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Announcements and News:

Advisories for 2023 season will end on April 1st.

Avalanche forecasts or "advisories" will be posted Tuesday, Friday and Saturday until April 1st. After that date a "general information" statement will be posted with updates being made during episodes of critical weather changes. A big thanks to all of our supporters and staff for making it happen this season.

New Observations Form

Our Observations platform is changing for the 2022/23 Winter Season! Our new observations form is easier to submit new observations as well as view current observations in a list or map view. Observations can now be sorted by forecast zone, red flags, and avalanches observed. It's easy to include your own photos or views...

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