PONDERAY, Idaho — The Idaho Panhandle Avalanche Center has upgraded to an avalanche warning for all zones in the forecast area until Tuesday afternoon.
According to IPAC, dense snowfall and widespread drifting has formed dangerous slabs of snow over multiple fragile snow layers.
The new snow is adding enough stress to the snowpack to cause avalanches large enough to bury, injure or kill someone.
IPAC says some of these avalanches could propagate widely across terrain features like ridges, and run long distances into mature forests, valley floors or flat terrain.
The Avalanche Warning is in effect from 4 p.m. on Monday until 4 p.m. on Tuesday.
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