Avalanche forecast

Triggering buried weak layers has become very unlikely but not completely impossible. Moderate south winds are forecasted through Sunday and will likely start to form shallow wind slabs above 7,000 feet.

Always wear an avalanche transceiver, carry a shovel and a probe on your back, and only put 1 person at a time on slopes steeper than 30 degrees.

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We don't have any avalanche problems listed above for today but Moderate South winds are going to be escalating the avalanche danger in the upper elevations starting later today, tonight, and Sunday when 1-3 inches are forecasted in the mountains. We have not seen any natural avalanches in over a week, and we have not gotten any reports of avalanches being triggered. Our snowpit tests have shown strength and weak layers have also shown rounding under the lens.

Some people are stepping out, and that's ok just remember that green danger is not a green light to travel carelessly through the mountains.  You should always wear an avalanche transceiver on your person as well as carry a shovel, probe, and first aid gear on your back, not on the sled where it can get buried or separated from you. We have had a great start to the winter and people in our zone have stayed safe or gotten lucky. Unfortunately, a couple of people thus far have not been so lucky in Montana and Colorado and were killed in avalanches without a transceiver ---they had to be found with a probe line.

Check out our education page for links to classes and great links to videos and tutorials. Our Youtube channel, payetteavalanche, has a playlist of many great educational videos from pros that you can learn so much from.

Join the Friends of the Payette Avalanche Center (FPAC) on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 6PM at Salmon River Brewery.

PINT NIGHT FUNDRAISER for the FPAC! An interactive evening with Michael Ackerman "Ack"(@splitboardinghermit). Ack is a professional educator, adventurer, and leader of the nation’s oldest snow safety and avalanche school, Silverton Avalanche School. Ack will be leading an interactive talk at the Taphouse focused on "Our Relationship to Risk". Now is the perfect time to reflect upon your own relationship with risk and examine how that relationship will change throughout the winter and over the course of your life! This transformative and impactful presentation will push YOU to be more mindful and aware of the greater forces driving our actions, behaviors, and decision-making on the slopes. The talk is FREE, $1 from every pint will be donated by SRB to the FPAC! This fundraising event is sponsored by Brundage Mountain Resort Patrol, Avalanche Science, Silverton Avalanche School, & The Salmon River Brewing. Thank you, Ack for donating your time to bring more awareness to our community!