The Sawtooth Avalanche Center issued a warning for the high possibility of avalanches.

Photo: CAIC Director Ethan Greene assessing the snowpack in a remote area accessed by snowmobile.

For anyone heading to the back country, be careful out there. Coralie Nairn, with Vernon Search and Rescue, warns there is an “extreme avalanche hazard right now” in the region.

On Monday, February 3, around 3:15 p.m., seven skiers were caught in an avalanche in the Jackson Hole backcountry. According ...