An inter-agency agreement allows Glacier National Park and the FAC to support each other’s operations. GNP contributes significantly to the FAC’s annual budget, and the FAC provides technical assistance and education to GNP staff, including an avalanche Level 1 course. GNP forecasters for the Going-to-the-Sun Road also contribute valuable spring observations. 

The FAC relies on data from three high-elevation automated weather stations maintained by the USGS (Snowslip, Sperry, and Garden Wall). USGS Physical Scientist Erich Peitzsch also assisted with the installation of the Link Mountain station installation. FAC supports the USGS Sperry Benchmark Glacier Mass Balance Program with fieldwork. 

David Hamre & Associates (DHA) is an avalanche safety consulting firm that provides BNSF Railway (BNSF) with an avalanche safety program in John F. Stevens Canyon (JFS Canyon). DHA forecasters maintain a network of automated weather stations in JFS Canyon conduct field observations related to avalanche, snowpack, and weather.

FNBP is a non-profit group of volunteers trained and prepared to respond to winter back-country emergencies. We proudly partner with this group on Hot Dog Days, hosted monthly January, February, and March. Find a beacon, win a hot dog! Come by the top of Flower Point Chair at Whitefish Mountain Resort to practice this important companion rescue skill. We are also lucky to occasionally have FNBP members assist as course instructors.