Avalanche Warning
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
Issued by NWS Spokane, WA
760 WOUS46 KOTX 241342 AVWOTX IDC017-021-251300- Avalanche Warning Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center Sandpoint ID Relayed by National Weather Service Spokane WA 642 AM PDT Mon Mar 24 2025 The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center in Sandpoint has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas: Bonner Count, Boundary County, Idaho. * WHAT...An Avalanche Warning is in effect from Monday 6 AM to Tuesday 6 AM. Very dangerous avalanche conditions have developed from several feet of recent snowfall followed by moderate to heavy rain saturating the snowpack and will last through Tuesday morning. You can very easily trigger avalanches large enough to bury, injure, or kill you, and some will release spontaneously. Avoid travel in avalanche terrain during this period. * WHERE...The Selkirk Mountains, and West and East Cabinet Mountains above 4,000 feet. * WHEN...In effect from Mon 06:00 PDT to Tue 06:00 PDT. * IMPACTS...Heavy snowfall formed dangerous slabs of snow three to four feet deep. Now, an extended period of moderate to heavy rainfall is saturating the dry snowpack and will quickly overload numerous weak snow interfaces below. The snow line will continue to rise to around 7,000 feet and stay at that elevation through midweek. It will be very likely for backcountry travelers to trigger large to very large avalanches and natural avalanches are likely. Avalanches can break wide across terrain features and run long distances to lower elevations and into mature forests. * PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended during this period. Consult http://www.idahopanhandleavalanche.org/ or www.avalanche.org for more detailed information. Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of this or any avalanche center. $$