TETON AREA ARCHIVE Issued at 03/01/2013 06:00 Valid until: 03/01/2013 23:59 Mountain Weather Past 24 Hours At 10,400' Elevation: 5 AM Temp Max Temp Avg Wind Direction Avg. Wind Speed Max Wind Gust Rendezvous Summit 17 º F 17 Northwesterly 20 49 CURRENT CONDITIONS (Mountain Weather Past 24 Hours) Location Snowfall/Prec. Total Snow Depth Total Snowfall At 9,300' Elevation (Raymer Plot) 6"/ 0.30 78" 316" At 9,580' Elevation (Rendezvous Bowl Plot) 7"/ 0.35" 77" 293" At 8,800' Elevation (Chief Joseph Plot) 5"/ 0.25" 93" 311" Mountain Weather Forecast for Today Low clouds with lingering snow flurries in the morning will give way to clearing skies in the afternoon. Temperature Forecast for 8,000´-9,000´: Rising into the mid 20s. Ridge Top Wind Forecast for 10,000´: Northwest at 30 diminishing to 10 miles per hour. Snowfall Expected Next 24 Hours: Trace to 1 GENERAL AVALANCHE HAZARD High Elevations (9,000´-10,500´) Morning 2-MODERATE Afternoon 2-MODERATE Mid Elevations (7,500´-9,000´) Morning 1-LOW Afternoon 1-LOW Low Elevations (6,000´-7,500´) Morning 1-LOW Afternoon 1-LOW GENERAL AVALANCHE ADVISORY Temperatures are about 12 degrees warmer than they were yesterday morning and will continue to rise as warm air from the subtropics moves into the region. Pockets of wind slab exist. Increasing temperatures and sunshine will increase the sensitivity of these pockets to human triggers. Shallow loose snow sluffs could be human triggered on steep slopes and in cliff areas. TODAY'S AVALANCHE PROBLEMS PROBLEM TYPE: Wind Slab LIKELIHOOD: Possible SIZE: Small TREND:Increasing PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Pockets of wind slab up to 20 inches in depth exist and could be triggered by the weight of a single person in steep avalanche starting zones and cliff areas with fresh deposits of wind drifted snow.