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There’s an avalanche watch in these backcountry areas

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The following is statement from Fremont County Emergency Management. Go to mtavalanche.com or avalanche.org for more detailed information on possible avalanches. Get the latest weather conditions at eastidahonews.com/weather.

An AVALANCHE WATCH has been issued from 5 a.m. today until 5 a.m. Saturday morning for the Island Park area, the Lionhead area, the southern Madison Range, and the southern Gallatin Range.

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Conditions are developing that will cause the avalanche danger to rise to HIGH this weekend.

Heavy snowfall is expected to overload pre-existing weaknesses in the snowpack and create very dangerous avalanche conditions.

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