Tetons

At the upper elevations strong southwest winds for the past two days and new snow have loaded leeward aspects. Dense surface slabs up to three feet in depth could be human triggered in steep avalanche prone terrain. At the mid elevations isolated pockets of surface slab up to 18 inches deep may be human triggered in very steep avalanche starting zones. At the lower elevations cooler temperatures have reduced the chance of triggering wet slides to the ground.

Scattered snow showers are forecasted for Tuesday night and Wednesday with very light accumulations. Morning low temperatures will be in the single digits then warm to the low 30s. Winds will be west-southwesterly at 10 to 15 miles per hour along the ridges.The General Avalanche Hazard at upper elevations (9,000 to 10,500 feet) is expected to be MODERATE in the morning. Backcountry travelers could release dense slabs to three feet in depth on steep, lee slopes particularly under ridge crests. The avalanche hazard is expected to be LOW at the mid and lower elevations where isolated pockets of wet-loose slides cloud be triggered in very steep terrain. Any periods of sunshine will create the possibility of skier triggered or naturally releasing wet-loose slides at all elevations on steep terrain. At mid and upper elevations loose slides have the potential to rapidly build to dangerous size and the hazard may rise to Considerable.