Sawtooth Avalanche Center

A new working group has been formed to address avalanche safety in Eastern Idaho after nearly a dozen people were killed in the last 12 years.

Check out this video from March 2nd of the first avalanche of the season barreling down the Sawtooth Mountains into the Big Wood River.

The avalanche warning in the Wood River Valley is high as one avalanche closed a road west of Ketchum Thursday.

The avalanche danger is listed “considerable” in the Sawtooth Mountains, according to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center.

A second avalanche hit the Wood River Valley Monday afternoon after two homes were damaged earlier in the day by a separate avalanche

There is an elevated danger for avalanches in the Wood River Valley, especially in low elevations today.

An avalanche Monday evening sent trees and debris into a home in the Wood River Valley, authorities say no one was injured

The Sawtooth Avalanche Center has issued a avalanche warning for several backcountry areas in Blaine, Camas and Elmore counties.

The avalanche danger was elevated on Tuesday in the upper Sawtooth Mountains.

The Sawtooth Avalanche Center is warning people to use extra caution when in the backcountry due to increased possibility of avalanches.

The Sawtooth Avalanche Center will begin issuing the Backcountry Avalanche Forecasts today after a slow start to the winter season

Get hyped for the ski season during a photo and video presentation this Thursday at Whiskey Jacques in Ketchum.

The Sawtooth Avalanche Center has planned a class and field session that will instruct participants about snow, avalanches and traveling safely in and near avalanche terrain.

A familiar face will be returning to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center this winter season.

Fresh slabs of wind drifted snow may form as snowfall increases late this afternoon and evening, increasing avalanche dangers in the backcountry of the Sawtooth, Boulder and Smoky mountains.

Another weekend is upon us, which means more people will be heading into the backcountry. That also means those who do should use extra caution due to continued avalanche dangers.

It’s a dangerous time to be in some of Idaho’s backcountry elevations.

Two skiers at Bald Mountain had a scare Friday when they fell into deep and had to be resuscitated.

An avalanche warning is in effect from 5 p.m. Thursday through 7:30 p.m. Saturday in several locations, according to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center.

There is still avalanche dangers in some backcountry locations in several Idaho mountains, according to the Sawtooth Avalanche Center.