Tetons

Backcountry travelers have the potential to trigger surface slabs to 18 inches in depth from recent storms on steep, lee slopes at upper and mid elevations. Steep areas below ridges, in or near cliff bands and steep chutes should be avoided.

Light snowfall is expected to continue overnight and into Thursday before exiting on Thursday afternoon. The continued cold temperatures and light winds associated with this system are not expected increase avalanche conditions. The general avalanche hazard is to be Low in the Teton area and Moderate in the Southwest Trails and Togwotee Pass areas. In the Tetons, sluffs or isolated pockets of very soft surface slabs could be sensitive in very steep terrain near cliffs where consequences of small slides could be high. In the Togwotee Pass and Southwest areas, isolated pockets of slab could be triggered near the base of the snowpack in addition to the surface sluffs.