Tetons

Warm, above freezing overnight temperatures and expected highs in the 50s will weaken the snowpack. Wet snow avalanches will become possible at mid and upper elevations with warming. Non-supportable crusts are a good indication that it is time to get off steep slopes. Pockets of soft slabs to a foot in depth from recent snows could be human triggered on steep avalanche starting zones at the upper elevations in the northern Tetons. At the lower elevations the snowpack is limited to areas of shallow patchy snow. Dine with a friend tonight at the Bistro or Q Roadhouse. Proceeds from special menu options will go to the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center.

A Pacific system will begin to affect the area Wednesday afternoon with scattered snow showers above 9500 feet and cooling temperatures. Morning lows will be in the upper 20s then warm to the low 50s ahead of the distrurbance. Winds will be southerly at 10 miles per hour increasing in the evening. Radiation cooling will re-establish firm crusts overnight. Multiple melt-freeze cycles have developed a mostly stable snowpack at all elevations. There will be some chance of wet avalanche activity Wednesday as the snowpack heats before the weather changes. Unsupportable crusts area a good warning to get off steep slopes. The avalanche danger is expected to be LOW.