Tetons

Temperatures have been above or near freezing for an extended period. This has created extensive areas of weak, wet unconsolidated snow. The potential for wet slides to occur will increase as the day warms. Wet loose and wet slab avalanches are possible in cliff areas and in steep terrain at all elevations. These wet slides could be several feet deep and can increase in size after they have been initiated. These wet slides could be triggered by skiers and riders or release naturally. Stay off and out from under steep slopes in areas where snow surfaces are wet and unconsolidated.

Skies are expected to be partly to mostly cloudy overnight. Temperatures are forecast to drop into the upper 20s to lower 30s at the higher elevations and will remain in the mid to upper 30s at the mid and lower elevations. During the day they will rise into the 40s and 50s. The cloud cover will increase later in the day and evening as snow and rain showers move into the southern portion of our forecast region. The potential for snow surfaces to freeze overnight will be dependent on cloud cover and overnight low temperatures. A freeze is likely at the upper elevations and possible at the mid and lower elevations. Wet snow avalanches will become a concern in steep terrain and cliff areas after snow surfaces become wet. The general avalanches hazard may be low in the early morning hours. It will increase to moderate after increasing temperatures thaw surface crusts.