News – January 23, 2026

IPAC is now on the Avy app! View, submit, and share observations on the go using the AvyApp. Your backcountry observations are critical for building our avalanche forecasts. Avy provides a centralized location for core trip planning and you can view streamlined, up-to-date avalanche and weather forecasts for your selected zone, using offline caching. Download Avy today – App Store and Google Play.

Snowpit Chat Tour! If you like talking snow, join our forecasters on Thursday, February 12 at 6 pm at Cabinet Mountain Brewing Co. in Libby, Montana for the next deep dive into the region’s snowpack. They’ll break down current layers, stability concerns, and what’s driving avalanche conditions.

Don’t have time to read the avalanche forecast? You can listen to the forecast on the IPACAvalanche podcast.