Five AM air temperatures are mostly in the mid to lower 30s. Snow surfaces are expected to be hard in the early morning hours but quickly soften. The general avalanche hazard will be LOW in the early morning hours and is expected to increase to MODERATE before noon. Todays avalanche problem will be wet slides in steep terrain. Monitor conditions and avoid steep terrain after significant softening of the snow surfaces has occurred. Due to the exceptional snow depths the Bridger-Teton National Forest Avalanche Center will continue to issue daily avalanche hazard advisories until Sunday morning, April 27.
Wet loose and wet slab avalanches are possible today in steep terrain after snow surfaces soften. These wet slides could be human triggered. Wet slides may release from steep rocky shelves and could gouge down to deeper layers.
The dry and mild weather with mostly clear skies will continue through Monday. Temperatures are forecast to drop into the mid-20s overnight and rise into the 40s and 50s during the day. Winds will back towards the south and be light at around five miles per hour.Snow surfaces should experience a hard freeze overnight and soften before noon. The general avalanche hazard will be LOW in the morning while snow surfaces remain firm and increase to MODERATE after significant softening has occurred. Human triggered wet slides are possible in very steep terrain and cliff areas during the warmest portion of the day.
