Togwotee Pass

The General Avalanche Hazard is LOW in the early morning hours and will increase to MODERATE before noon. If clear skies prevail throughout the day, the avalanche hazard will continue to rise to CONSIDERABLE by the afternoon. The potential for wet loose and wet slab avalanches to occur on steep, snow-covered slopes will increase proportionally to the amount of daily heating. Lingering weak layers of buried faceted snow persist in some areas at various depths in the snowpack. If present, these weaknesses have the potential to become avalanche bed surfaces. At the lower elevations most sunlit aspects are bare.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )High pressure is forecasted to remain over the area Saturday night and into Sunday resulting in dry conditions. Expect cloud cover to increase through the day in front of a trough moving into the region late in the day on Sunday, which will bring a chance for scattered showers. Overnight lows at all elevations are projected to dip into the 20s before rising into the 40s in the mountains and 50s in the valley. Ridgecrest winds should be 10 to 20 mph out of the Southwest.The General Avalanche Hazard is expected to be LOW in the morning and increasing to MODERATE as the day warms. If clear skies prevail throughout the day, the avalanche hazard will continue to rise to CONSIDERABLE by the afternoon. The potential for wet loose and wet slab avalanches to occur on steep, snow-covered slopes will increase proportionally to the amount of daily heating.