Weather & Conditions

Weather Forecasts

• Stanley: NWS forecast.
• Sun Valley: NWS forecast.
• Bogus Basin: NWS forecast.
• Snow Avalanche Guidance: Winter weather forecast and discussion for Central Idaho.
• Banner Summit Forecast: NWS forecast for ITD Avalanche Forecasting Program.

Local Webcams

• Smiley Creek Airport: Visual on weather – north and south views of the Sawtooth Valley.
• Sawtooth Webcam: Visual on weather – live webcam in Stanley.
• Redfish Lake Webcam: Visual on weather – live webcam overlooking Redfish Lake.
• Bogus Basin Webcam: Visual on weather – live webcam from mountain and parking.

Weather Stations (South to North)

• Interactive Weather Station and Webcam Map: great one stop shop from the Sawtooth Avalanche Center.
• Bald Mountain: Top of Sun Valley Ski Resort above Ketchum, 9010′. Wind, temp, snow.
• Vienna Mine SNOTEL: Western Smoky/Southern Sawtooths, 8960′. Snow, SWE, temp.
• Vienna Mine Wind Site: Western Smoky/Southern Sawtooths, 9590′. Wind,temp.
• Titus Ridge: On ridgeline near Galena Summit, 10,000′.Wind, temp.
• Lower Titus: Below Titus Ridge near Galena Summit, 9300′. Snow, temp.
• Galena Summit SNOTEL: Near Galena Summit, 8800′. Snow, SWE, temp.
• Bench Lakes: North of Bench Lakes in the central Sawtooths, 7770′. Snow, temp.
• Stanley Ranger Station: At the Forest Service office 2 miles south of Stanley, 6400′. SWE, temp, wind.
• Banner Summit SNOTEL: On Highway 21 at Banner Summit, 7040′. Snow, SWE, temp.
• Banner Summit Observations: Entered by ITD Avalanche Forecasters, generally comes from ITD weather station adjacent to SNOTEL site. Snow, SWE, temp.

Avalanche Centers

• Sawtooth Avalanche Center: Forecast for Sun Valley area and Sawtooths.
• Payette Avalanche Center: Forecast for the McCall area.
• Avalanche.org: Links to other avalanche centers and avalanche accident reports.

Forest Service Offices

• Stanley Ranger Station