Tetons

West winds have formed isolated pockets new soft slab up to six inches in depth along the lee aspects of the highest ridge crests. Humans who venture into steep avalanche starting zones and cliff areas could trigger these shallow slabs or loose snow sluffs involving the new snow. Although the snowpack is mostly stable caution is advised on steep snow covered slopes especially if the skies remain clear and significant warming occurs.

Pacific moisture will move into the region in a west to southwest flow. Snow shower activity is expected to bring three to six inches of new snow to the higher elevations during the next 24 hours. The precipitation may come in the form of rain showers below an elevation of 8,500 feet during the daylight hours. Temperatures will drop into the upper 20s to low 30s overnight and rise into the 30s in the mountains and into the 40s in the valleys on Friday. Winds will be west to southwest at 20 to 30 with gusts to 40 miles per hour.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be LOW. At the highest elevations west to southwest winds will begin to create pockets of shallow slab that could gain depths of six to 12 inches in isolated areas. Avalanches are unlikely at the mid and lower elevations.