Tetons

The General Avalanche Hazard is CONSIDERABLE at Mid and Upper elevations. Two feet of new snow in the past 48 hours ending Tuesday evening came in with moderate South to Westerly winds. Soft slabs to three feet in depth or deeper could be easily triggered on steep lee slopes. Unconsolidated sloughs are likely on most slopes where debris could build to dangerous amounts in chutes or terrain traps. Avalanches have the potential to pull out deeper layers, particularly on North to Easterly aspects in terrain that has seen little skier traffic. The General Hazard is LOW at the Lower elevations.

An upper level low pressure trough moving into Western Idaho will move east and spread snow showers across the western mountains of Wyoming on Thursday. Mountain temperatures are expected to drop into the single digits overnight and rise into the teens on Thursday. West winds are forecast to increase Thursday morning to 20 to 25 miles per hour.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be MODERATE in the Teton Area above 7,500 feet. Soft surface slabs one to four in depth could be triggered on steep wind loaded aspects. Avalanches are unlikely except in isolated pockets below 7,500 feet.The general avalanche hazard in the Togwotee Pass/Continental Divide and Greys River/Southwest Trails areas is also expected to be MODERATE. Soft surface slabs one to three feet in depth could be triggered on steep wind loaded aspects. Some potential also persists for dangerous hard slabs to be triggered on steep wind loaded avalanche paths with deeply buried weak layers of faceted snow.