View of 10,696 from skier's summit of 25 Short. 1/9/22
Since our last blog update, winter has arrived to Grand Teton! With a couple large storms coming around Christmas and the beginning of January, we've seen a major increase in skier and backcountry traffic here in the park. As the blue skies are coming out and the avalanche hazard rating goes down, don't let yourself get carried away! Though it's becoming unlikely to trigger (read: unpredictable), there is a now-deeply buried weak layer, the 'Dec 5' layer, that has the potential to release with severe consequences if it does.
Please check out the park-specific discussions on the Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center website at the link below:
Lots of great (and safe) skiing is out there to be had... Enjoy the good snow and good weather, and we'll see you in the hills!