UPDATE: Crews have cleared snow that partially blocked Highway 75 at milepost 131 north of Ketchum after an avalanche this afternoon, the Blaine County Sheriff's Office told NewsRadio 1310. All lanes of traffic are now open.
(AP) Idaho expects a normal fire season - for now -- as much of the west braces for an active and dangerous season. The state's mountain ranges have normal snowpack, reservoirs are dumping water for snowmelt and early spring has brought more rain and snow, even in the desert-like south.