Avalanche — Sun Valley Region, Idaho

2022-12-11 to 2022-12-12 · Sun Valley Region, Idaho

Event narrative

An avalanche brought debris across highway 75 and it was shut down going over Galena Summit on the 11th and 12th. It was closed from 22 miles north of Ketchum to 24 miles sough of Stanley.

Wider weather episode

Another storm system brought extremely heavy snow to the southeastern Idaho mountains and widespread snow across the entire region.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1071498. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.