Weather Alerts For Sawtooth City, ID

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING Forest Service Sawtooth Avalanche Center Ketchum ID Relayed by National Weather Service Pocatello ID 655 AM MST Mon Dec 22 2025 ...The Forest Service Sawtooth Avalanche Center in Ketchum has ISSUED an AVALANCHE WARNING which is in effect until 7 AM MST Tuesday... * WHAT...Avalanche warning. The avalanche danger is HIGH. Heavy snowfall and wind are producing widespread avalanching. * WHERE...The southern Salmon River, Sawtooth, White Cloud, Smoky, Soldier, Boulder and Pioneer Mountains, including the mountains near Banner Summit, Stanley, Smiley Creek, Atlanta, Galena Summit, Trail Creek Summit, and Dollarhide Summit. * WHEN...7 AM MST Monday to 7 AM MST Tuesday. * IMPACTS...Natural and human triggered avalanches large enough to bury people, snap trees, or destroy structures are very likely. Avalanches may strike roadways, trails, and buildings in the valley bottom. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Very dangerous avalanche conditions exist. Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Stay off and out from below steep slopes, slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. Avalanches may be triggered remotely, from flat terrain above, below, and to the sides of steep slopes. Consult www.sawtoothavalanche.com or www.avalanche.org for more detailed information. Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of this or any avalanche center.