Thankfully these two homes were empty when they were struck by wet slab avalanches Monday afternoon around 2PM in the Warm Springs Creek drainage west of Ketchum. Here’s Ethan Davis from The Sawtooth Avalanche Center filling us in on the conditions that lead up to the destructive slides and surveying the damage:

 images from sawtoothavalanche.com

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Francis Xavier is a seasoned writer for Unofficial Networks, bringing a lifetime of outdoor experience to his work. Having lived in a ski resort town for years he has a deep connection to mountain culture....