🎿 Backcountry touring · Montana

Bridger Range: avalanche danger & snow

Saddle Peak and the Bridger ridge beside Bridger Bowl, plus Bridger Canyon tours from Bozeman.

This is not a safety call. The danger rating shown is a one-word summary copied from the official avalanche center once a day. Conditions change by the hour and vary by aspect and elevation. Before you go into avalanche terrain, read the full forecast from the official center, carry a beacon, shovel and probe, and travel with trained partners. Snowfall numbers are computer-model estimates, not measurements.

Avalanche danger today

No rating

Gallatin NF Avalanche Center · Bridger Range

Issued Nov 2, 4:43 PM MT · valid until Nov 9, 11:30 AM MT

Gallatin NF Avalanche Center has not issued a danger rating for this area today. That usually means early or late season. It does not mean the snow is safe.

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📏 Nearest SNOTEL

snow depth

0.2 in snow water equivalent

NRCS SNOTEL Sacajawea (6,610 ft, 6.2 km away), daily reading for Nov 3.

Snow data as of Nov 4, 2026, 4:05 PM MT (model snowfall at about 6,686 ft).

Last 24 h

Last 72 h

0.1"

Last 7 days

0.1"

Next 7 days

7-day snow forecast

Wed 40"☀️ 48°/28°

Thu 50"☁️ 43°/29°

Fri 60"☁️ 42°/28°

Sat 70"☁️ 49°/32°

Sun 80"☁️ 53°/36°

Mon 90"☁️ 47°/34°

Tue 100"☁️ 48°/34°

Daily snowfall (inches) and high/low (°F) from the Open-Meteo forecast model, local days.

Ski resortTouring zone: LowTouring zone: ModerateTouring zone: ConsiderableTouring zone: HighTouring zone: ExtremeTouring zone: No rating

Map pin is an approximate trailhead or pass location, not a route. Use a real map and the forecast center's zone map for trip planning.

Nearest ski resorts

Bridger Bowl · 1 km · 72 h 1.2"
Big Sky Resort · 71 km · 72 h 0.1"

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