Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center

The National Weather Service in Flagstaff will release avalanche reports for the first time to increase awareness and public safety.

The first in a series of winter storms this week dropped two feet of snow in some high-elevation areas of the San Francisco Peaks, creating high avalanche danger.

A massive winter storm that dumped snow across much of the Western U.S. has brought high avalanche risk in many areas. The Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center warns that backcountry travelers should be leery of the current conditions and aware of persistent slabs and wind slabs on skiable slopes.

Coconino County Sheriff’s officials are urging those venturing out in the backcountry of the San Francisco Peaks to be alert for potential avalanches and other winter hazards.

The Kachina Peaks Avalanche Center says the recent heavy snowfall on the San Francisco Peaks has created a higher likelihood of slides.

The recent round of winter storms brought multiple feet of snow to much of northern Arizona. On the San Francisco Peaks, it rapidly increased avalanche…

Recent storms on the San Francisco Peaks have dropped nearly three feet of snow on the highest elevations. KNAU’s Ryan Heinsius reports, local avalanche…