Tetons

The snowpack is generally stable. Today's mountain temperatures hovering around freezing along with cloudy skies and moderate winds are expected to keep the snowpack above 8,000 feet from becoming wet. Depending on the snowfall amounts and wind speeds, it may be possible for backcountry travelers to trigger small wind slab avalanches at the upper elevations in the late afternoon. These slabs could be 4 to 8 inches deep and may have consequences in extreme terrain. Below 8,000 feet, where temperatures did not freeze, the snowpack is unconsolidated, but due to the many days of melt-freeze cycles, no avalanche activity is expected.

A cold front will push though the area. Snow showers are likely in the mountains until midnight. On Sunday skies will be mostly to partly cloudy with some lingering snow showers and flurries. Temperatures will drop into the upper single digits at the higher elevations by morning and will rise into the 20’s during the day. Gusty northwest winds will decrease to 10 to 15 miles per hour.The colder conditions will end the wet snow avalanche hazard. Dry snow avalanche hazards will be limited to isolated pockets of wind slab at the higher areas where new snow totals exceed six inches. Those slabs could be up to a foot in depth and may pose a hazard to humans who venture into terrain with consequences. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be low.