AVAMSO
The following message is transmitted at the request of Idaho Panhandle
Avalanche Center Sandpoint ID.
…AVALANCHE WATCH ISSUED BY THE IDAHO PANHANDLE AVALANCHE CENTER…
06:30 PST Fri Dec 27 2024
The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center in Sandpoint has issued a BACKCOUNTRY
AVALANCHE WATCH for the following areas:
NWS Missoula MT –
MTZ001 (MTZ001)
NWS Spokane WA –
ID 017 (Bonner County)…ID 021 (Boundary County)…ID 055 (Kootenai
County)…ID 079 (Shoshone County)
* WHAT…An Avalanche Watch is in effect from 7 AM Friday until 7 AM
Saturday. Very dangerous avalanche conditions could develop by Saturday
morning and raise the danger to High (Level 4of5).
* WHERE…The Selkirk, West and East Cabinet Mountains, and Bitterroot
Mountains – Silver Valley.
* WHEN…In effect from Fri 06:30 PST to Sat 04:00 PST.
* IMPACTS…Forecast snowfall amounts are sufficient to cause a widespread
cycle of avalanches large enough to bury, injure, or kill a person. Some of
these avalanches could release naturally, and it will be very easy for
backcountry travelers to trigger them.
* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…Travel in or below 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.