AM/Idaho — 2.21.12

Mark Beattie, assistant manager of Mountain Gear in Spokane, demonstrates the Backcountry Access avalanche airbag system used for backcountry skiing. Rich Landers/Outdoors writes that fresh powder isn’t worth dying for here . (SR photo: Dan Pelle)

• Idaho Records /Sherry Adkins, SR
• Lucky Friday Mine shaft repairs to start soon /Becky Kramer, SR
• Cascade passes closed for avalanche control /Associated Press
• Pellet gun injury claims pet dog in Hayden /Alecia Warren, Press
• Avalanche kills Connell, Wash., man near Kalispell /Jim Mann, DIL
• Cops not after known suspect in UM assaults /Gwen Florio, Missoulian
• Montana town of Pray for sale for $1.4M /Brett French, Billings Gazette
• 19% of Idaho high schoolers used pot in last month /Julie Wootton, TFTN
• Kiebert’s letter to Otter says she intended no deceit /Dan Popkey, Statesman
• Buhl man: ‘Just take me to jail, I am drunk’ /Alison Gene Smith, Twin Falls TN
• Orbusmax Special: Washington poll: Santorum 38%, Romney 27%, Paul 15%, Gingrich 12% here