Tetons

Avalanches are unlikely today in the mostly stable snowpack. Remember that low hazard does not mean no hazard. At the high elevations, isolated pockets of shallow soft slab could be triggered in very steep terrain and if prolonged sunshine and warming temperatures occur, the chance for small wet slides will develop, particularly at the mid and low elevations.

Saturday brings increased chances for precipitation to the area. This will continue to occur in the form of shower activity that is expected to fall as snow in most locations but could involve some rain below 8000 feet during the afternoons. Accumulations in the mountains of two to four inches are possible where high temperatures are to reach the mid-twenties. Winds are to be light overnight and could increase to twenty miles per hour averages in the afternoon. The general avalanche hazard is expected to remain Low in the Teton where light accumulations are not expected to create sizeable new slabs and moderate temperatures and little sunshine are likely to prevent widespread wet slide activity. The hazard will remain Moderate in the Togwotee Pass and Southwest trails areas where a shallower snowpack provides an unlikely but possible chance to trigger large deep slab avalanches.