Avalanche Watch issued March 21 at 7:35AM MDT by NWS Missoula MT

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…

06:00 PDT Fri Mar 21 2025
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 079 (Shoshone County)

* WHAT…An Avalanche Watch is in effect from Friday 6 AM PST to Saturday
6 AM PST. Very dangerous avalanche conditions are likely to develop by
Saturday morning and raise the danger to High (Level 4of5).

* WHERE…The Selkirk, West and East Cabinet, and Bitterroot Mountains –
Silver Valley above 4,000 feet.

* WHEN…In effect from Fri 06:00 PDT to Sat 06:00 PDT.

* IMPACTS…A warm, wet storm will quickly deliver several feet of dense,
new snow and strong winds. The new snow load may be sufficient to overload a
variety of weak snow layers in the upper snowpack and 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 become 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.