Avalanche — Upper Snake Highlands, Idaho

1998-01-03 · Upper Snake Highlands, Idaho

Wider weather episode

During the first week of January, dangerous avalanche conditions prevailed in the mountainous regions of central and eastern Idaho. On January 3rd one avalanche killed a snowmobiler near Island Park. In the same area and at roughly the same time, a second snow snowmobiler was reported missing and presumed dead due to a second avalanche. At the time of publishing of this report, the victim remains missing.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5627479. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.