Togwotee Pass

The general avalanche hazard is MODERATE. Some areas of instability persist where buried surface hoar rests on sun crusts, rime crusts or windpack. Skiers and riders venturing onto steep, wind loaded slopes could trigger soft slabs up to 18 inches deep. Evaluate the snowpack carefully and avoid terrain where these combinations of surface hoar and sliding surfaces exist.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Expect inverted conditions to build overnight with mountain lows in the negative single digits as the valley drops into the negative teens. Highs in the mountains will be near ten as the lower elevations rise into the single digits. Skies will be partly cloudy to mostly sunny. Ridgetop winds will be out of the west to northwest at 15 to 25 miles per hour.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be MODERATE on Sunday. On steep, wind loaded slopes underlain by these potential sliding surfaces, skiers and riders could trigger soft slabs up to two feet deep in the Teton and Southwest Trails areas. Conditions are similar in the Togwotee pass area but with slab depths to eighteen inches. Evaluate the snowpack carefully and avoid areas where these combinations of surface hoar and sliding surfaces exist.