Writing the book about snow safety
By Ben Olson
Reader Staff
To say Liam FitzGerald spent his career battling avalanches is putting it lightly. His long career began in 1968, when he got a ski patrol …
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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 …
Fractured Lines:
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 …
Fractured Lines:
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 …
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