⎪Avalanche Information and Forecasting Sites

*Save the relevant links below to your smartphone’s home screen. Stay informed and monitor avalanche conditions in your area every day! !!! WARNING: do not substitute avalanche reports for reading, classroom training, and real-world, in-the-field observation/experience!!! Studying forecasting sites only complements the knowledge gained from these resources. Go here: Education, and here: Books and Publications to learn more. Two excellent, highly detailed, highly informative analyses of fatal avalanche accidents can be found here: Accident: Wilson Glade and here: Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek. Both should be considered required reading for every backcountry traveler. The links above and here Know Before You Go are great resources; you can review some VERY GENERAL safety rules here.

NORTH AMERICA

UNITED STATES (incl. Alaska): Avalanche.org Comprehensive forecasting data from all state, forest service, and nonprofit avalanche centers in the U.S., all from one portal.

ALASKA: Alaska Avalanche Information Center; Anchorage Avalanche Center (snow-season backcountry information and education for the Western Chugach Mountains and Chugach State Park).


CANADA: Avalanche Canada

EUROPE

EUROPE: European Avalanche Warning Services Includes data from all EU avalanche centers


FRANCE (Chamonix/Mont Blanc region): Chamonix-Mont-Blanc Tourist Office Avalanche Bulletin


FRANCE (La Grave/Les Ecrins): La Grave Telepheriques Patrollers Advices


ITALY: AINEVA Interregional Association for Coordination and Documentation for Problems Relating to Snow and Avalanches


NORWAY: Varsom Norwegian Avalanche Warning Service


SWITZERLAND: WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research SLF; SLF Snow Maps