Trip Planning for Island Park

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24 Hour Snowfall and Wind
as of 5:00 am
Apr 190″ | 10-60 N
Apr 18 1″ | 15-72 NW
Apr 17 2″ | 5-35 NW
Sawtelle Peak
9885′     04/20 at 4:00
20.2℉
SW - 7mph
Gusts 55 mph
Sawtelle Snowfall
8750′     04/20 at 04:34
82.8″ Depth
0.0″New
White Elephant SNOTEL
7710′     04/20 at 03:00
24℉
63″ Depth
Primary Problem: Wet Snow
Bottom Line: Avalanche concerns through this weekend will chiefly be driven by the new snow that fell this week, in combination with warm temperatures and sunshine. Avalanches could break in the recent snow, particularly on shady, high elevation slopes. On sunny slopes, the new snow provides the needed ammunition for big wet loose sluffs. Recent slides also remind us that it’s still possible for avalanches to break deeper.

Past 5 Days

Fri Apr 12

Considerable
Sat Apr 13

Considerable
Sun Apr 14

Considerable
Mon Apr 15

None
Fri Apr 19

None

Relevant Avalanche Activity

Southern Madison
Quake Lake
Wet Slab Avalanche Above Quake Lake
Incident details include images
Quake Lake
WS-N-R2-D2-G
Coordinates: 44.8524, -111.3920
Caught: 0 ; Buried: 0

From IG: Wet slide to the ground above Quake Lake. 


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Wet slab above quake lake
Island Park
Arange Peak
Wet avalanches in Island Park
Incident details include images
Arange Peak
WL-N
Coordinates: 44.5263, -111.4650
Caught: 0 ; Buried: 0

From IG mesasge (4/6): "Some wet action at arange peak near Sawtell yesterday. From slope Dave and I did our first pit on Monday. Lots of release in that new old interface but didn’t see anything releasing down deeper."


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Wet avalanches in Island Park 04/05

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Weather Stations- Island Park

Weather Forecast Island Park

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Extended Forecast for

10 Miles ESE Lakeview MT

  • Today

    Today: Sunny, with a high near 41. North wind 6 to 10 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon.

    Sunny

    High: 41 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 28. South wind 6 to 10 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 28 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 48. Breezy, with a south wind 8 to 13 mph increasing to 18 to 23 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 31 mph.

    Partly Sunny
    then Slight
    Chance Rain
    and Breezy

    High: 48 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Southwest wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 24 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: Sunny, with a high near 43. North wind 8 to 18 mph becoming west southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 28 mph.

    Sunny

    High: 43 °F

  • Monday
    Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25. West wind 10 to 18 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

    Mostly Clear

    Low: 25 °F

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 20 mph.

    Mostly Sunny

    High: 47 °F

  • Tuesday
    Night

    Tuesday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 32. South southwest wind 8 to 11 mph becoming east northeast after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph.

    Mostly Cloudy

    Low: 32 °F

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: A chance of rain after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 50.

    Mostly Sunny
    then Chance
    Rain

    High: 50 °F

The Last Word

We began our daily forecasts on December 7. 130 daily forecasts and 464 reported avalanches later, we wrapped up our daily forecasting season on April 14th. While avalanches remain a concern until the snow is in the rivers, read our SEASON SUMMARY to look back at the heart of the 2023-24 avalanche year.

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