ABSAROKA MOUNTAINS-JACKSON HOLE-STAR VALLEY-
SALT RIVER AND WYOMING RANGES-
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
AVALANCHE WATCH
BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
633 AM MST MON FEB 25 2019
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER.
THE BRIDGER TETON AVALANCHE CENTER IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WATCH FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: ABSAROKA
MOUNTAINS, JACKSON HOLE, STAR VALLEY, AND SALT RIVER AND WYOMING
RANGES.
* TIMING...IN EFFECT FROM 600 AM MST TODAY UNTIL 600 AM MST
TUESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...AN AVALANCHE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
TOGWOTEE PASS AREA, THE SALT RIVER RANGE, THE WYOMING RANGE, THE
SNAKE RIVER RANGE, AS WELL AS THE STAR VALLEY, AND JACKSON
HOLE.
* AVALANCHE DANGER...IT IS ANTICIPATED THAT THE GENERAL AVALANCHE
HAZARD COULD INCREASE TO A HIGH DANGER RATING DURING THE NEXT
12 TO 24 HOURS IN THE WATCH AREAS.
* REASON/IMPACTS...PERIODS OF HEAVY SNOWFALL, STRONG WINDS AND
WARMING TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY IMPACTED TRAVEL ON TETON PASS
AND MAY COMBINE TO CREATE VERY DANGEROUS AVALANCHE CONDITIONS IN
THE WATCH AREA. WIDESPREAD AVALANCHE ACTIVITY MAY BECOME
POSSIBLE. THIS DEVELOPING AVALANCHE HAZARD COULD IMPACT FUTURE
TRAVEL IN THE HOBACK AND SNAKE RIVER CANYONS.
* PRECAUTIONARY / PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...DANGEROUS CONDITIONS
ALREADY EXIST IN THE BACKCOUNTRY. INCREASING AVALANCHE HAZARDS
ARE POSSIBLE. CONSIDER POTENTIAL IMPACTS TO ROADWAYS IN YOUR
TRAVEL PLANS.
CONSULT HTTP://JHAVALANCHE.ORG/ OR WWW.AVALANCHE.ORG FOR MORE
DETAILED INFORMATION. SIMILAR AVALANCHE DANGER MAY EXIST AT
LOCATIONS OUTSIDE THE COVERAGE AREA OF THIS OR ANY AVALANCHE
CENTER.
An Avalanche Warning has been issued for Yellowstone NP along with the Teton and Gros Ventre Ranges
AVALANCHE WARNING
BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RIVERTON WY
606 AM MST MON FEB 25 2019
THE FOLLOWING MESSAGE IS TRANSMITTED AT THE REQUEST OF THE
BRIDGER-TETON NATIONAL FOREST AVALANCHE CENTER.
THE BRIDGER TETON AVALANCHE CENTER IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A
BACKCOUNTRY AVALANCHE WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS: TETON AND
GROS VENTRE RANGES AND YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
* TIMING...IN EFFECT FROM 600 AM MST TODAY UNTIL 600 AM MST
TUESDAY.
* AFFECTED AREA...THE TETON AND GROS VENTRE RANGES AND
YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
* AVALANCHE DANGER...THE GENERAL AVALANCHE HAZARD IS HIGH AT THE
MID AND UPPER ELEVATIONS OF THE TETON RANGE. DANGEROUS AVALANCHE
CONDITIONS ALSO EXIST IN YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK.
* REASON/IMPACTS...ONE TO THREE FEET OF NEW SNOW HAS ALREADY
FALLEN IN THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN WYOMING. STRONG WINDS ARE
CAUSING AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW AND WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY WARMING
TEMPERATURES. THESE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS AVALANCHE
CONDITIONS. LARGE AVALANCHES ARE LIKELY. WIDESPREAD NATURAL
AVALANCHE ACTIVITY IS POSSIBLE.