Trip Planning for Island Park

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24 Hour Snowfall and Wind
as of 5:00 am
Today0″ | NA
Apr 24 0″ | NA
Apr 23 0″ | 3-71 W-E
Sawtelle Peak
9885′     04/23 at 10:00
32.2℉
S - 10mph
Gusts 44 mph
Sawtelle Snowfall
8750′     04/25 at 14:24
79.0″ Depth
1.3″New
White Elephant SNOTEL
7710′     04/25 at 13:00
42℉
53″ Depth
Primary Problem: Wet Snow
Bottom Line: Warm temperatures, wind-loading, and the possibility of rain and snow later in the week will drive avalanche problems. Wet snow avalanches will be the primary concern on most slopes. Get on to the snow early in the day when surface-level crusts are supportable and get off when the crust breaks down and more than the upper few inches of snow become slushy and wet. Relatively small wind-slab avalanches are possible on upper-elevation slopes that remain shady and cool. If the upper snowpack is dry, dig down and back off steep objectives if you find instability in your tests, observe shooting cracks or indications of fresh wind-loading. Reevaluate conditions when a mix of rain and snow moves into the area on Thursday and Friday.

Past 5 Days

Sat Apr 13

Considerable
Sun Apr 14

Considerable
Mon Apr 15

None
Fri Apr 19

None
Mon Apr 22

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

Relevant Photos

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  • Ian in front of the Sawtelle weather station

    Went to do maintenance on the Sawtelle Snowfall weather station at 8800 ft just off the Sawtelle Mountain Road. Continuous snowcover starts around 8000 ft. At 8800 ft there is ~20" of snow with a mix of hard crusts and weak facets. These weak layers near the ground will be something to watch once snows again. Photo: GNFAC

  • Avalanches at Pine Creek

    From IG: “Pine creek today, some small wind slabs and a full depth wet slide off black mountain”

  • Avalanche at Pine Creek

    From IG: “Pine creek today (10/21), some small wind slabs and a full depth wet slide off black mountain”

  • Avalanche on Mt. Blackmore, hyalite

    From obs. "Was out alpine climbing today and observed the north face of Blackmore had slid already."

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Snowpit Profiles- Island Park

 

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Weather Stations- Island Park

Weather Forecast Island Park

Full Forecast, NOAA website
Extended Forecast for

10 Miles ESE Lakeview MT

Winter Storm Warning April 26, 06:00am until April 27, 06:00pmClick here for hazard details and duration Winter Storm Warning

  • This
    Afternoon

    This Afternoon: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm. High near 45. South southwest wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

    Showers

    High: 45 °F

  • Tonight

    Tonight: Rain showers before 9pm, then rain and snow showers between 9pm and 2am, then snow showers after 2am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 34. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph becoming north northeast after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 100%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.

    Rain/Snow

    Low: 34 °F

  • Friday

    Friday: Rain showers and snow before 2pm, then rain showers between 2pm and 3pm, then rain and snow showers after 3pm. Some thunder is also possible. High near 38. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Snow then
    Rain/Snow

    High: 38 °F

  • Friday
    Night

    Friday Night: Rain and snow, becoming all snow after 3am. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 30. North northeast wind 11 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Rain/Snow

    Low: 30 °F

  • Saturday

    Saturday: Snow showers before 3pm, then rain and snow showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 36. North northeast wind 10 to 15 mph becoming south southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Snow Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow

    High: 36 °F

  • Saturday
    Night

    Saturday Night: Rain showers before 9pm, then rain and snow showers between 9pm and midnight, then a chance of rain and snow after midnight. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 31. Southwest wind 8 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Rain/Snow
    then Chance
    Rain/Snow

    Low: 31 °F

  • Sunday

    Sunday: Snow before 3pm, then rain showers. Some thunder is also possible. High near 40. Southwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

    Snow Likely
    then
    Rain/Snow

    High: 40 °F

  • Sunday
    Night

    Sunday Night: A chance of rain and snow before midnight, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southeast wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    Chance
    Rain/Snow
    then Slight
    Chance Snow

    Low: 29 °F

  • Monday

    Monday: A chance of snow before noon, then snow showers after noon. Some thunder is also possible. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 41.

    Snow Showers

    High: 41 °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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