Sunshine and warming temperatures will increase the hazard as the day progresses. Wet slabs up to two feet in depth could be human triggered or release naturally during the heat of the day. Wet loose slides and cornice failures are possible in steep terrain. Monitor conditions and avoid avalanche terrain after snow surfaces have significantly softened.
Wet slab avalanches up to two feet in depth could occur on steep slopes. These slabs could be human triggered or release naturally.
Sunshine and warm temperatures may cause wet loose slides on very steep slopes on a variety of aspects. At the upper elevations these loose snow slides could trigger wet slab avalanches.
Huge cornices exist. Cornice failures are possible today. Large cornice drops could trigger large, deep slab avalanches.
( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Conditions will remain dry and unseasonably warm overnight and into the afternoon on Wednesday, before clouds begin to increase as a weak cold front passes to the north and east. Mostly clear skies tonight will allow air temperatures to drop into the upper 20s to low 30s. Snow surfaces are expected to freeze by daybreak but soften during the morning hours. Temperatures on Wednesday will once again rise into the 40s and 50s in the mountains. Southwest winds will veer towards the west and increase from 15 to 25 miles per hour with higher gusts ahead of the approaching front. Scattered mountain rain and snow showers are possible during the late afternoon and early evening hours in the Teton Range and along the Continental Divide. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be mostly low in the early morning hours and increase to CONSIDERABLE at the higher elevations after snow surfaces soften. Wet slabs up to two feet in depth and shallow wet loose slides are likely in steep terrain. Cornice failures are possible and have some potential to trigger large, deep wet slab avalanches in isolated areas.
