Tetons

Soft slabs with depths to two feet could be triggered by backcountry riders and skiers in steep avalanche terrain. These slabs will be most sensitive at higher elevations where strong northeast, northwest, and west winds have loaded snow on leeward terrain features. Avalanche activity at low elevations is limited to isolated pockets. The release of deeper slabs has become unlikely. Evaluate terrain carefully and look for features of concern.

Mostly cloudy skies with periods of light snow are expected tonight through the day on Friday. West-northwest winds are to have ten to twenty mile per hour averages. Temperatures are to be warmer with highs near twenty degrees expected. The general avalanche hazard will be Moderate on Friday. Wind slabs with depths to two feet could be triggered in steep wind loaded terrain above 8500 feet, particularly in snow loaded areas near cliffs and high ridges. Old persistent weaknesses exist in the snowpack. Activity involving these layers would be most likely occur in the Togwotee Pass area where the snowpack structure is poor and large slides could be triggered by the weight of a single person. Failure of deep layers in the Southwest Trails area may still be possible and deep failure in the Tetons in considered very unlikely at this time.