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Weather
Temp °F 33 33 32 33 36 39
Snow Level ft 7,900 7,700 7,500 7,600 7,800 8,100
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Wind Gust mph 10 10 10 10 15 20
Cloud Cover % 40 50 50 50 60 50

Detailed 10-Day Forecast

12-Hr Snowfall High/Low Alerts Snow
Level		 Wind
Speed		 Wind
Gusts		 Cloud
Cover
Wed
5/18
Mostly Cloudy
49°F
8,700ft
WSW 15mph
25mph
70%
Rain/Snow
31°F
9,400ft
W 15mph
30mph
100%
Thu
5/19
Snow
28°F
↓ Base
WNW 20mph
35mph
90%
Snow
18°F
↓ Base
NNW 15mph
30mph
90%
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5/20
Cloudy
27°F
↓ Base
N 10mph
20mph
80%
Partly Cloudy
19°F
↓ Base
NNE 5mph
10mph
50%
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5/21
Partly Cloudy
31°F
↓ Base
N 5mph
5mph
50%
Partly Cloudy
24°F
↓ Base
ESE 5mph
5mph
40%
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5/22
Mostly Cloudy
35°F
↓ Base
WNW 5mph
10mph
70%
Mostly Clear
27°F
6,900ft
N 5mph
10mph
40%
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5/23
Partly Cloudy
40°F
7,000ft
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10mph
50%
Partly Cloudy
34°F
7,900ft
SW 5mph
10mph
50%
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5/24
Cloudy
42°F
8,600ft
SW 10mph
25mph
90%
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40°F
10,000ft
WSW 15mph
20mph
100%
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5/25
Rain
47°F
10,100ft
WSW 15mph
20mph
90%
Cloudy
37°F
10,400ft
WSW 10mph
15mph
90%
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5/26
Partly Cloudy
48°F
10,000ft
SW 10mph
20mph
50%
Partly Cloudy
39°F
9,800ft
SW 10mph
20mph
50%
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5/27
Partly Cloudy
51°F
9,900ft
SW 15mph
30mph
50%
Snow
27°F
7,300ft
WSW 15mph
20mph
50%
Forecast Elev: 8,980ft Base Elev: 6,800ft Summit Elev: 11,170ft Updated: 2 minutes ago

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Snowfall History
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Resort Reported at Sun Apr 24

Current Weather

33°F
Temperature
5mph
Wind Speed
Mid-Mtn at Wednesday May 18 @ 4:00am MDT

Snowpack

of average for the season
Estimated on Tuesday May 17 @ 6:00am MDT
Calculated from 4 SNOTEL sites within 18 miles of Big Sky at an average elevation of 8458ft. The data is generated by mountain weather stations near Big Sky and is not compiled from official resort measurements. We use weather stations because they update automatically and provide consistent measurements over many decades.
OpenSnow does not verify this data. Resorts are responsible for any errors. Report a problem
Snow report provided by SnoCountry

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Everett's 8800
Madison Base
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Moonlight Basin
Moonlight Basin
Town Center
Town Center
Spanish Peaks
Spanish Peaks

Daily Snow Forecasts

Montana
2021/2022 Season Recap
Updated 1 week ago Bob Ambrose
The 21/22 La Nina Winter pretty much delivered as advertised with above average snowfall west of the Continental Divide, and generally below average snowfall for resorts east of the Divide. Highlights included a snowy December for the westside putting many operations in good shape for the Holidays. East of the Divide saw one of the snowiest April’s in memory, but it might have come a tad too late.
US and Canada
Final Forecast for 2021-2022
Updated 2 weeks ago Alan Smith
It has been an interesting winter across most of North America with snowy periods interspersed with long dry spells, but April has been colder and snowier than usual for just about all regions. An active pattern will continue across the Northwest & Northern Rockies through the end of the month with snow & rain showers. We also take a look at current snowpack levels and the winter as a whole.

Trail Maps

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Winter Map
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South Face Inset
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Bowl Inset

Avalanche Forecast

Avalanche Forecasts are for use by experienced backcountry travelers in uncontrolled sidecountry and backcountry terrain. These forecasts and conditions do not apply to open, in-bounds terrain at ski resorts, which is subject to avalanche control by local resort ski patrol.

Northern Madison Range

Gallatin NF Avalanche Center

Avalanche Danger
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Watch for signs of unstable snow such as recent avalanches, cracking in the snow, and audible collapsing. Avoid traveling on or under similar slopes.

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The danger rating shown on the map is just one piece of the avalanche forecast. To get the complete forecast, please view the Northern Madison Range forecast provided by the Gallatin NF Avalanche Center.

Northern Madison Range Avalanche Forecast
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