The West Central Montana Avalanche Center forecasts for a large region. The region spans from Lost Trail Pass in the south through the town of Seeley Lake in the north

As the colors change and the days grow shorter, we dream of frosty mornings, reading avalanche forecasts, moving through snow-filled mountains, and having fun in the backcountry. But before the

During the 2021/2022 operating season, the West Central Montana Avalanche Center (WCMAC) maintained the thrice-weekly avalanche forecast schedule of previous seasons and issued fifty-seven (57) forecasts. The season included six

The West Central Montana Avalanche Foundation (WCMAF) is honored to serve growing communities throughout the region and participate in Missoula Gives. This annual online fundraising event is a celebration of

Spring can be a challenging time for avalanche conditions. Dramatic swings in weather and snow conditions are possible. As we’ve seen in the past month, we can move from mid-winter

This year, with the new website, we’ve added elevation bands.  These are labeled Upper, Middle, and Lower elevation.  These are rather generic names intentionally. Elevation bands throughout our forecast vary

Here we are approaching the end of January, and I’m just getting to the first blog post. Less than six weeks ago, we issued our first forecast of the season,