Tetons

Across the region, the snowpack is mostly stable and avalanches are unlikely. The thin, early-season snowpack has developed large variability in the snow’s surfaces and structure. At the lower elevations, where temperatures have been dropping into the single digits, the snow has become weak and faceted. Above 8,000 feet, warm temperatures melted the snow on solar aspects and formed crusts overnight. At the upper elevations, assess slopes for wind drifted features or weak basal layers. The main hazard is still the lack of snow and objects just below the surface.

High pressure will remain over the region, and clear conditions will continue on Sunday. Temperature inversions will increase overnight with the valleys starting out close to zero. Morning mountain temperatures will be in the mid-teens before climbing to near freezing in the afternoon. Southwesterly ridgetop winds will veer to the west at 5 to 15 miles per hour.The snowpack is mostly stable, and the general avalanche hazard is expected to remain Low on Sunday. Above 9,000 feet, skiers and riders might be able to trigger a small, isolated pocket of slab in very steep, avalanche prone terrain with dry, wind drifted snow. The main hazard is still the lack of snow and the objects residing just below the surface.