Tetons

Above 8000' in shaded terrain and above 9000' on other slopes, soft slabs lie upon a weak snowpack of facets and crusts. In steep wind loaded areas that are underlain by this older snow, backcountry travelers could trigger soft slabs up to two feet in depth today. In areas not underlain by the old snow, avalanches remain unlikely.

Skies are to be mostly cloudy with a chance for occasional snow flurries. High temperatures are expected to be in the twenties as valley inversions build and winds are to be from the Northwest at 10-15 miles per hour. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be Moderate at the higher elevations. Near ridge crests where significant wind loading occurred, pockets of soft slab to depths of eighteen inches could be triggered by skiers or riders. These slabs could be released only on very steep slopes where they are underlain by the older, weak snowpack. Avalanches are unlikely elsewhere.