On March 7, 2012, Steve Romeo and ski partner Chris Onufer left Colter Bay and crossed Jackson Lake over three miles of ice to the base of Ranger Peak in the northern Teton Range [REF].
Though the avalanche danger was listed as moderate on the day of the avalanche by the Bridger-Teton Avalanche center, the risk of a slide was increased by wind blowing loose snow onto leeward faces and loading certain aspects with additional snow, creating dangerous windslabs in certain areas [REF].