Avalanche educators host beacon practice in Lindley Park

Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:06:39 +0000

Avalanche educators from the Gallatin National Forest Avalanche Center set up a beacon park near the Lindley Park pavilion Tuesday evening. Thirty people arrived with probes and shovels while frisbee golfers putted through the same grass. The contrast went unremarked.

Instructor Sarah Holmquist, 34, buried three transmitters under sod and timed each search. She has taught this clinic for six Septembers. The snow usually arrives in November. Last year it arrived in October. The year before that, December. She plans for all three.

Avalanche Education on The Bozeman Daily Bee

Avalanche educators host beacon practice in Lindley Park