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Providing avalanche safety information and education for Southcentral Idaho. https://linktr.ee/sawtoothavy

10/16/2026

Kicking off avalanche awareness education season with some workforce training. The Wood River Valley is surrounded by mountains that can slide, putting snow removal crews in danger. To spread the message to our whole community SAC pioneered the first avalanche awareness material translated to Spanish in the country!

05/05/2026

Come support us and other local non-profits Wednesday night!

05/04/2026

This week is Idaho Gives! Although it is the end of our forecast season, we work year-round to continue to provided FREE avalanche awareness to thousands and the best forecasts in the west. We need your help to get us over the finish line and what better way to do that than doubling your gift with a match during Idaho Gives!

05/01/2026

We've posted our final General Avalanche Information product of the season. With continued warming and mostly clear skies forecast this weekend, expect to find wet snow avalanches. Getting out early and returning to the trailhead early are great ways to keep out of trouble this weekend. If you're out enjoying spring in the mountains - please toss us an observation to keep the community informed of conditions!

Head to sawtoothavalanche.com for more information
Photo: View south of spring clouds and showers from atop Reward Peak (last spring)

04/24/2026

We've updated our General Avalanche Information product. After 3-10" of new snowfall this week, be on the lookout for cracking or collapsing as evidence of unstable snow. Cool temperatures and light snow flurries will do little to change the avalanche equation over the next few days. Keeping your senses primed for changing conditions or unexpected hazards is the best way to play it safe in the mountains this weekend.

Head to sawtoothavalanche.com to get the full scoop!

04/20/2026

We've updated the General Avalanche Information product this morning. With high temperatures in the 50s F forecast for both Monday and Tuesday, surface refreezes are expected to break down quickly, so time your corn harvests early. Conditions will change rapidly Wednesday with a solid storm thumping the area. Plan to adjust your terrain choices to adapt to more wintery dry-snow avalanche problems (like the avalanche from the Titus Lake Chutes in the picture) later this week.

To get the scoop, head to sawtoothavalanche.com

PC: Chris Johnson

04/17/2026

We've issued another updated General Avalanche Information product this morning. The next few days will bring warming temperatures and clearing skies after a winter couple of days and up to 22" (and over 3" of SWE) of snowfall this week. Be prepared for a mindset shift from wintery cold snow problems to spring wet snow problems. Be aware of changing conditions if you head into the mountains this weekend, especially when the clouds part and the powerful spring sunshine begins to break down surface conditions.

Photo: Spring squalls brought intense bouts of precipitation while in the field at Copper Mountain on Thursday.

04/13/2026

We issued an updated General Avalanche Information product this morning. With a return to snowfall and winter-like temperatures, the chance and size of avalanches is increasing. If Wednesday's storm delivers as forecasted, the avalanche hazard will spike. Check www.sawtoothavalanche.com for updates.

Image: US National Weather Service Pocatello Idaho snowfall forecast through Thursday morning. This is in addition to the 6-16" of snow that fell in some upper elevation locations over the weekend.

04/10/2026

Snow is back in the forecast!

A spring storm will bring thunderstorms, rain, and then snow through the weekend. Precipitation will fall as rain on Friday. Snowlines will drop to around 8,000 feet on Saturday.

Natural wet snow avalanches are possible. Avoid steep slopes when rain is falling or where the snowpack is wet, mushy, and unsupportive. You might find triggerable, dry slab avalanches in alpine terrain by Sunday afternoon or Monday morning.

Image: Expected snowfall through Sunday.

For the latest information, visit: www.sawtoothavalanche.com

04/06/2026

We issued General Avalanche Information and Mountain Weather products this morning. Visit www.sawtoothavalanche.com for details, and please let us know what you're seeing if you're out playing in the hills!

Photo: Recent natural slab avalanche in the Alturas Lake Ck drainage west of Smiley Creek, N aspect at 9600'.

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