By Ian Hoyer EBS CONTRIBUTOR Reading the daily avalanche forecast is the best way to prepare yourself for the snow conditions you’ll encounter when you head...
By Paul Swenson EBS COLUMNIST Have you ever noticed that snow in the yard, on a pine bough or a roof, seems to slowly disappear over...
By Alex Marienthal EBS CONTRIBUTOR In my nine years of avalanche forecasting I have not seen a snowpack so weak. When I thought the snowpack was...
The slow start to winter creates a dangerous foundation By Dave Zinn EBS CONTRIBUTOR The 2023-2024 winter season began with well below average snowfall in Montana....
Ian Hoyer EBS CONTRIBUTOR The Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center is excited to announce that this year the mountains near Island Park, ID will have daily...
By Doug Chabot EBS CONTRIBUTOR Clicking into our skis or jumping on our sleds in search of powder is a universal mission at winter trailheads throughout...
EBS STAFF U.S. Highway 191 closed late on the morning of March 15 from Four Corners to the intersection with Lone Mountain Trail in Big Sky...
By Ian Hoyer EBS CONTRIBUTOR When heading out for a day of backcountry riding there is a long list of things you need: Jackets, extra layers,...
Multiple human-triggered avalanches reported in recent days EBS STAFF A skier who suffered a lower leg injury on Sunday, Feb. 5 in Beehive Basin called in...
By Jason Bacaj MANAGING EDITOR A winter storm that began Friday and stretched into the weekend dropped nearly 3 feet of snow around Big Sky and...