TetonSnowInfo

Today's sunshine and warming conditions will be increasing the hazard and creating dangerous conditions. In steep wind loaded avalanche starting zones and cliff areas backcountry travelers could trigger small to large wind slabs. The sensitivity of these winds slabs to human triggers and the potential for them to release naturally will increase as the day warms. Warming temperatures will also increase the wet snow avalanche hazard. Small to large wet slides are likely to release naturally from steep sunlit slopes and cliff areas. These wet slides could shed off hanging snowfields and overhead cliff areas. The warming conditions will also increase the potential for dangerous deep slab avalanches to release naturally, be triggered by a surface slab or wet slide or be triggered by a human. Temperatures at 5 am this morning are generally 3 to 15 degrees warmer than yesterday at 5 am. Monitor conditions for increasing hazard and make travel plans that will get you off and out from under steep sunlit slopes before the hazard increases.