Welcome to the Central Oregon Avalanche Association

COAA has been founded by a group of Central Oregon winter recreationalists to promote increased avalanche awareness and champion increased local forecasting and tracking opportunities along the Cascade mountains of Central Oregon. We are not a Forecast Center and do not produce formalized forecasts or advisories at this time. We are a 501c3 Non-Profit built by people like you! Don't hesitate to contact us at info@coavalanche.org with any and all questions.

Special Announcement

 

VERTFEST VERTFEST VERTFEST.....

Thanks to all participants and sponsors at the 2014 Vertfest. What a great event! A huge shout out to Outdoor Research, Mt. Bachelor, Scarpa, Voile, Mammut, La Sportiva, Osprey, and Oregon Ski Guides.

  

Keep an eye out for those natural indicators of instability and if you are seeing something (good, bad, or indifferent) let others know through our observation page here. 

 

 

 

Most recent observations

Avalanche Photos Avalanche observation video Snowpack photos Snowpit or crown profile photo or graph Snowpit videos (tests, etc)
Snow pack and stability tests post storms and it was wet. Snow pack stability
Snow Profile in Tumalo Mtn. Area
Observations on Santiam Pass Profile Image

Annoucements and News:

Our Know Before You Go program is reving up for the 2013/2014 season.  This free program is a basic avalanche awareness presentation aimed at highlighting some introductory concepts and tools for travelling in avalanche terrain. We are stoked to be working with the good folks of Broken Top Bottle Shop as our primary host.

We will be offering 1 session every third Wednesday of each month, Dec - March. Our first scheduled date is Dec 18th at 6pm, check out the events calendar for details.

Please contact us if your group would like to arrange a KBYG to be brought to you for the 2013/2014 season. More information can be found here 

Upcoming Events:
Tin Pan Movie
03/13/2014

TBD

8pm show limited seating

 $6
Know Before You Go
03/19/2014

Host: Broken Top Bottle Shop

Time: 6:00pm

 $0