Spring backcountry touring tips
By Jeff Thompson Reader Columnist Jeff Thompson from the Idaho Panhandle National Forest Avalanche Center here. This is our last update of the season. Spring is generally a safer time to travel in the...
By Jeff Thompson Reader Columnist Jeff Thompson from the Idaho Panhandle National Forest Avalanche Center here. This is our last update of the season. Spring is generally a safer time to travel in the...
By Melissa Hendrickson Reader Columnist Melissa here, the forecaster from the St. Regis/Silver Valley forecast area, sneaking in an article about our region down here. If you ever need a mini vacation away from...
By Tom Eddy Reader Contributor As the Snow Safety Supervisor for Schweitzer Ski Patrol, my main job involves tracking the weather over the course of the season. Every morning, I make my manual observations...
By Jeff Thompson Reader Contributor Have you been out enjoying this new snow we’ve been getting? We have! And we at the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center thought it’d be the perfect time to talk...
By Kevin Davis Reader Columnist Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of bi-monthly articles dealing with snow and avalanche safety in North Idaho. A revolving crew of writers within the Idaho...