 | ||
01/28/2018 - 20:45 Cascade and Rescue Crick - Flathead Range |
Hard Slab | 1 | ||||
02/11/2019 - 09:30 Forecaster Observation - Lost Johnny, Swan Range |
Soft Slab | Natural | D1 , R1 | 1 | ||
02/06/2021 - 14:30 Avalanche Accident: Whitefish Divide (snowmobiler caught and carried) |
Soft Slab |
Snowmobiler
Accidentally Triggered |
1 | |||
04/27/2021 - 12:00 Going-to-the-Sun Road |
Wet Loose | Natural | D1.5 | Above 6,500 ft | 15 | |
GNP | 1 | |||||
04/01/2022 - 12:00 Flathead Range |
Wet Loose | Skier | D1 , R1 | 1 | ||
01/13/2021 - 01:15 Southern Whitefish Range |
Soft Slab | Natural | D2 , R4 | Between 5,000 and 6,500 ft | 30 | |
12/19/2017 - 15:45 Forecaster Observation - Middle Fork Corridor |
Soft Slab | Natural | D1.5 , R1 | Below 5,000 ft | 1 | |
04/09/2020 - 14:15 Forecaster Observation - Central Swan Range |
Wet Loose | Natural | D2.5 | Above 6,500 ft | 20 | |
04/11/2018 - 17:15 Java Mtn |
1 | |||||
02/08/2020 - 14:30 Forecaster Observation - Flathead Range |
Loose Dry/ Sluff | Skier | D1 , R1 | Between 5,000 and 6,500 ft | 5 | |
02/17/2018 - 23:15 Forecaster Observation- WMR backcountry, Whitefish Range |
Unknown | Natural | D1.5 | Above 6,500 ft | 1 | |
02/25/2021 - 13:30 Middle Fork |
Soft Slab |
Skier
Intentionally Triggered |
D1 , R1 | Between 5,000 and 6,500 ft | 4 | |
03/20/2019 - 18:15 JFS Canyon |
Wet Loose | Natural | D2.5 | Between 5,000 and 6,500 ft | 1 | |
12/05/2018 - 10:45 Forecaster Observation - Heavens Peak, GNP |
Loose Dry/ Sluff | Natural | D1 , R1 | Above 6,500 ft | 1 | |
Jewel Basin | 1 | |||||
03/28/2021 - 12:00 Swan Range |
Soft Slab | Snowmobiler | 1 | |||
Essex | 1 | |||||
Swan River State Forest | 1 |