AVWOTX
The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center in Sandpoint has issued a
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING for the following areas:
Bonner County, Boundary County, Shoshone County, Idaho.
* WHAT…An Avalanche Warning is in effect from Sunday 6 AM to Monday
6 AM. Very dangerous avalanche conditions have developed from
wet, dense snowfall and moderate to heavy rain saturating the
snowpack and will last through Monday morning. You can very
easily trigger avalanches large enough to bury or kill you, and
some will release spontaneously. Avoid travel in avalanche
terrain during this period.
* WHERE…The Selkirk, West and East Cabinet, Purcell, and Bitterroot
Mountains – Silver Valley above 4,000 feet.
* WHEN…In effect from Sun 06:00 AM PST to Mon 06:00 AM PST.
* IMPACTS…The combination of dense storm snow, strong winds, and
continued moderate to heavy rainfall saturating the upper
snowpack is overloading buried weak snow layers. The snow line
will likely rise to between 6,000 and 7,000 feet Sunday
afternoon-evening. 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.
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.
