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Since November 1 the mountains got 9-16" of snow. Watch for unstable snow on steep slopes and get your avalanche gear (and brain) tuned up for the ...
Snow is starting to pile up in some places at higher elevations and that means it’s time to be thinking about avalanches. It doesn’t matter if ...
Snow is starting to pile up in some places at higher elevations and that means it’s time to be thinking about avalanches. It doesn’t matter if ...
WOW! Thank you Powder Blasters! On Friday night, the Friends of the Avalanche Center hosted the 26th Annual Powder Blast. Between ticket sales, the ...
We all need the help of a friend sometimes… won’t you be our friend and support the Friends of GNFAC at Powder Blast tonight? We still have a few ...

Resources

Weather Stations

Weather Stations provide the GNFAC forecasters with information on snowfall, wind and temps from around the region. The Weather Log summarizes this daily.

Avalanche Education

GNFAC partners with groups around the region to provide evening avalanche classes, plus full day and multi-day courses, including some weekend field days. All our class offerings, along with courses from other providers, are on our Education Calendar.

Placenames

Use this map to find the locations of unfamiliar places mentioned in the advisory. Also take a look at our glossary of avalanche terms.

Support

Donate to the Friends of GNFAC; or order DVDs or 'Snow Sense' avalanche safety handbook.