Topic: Backcountry Winter Sports

Ice safety

Winter time often means traveling on icy lakes and streams. Understanding the dynamics of ice safety is critical. This excellent video and Wed site from

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Cooke City Avalanche

Doug Chabot, of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, describes 2 avalanches that occurred on south facing slopes in the mountains outside Cooke City, MT

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LuLu Pass Avalanche

Doug Chabot, of the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center, investigates a mile wide avalanche that partially buried a snowmobiler outside Cooke City, MT.

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