The two men who were killed after being buried by an avalanche on Wednesday afternoon near Lake Dinah have been identified by the Missoula County Coroner in the case, Captain Bill Burt.
Two snowmobilers are confirmed dead after being buried in an avalanche late Wednesday afternoon, according to the Missoula County Sheriff's and Coroner's Office. No names have yet been released.
The Idaho side of U.S. Highway 12, which snakes through the mountains into Lolo, Montana will be shut down starting at 8:00 P.M. this evening, Wednesday January 9.
36-year-old Benjamin Parsons of Kalispell has been identified as the victim of an avalanche that occurred in Glacier National Park on Thursday, January 5.
With over a dozen deaths attributed to avalanches this winter, KGVO News spoke with Steve Karkanen, Director of the Western Montana Avalanche Center about the current alert level in the Missoula area.
"We've had 14 people die in avalanches just in the month of January alone," Karkanen said...
A close call Saturday afternoon, as 4 snowmobilers who were buried in an avalanche northeast of Missoula all survived, and were able to ride out on their own, according to Seeley Lake Search and Rescue.
UPDATE - 4:00 p.m. Tuesday, March 11.
Granite County Sheriff Scott Dunkerson confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that the victim in Monday afternoon's back country avalanche in the Altoona Lakes area was identified as Peter Maxwell, 27, of Missoula.