The Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center has offered daily avalanche advisories and educational programs since 1994. Prior to 1994, the Avalanche Center was not a dedicated program, but did offer avalanche education and general snow information. Thanks to the Friends of the Sawtooth NF Avalanche Center, and increased funding from the Forest Service, the Avalanche Center is able to produce advisories and offer classes.
Operations begin in mid-November, based on snow accumulations. Daily advisories run through the season until late March or early April, when they phase into general information and weekend advisories through mid April. Educational classes are offered throughout the winter season, check the education link on our home page or the www.avalanche.org education link for Idaho. Several local classes are offered in December and January. Instructors also travel to outlying communities and adjacent Forests to offer expertise and quality educational programs for a variety of agencies and recreational groups.
