Sawtooth Avalanche Center urges caution as wind drifts keep slopes primed to slide

The Sawtooth Avalanche Center says avalanche danger is considerable.

Over a hundred avalanches were released naturally recently. The Center says you can still trigger a large avalanche on many slopes where the wind formed drifts or stiffened the snow surface.

Triggering avalanches is also possible on steep slopes that are mostly sheltered from the wind…

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