Elmore County Search and Rescue

If you are going to the mountains please look at the risks before you go and have a plan.

The avalanche danger is HIGH. With another stormy day on tap, avalanches are most likely in windy terrain. Some have the potential to be very large, releasing a 3-6 foot thick, unsurvivable avalanche.

This picture was taken yesterday on Galena Pk. These slides likely released on Christmas Eve night, failing on weak faceted snow near the ground. We expect avalanches like these to remain likely in areas where the snowpack is relatively thin.

This can be in sheltered terrain that's received less snow in the past 2 weeks, like middle elevation slopes in the White Clouds, near Tornak and Coyote Yurts, Warm Springs Drainage, or terrain either side of highway 75 near and south of Prairie Ck. This also includes windier terrain at upper elevations, where the wind built hard slabs that may be triggered from the margins where the slab is thin.

For the full forecast, visit: www.sawtoothavalanche.com

How do we settle tie breakers at the Christmas party...say a phrase with a mouth full of marshmallows. Thank you to Savory Lane for letting us come party in the back room and thank you to all the team members who came out and joined in the fun!

Also thank you to Becca our server at Savory Lane she did amazing at keeping up with all of us and ensuring we were well taken care of all night!

A great morning spent with some great kids for Shop with a cop. Hope you all enjoyed the parade of sirens because the kids absolutely loved it!