Avalanche forecasting in North Idaho
As winter backcountry recreation grows in popularity, Idaho avalanche center hopes to expand
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Ryan Matz, an avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Forest Service, examines a nearby ridge looking for signs of avalanches near Mullan, Idaho, on Monday.
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Ryan Matz, an avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Forest Service, as seen near Mullan, Idaho on Feb. 7, 2022. Matz is the Panhandle Forests first fulltime avalanche forecaster.
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Ryan Matz, an avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Forest Service, starts to dig a snowpit near the summit of Willow Ridge on Monday.
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Ryan Matz, an avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Forest Service, skis uphill near Mullan Idaho on Feb. 7, 2022.
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Ryan Matz, an avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Forest Service, takes notes while looking for signs of avalanches near Mullan Idaho on Feb. 7, 2022.
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Stevens Peak as seen from Willow Ridge in North Idaho on Feb. 7, 2022.
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Ryan Matz, an avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Forest Service, as seen near the top of Willow Ridge near Mullan, Idaho on Feb. 7, 2022.
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Ryan Matz, an avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Forest Service, cuts away a block of snow near Mullan, Idaho on Feb. 7, 2022.
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Ryan Matz examines a layer of snow looking for weaknesses near Mullan, Idaho, on Monday.
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Ryan Matz, an avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Forest Service, skis uphill near Mullan, Idaho on Feb. 7, 2022.
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Ryan Matz, an avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Forest Service, navigates around an abandoned truck near Mullan, Idaho on Feb. 7, 2022.
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Ryan Matz, an avalanche forecaster with the U.S. Forest Service, skis toward the summit of Willow Ridge on Feb. 7, 2022. .
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