![Elevated Avalanche Danger in Sawtooth Mountains](http://townsquare.media/site/95/files/2019/01/GettyImages-9041148801.jpg?w=980&q=75)
Elevated Avalanche Danger in Sawtooth Mountains
HAILEY, Idaho (KLIX) – The Sawtooth Avalanche Center is warning people to use extra caution when in the back-country due to increased possibility of avalanches.
On Wednesday, the center said in an advisory the avalanche danger was listed as “considerable” in the upper elevations and “moderate” in the middle and lower elevations of the Sawtooth Mountains.
Human-triggered slab avalanches are most likely in wind-affected terrain at upper elevations, but may also occur in winder locations at middle and low elevations. Some examples of low and middle elevations include road corridors and the mouths of large drainage.
The advisory says recent snowfall and wind have created dense wind slabs in many areas. Another layer may be added by day’s end.
The center advises people to use extreme caution, watch their surroundings, and avoid higher elevations.
More From News Radio 1310 KLIX
![ALERT: Lion Could be Roaming Twin Falls](http://townsquare.media/site/95/files/2024/03/attachment-zach-key-VNtvD40fJwM-unsplash.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Mountain Lions in Hailey Neighborhood Removed and Euthanized](http://townsquare.media/site/95/files/2023/03/attachment-female_lion_with_kitten_heatherlands_blaine_county_march_2023.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![WARNING: Don’t Feed the Wild Animals in Idaho](http://townsquare.media/site/95/files/2023/03/attachment-D-21.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Wood River Dog Attacks and Kills Deer](http://townsquare.media/site/95/files/2021/12/attachment-Deer.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Ornamental Yew Kills Another Pair of Elk in Wood River Valley](http://townsquare.media/site/95/files/2017/03/YewLeaves_kinterIDFG.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Elk Are Getting Tangled in the Wood River Valley](http://townsquare.media/site/95/files/2023/02/attachment-tagging_an_elk_after_darting_to_remove_a_tomato_cage_blaine_county_feb_2023.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Three Moose Removed from Wood River Valley](http://townsquare.media/site/95/files/2023/01/attachment-ears_down_moose_lowres_0.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Poisonious Plant Still a Problem for Wildlife in the Wood River Valley](http://townsquare.media/site/95/files/2023/01/attachment-Yew_IDFG.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Group Formed to Address East Idaho Avalanche Safety](http://townsquare.media/site/95/files/2021/02/Snowmobile2_BenitoBaeza.jpg?w=980&q=75)