Mountain Conditions Remain Deadly Despite Pleasant Valley Afternoon
Montana Fish, Wildlife & Parks issued a winter safety advisory Tuesday reminding residents that backcountry conditions remain “extremely hazardous” across the state’s mountain ranges, even as valley temperatures hovered in the low 40s and several downtown Bozeman residents were spotted without jackets.
“People see 42 degrees in town and assume the mountains got the memo,” said game warden Russell Haines, who has responded to four backcountry incidents since New Year’s. “The mountains did not get the memo. The mountains don’t check their email.”