There’s an avalanche watch in these backcountry areas
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The following is statement from Fremont County Emergency Management. Go to mtavalanche.com or avalanche.org for more detailed information on possible avalanches. Get the latest weather conditions at eastidahonews.com/weather.
An AVALANCHE WATCH has been issued from 5 a.m. today until 5 a.m. Saturday morning for the Island Park area, the Lionhead area, the southern Madison Range, and the southern Gallatin Range.
Conditions are developing that will cause the avalanche danger to rise to HIGH this weekend.
Heavy snowfall is expected to overload pre-existing weaknesses in the snowpack and create very dangerous avalanche conditions.
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