Feberuary 25th – March 11th, 2023
The Second Annual Avalanche Rescue Practice Challenge is here! To participate, post a photo or video practicing avalanche rescue, tag @sawtoothavy and #sawtoothavy on Instagram or Facebook. The challenge runs from Feb. 25 – March 11 and participating enters you into our raffle for awesome prizes!

We’ll be holding an in-person kick-off to this event on Baldy! The Friends and Sun Valley Ski Patrol are collaborating to kick off Avalanche Awareness Week and the Rescue Challenge with a Community Beacon Practice. Head to the beacon park on Baldy any time between 10 and 2 on Saturday, February 25th to run through the beacon course. Don’t know how to use one? Friends’ Instructors and Ski Patrollers will be on hand with avalanche transceivers to teach you how to use one! Running through the course enters you into our raffle for sweet prizes!