Slippery slope
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The 2020-2021 winter recreation
season is shaping up to be one of the deadliest on record. While the record-holding 2007-’08 and 2009-’10 seasons saw 36 …
By Lyndsie Kiebert
Reader Staff
The 2020-2021 winter recreation
season is shaping up to be one of the deadliest on record. While the record-holding 2007-’08 and 2009-’10 seasons saw 36 …
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
For winter sports enthusiasts, it’s always best to be prepared before heading out to the backcountry.
To help outreach this winter, the Idaho Panhandle Avalanche …
By Eric Morgan
Reader Contributor
Can you think about a time you or someone you know had a near miss or close call in the mountains? I can.
Imagine a …
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 …
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 …
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