Tetons

At the upper elevations, backcountry travelers might be able to trigger an isolated pocket of hard wind slab six to 18 inches in depth on very steep, avalanche prone slopes. While small, these slides have the potential to carry skiers or riders over cliff bands or into terrain traps. Mostly stable snow exists at the mid and lower elevations and avalanches are unlikely.

An approaching cold front is forecast to past through the region on Wednesday night. This could bring several inches of new snow to the higher elevations and a trace to an inch to the valleys. On Wednesday, expect increasing clouds with temperatures rising into the 30s in a warm southwest flow ahead of this front. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be LOW. Some potential may persist at the higher elevations for humans in extreme terrain to trigger shallow pockets of hard wind slab up to 18 inches deep.