WOUS45 KBOI 141632 AVABOI BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH Forest Service Sawtooth Avalanche Center...Ketchum ID Relayed by National Weather Service Boise ID 932 AM MST Wed Feb 14 2024 IDC015-025-039-151645- Sawtooth and Western Smoky Mountains-Soldier Mountains- 932 AM MST Wed Feb 14 2024 The following message is transmitted at the request of the Forest Service Sawtooth Avalanche Center. ...The Forest Service Sawtooth Avalanche Center in Ketchum Idaho has issued a BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH... * WHAT...Heavy snowfall and wind will create very dangerous avalanche conditions by Thursday morning. Backcountry AVALANCHE WARNINGS may be issued. * WHERE...The Smoky, Soldier, Boulder, and Pioneer Mountains, including the mountains near Smiley Creek, Galena Summit, Trail Creek Summit, Ketchum, Hailey, Bellevue, Carey, and Fairfield. The backcountry AVALANCHE WATCH does not apply to highway avalanche programs or operating ski areas. * WHEN...In effect from Wed 09:15 MST to Thu 04:00 MST. * IMPACTS...Large, natural and human-triggered avalanches will become near certain as heavy snowfall and wind overload a weak, unstable snowpack. Avalanches may strike roadways, trails, and structures in the valley bottoms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended. Stay off of and out from below steep slopes-slopes steeper than about 30 degrees. Avalanches may be triggered remotely-from flat terrain above, below, and to the sides of steep slopes. Natural and human- triggered avalanches may run long distances, impacting roads, trails, and structures in valley bottoms and gentler terrain below steep slopes. Consult WWW.SAWTOOTHAVALANCHE.COM or WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG for more detailed information. Similar avalanche danger may exist at locations outside the coverage area of this or any avalanche center. LAT...LON 4337 11508 4361 11508 4409 11519 4420 11516 4430 11518 4431 11517 4416 11503 4386 11499 4381 11471 4360 11468 4348 11451 4340 11455 $$