This is Janet Kellam of the Sawtooth National Forest Avalanche Center
 with your Backcountry Avalanche Advisory and Weather Forecast for
 Friday, February 1, 2008 at 7:30 am.

 Idaho Department of Parks & Recreation in partnership with Idaho's
 Snowmobile License Plate Program & the Friends of the Sawtooth
 Avalanche Center bring you this advisory.

 Special Announcement:
 The Friends of the Avalanche Center is hosting the Banff Film Festival
 and their incredible raffle tonight and Saturday night at the NexStage
 theater on Main Street Ketchum. Doors open at 6PM.

 Check these links for details and schedules of our events.

 Film List: http://www.sawtoothavalanche.com/banff_film_list.doc
 Avalanche Awareness Week & Best of Banff:
 http://www.sawtoothavalanche.com/friends.php
 Bottom Line:
 Today the avalanche danger is estimated to be
 HIGH, which means natural and human triggered avalanches are
 likely.

 New snowfall, slightly warmer temperatures and wind have created an
 unstable snowpack. The greatest danger exists on or beneath steeper
 slopes throughout the South and Central Wood River Valley and on or
 beneath any wind loaded slopes throughout our region.

 In the South and Central Wood River Valley very weak snow exists on
 the ground, beneath all of the January snowfall. In all parts of our
 region approximately 2 to 3 feet of cumulative snowfall since last
 week still shows poor bonding to the old snow surfaces. Larger
 avalanches are possible as slides may break down into older snow.

 Travel in avalanche terrain is not recommended today, this includes
 side canyons around the towns from Ketchum to Bellevue.