Fly Fishing In Yellowstone National Park: And So It Goes

Monday, December 05, 2016

And So It Goes

HEROIC SNOW DUMP

Village Digging Out

sledheads beware

WALLPAPER: BLOWIN' SNOW

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.. The snow is still coming down and the sky is clear. The wind has stopped and left behind some treacherous snow conditions in the high country along the Continental Divide.

AVALANCHE WARNING

THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE 
GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER. 
ISSUED ON DECEMBER 05 2016 AT 04:51 AM 
AVALANCHE WARNING 
THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER IS ISSUING A 
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE MOUNTAINS NEAR COOKE CITY, 
THE LIONHEAD AREA NEAR WEST YELLOWSTONE, SOUTHERN MADISON RANGE, 
AND SOUTHERN GALLATIN RANGE. HEAVY SNOW HAS ADDED WEIGHT TO A 
WEAK AND UNSTABLE SNOWPACK. THE AVALANCHE DANGER IS RATED HIGH ON 
ALL SLOPES. NATURAL AND HUMAN TRIGGERED AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY 
TODAY. AVALANCHE TERRAIN AND AVALANCHE RUNOUT ZONES SHOULD BE 
AVOIDED. 
YOU ARE URGED TO CONTACT THE GALLATIN NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE 
CENTER FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION. 
WEBSITE: WWW.MTAVALANCHE.COM 
AVALANCHE HOTLINE: 406-587-6981 
THIS WARNING WILL EITHER EXPIRE OR BE UPDATED BY 6:00 A.M. ON 
DECEMBER 6TH, 2016.

JUST A BIT OF SNOW

.. This is just the start of the predicted La Niña winter. It bodes well for the snow pack, which has been on the sparse side for the last few years.
.. Town will be jubilant as soon as the plowing and digging is finished.
.. The creative parking is about to start. The upcoming cold spell will hasten both anchor ice and surface ice on the reservoir. Auger sharpening will start soon and the ice skate sharpening is already well under way.
.. Pockets and fanny packs full of various waxes are trundling their way to the cross country trails. The real animals are already out there before the trail groomers get to the deep drifts.
.. We're pleased for everyone and are going to smile as the snow plow and blower goes by our front porch.

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