Tetons

New snow in the past 48 hours fell on a variety of snow surfaces. Shallow wind slabs up to a foot thick may exist along ridgetops which were previously firm, wind-pressed snow or slick crust on southerly facing terrain. Sheltered northerly locations, mostly at treeline, contained drier and deeper faceted snow at the surface. Here you may be able to trigger dry, loose sluffs. Both of these types of avalanches will be small and mostly harmless except in isolated, steep areas where they could knock you off your feet and carry you.

Unsettled weather overnight could bring one to two inches of snow for the Tetons though it looks to favor the Togwotee zone with trace amounts expected in the Southwest Trails. The wind will remain out of the west overnight and through tomorrow with averages in the low twenties. Expect similar temperatures as today with highs into the twenties near 9,000ft.As the wind continues to transport snow the main concern will be small, isolated wind slabs on steeper slopes. Remember the old snow surface is incredibly variable so it will be difficult to discern how well this new load has bonded. The risk of small loose snow avalanches remains a concern as well on steeper, shady slopes. Though both of these problems are expected to be small and isolated, they could become dangerous if caught off guard in consequential terrain. These problems may pose more of a risk in areas that have seen higher snowfall accumulations. Because of the size and isolated distribution of these avalanche problems, the avalanche danger will be Low.