Togwotee Pass

The General Avalanche Hazard is MODERATE. Areas of unstable surface slab one to three feet in depth exist. These slabs could be triggered by backcountry travelers on steep wind loaded aspctes. The potential to trigger dangerous deep hard slabs in areas with deeply buried weak layers of well perserved faceted snow also exists. These deep slabs could be triggered by the weight of a single skier but are most likely to be triggered on very steep slopes by heavier triggers such as high marking snowmachines. The consequences of triggering one of these deep hard slabs are severe.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Snow showers are forecast to continue overnight and into Friday in the mountains and the valleys. Cold temperatures (single digits above and below zero) are expected through Friday night. Ridge crest winds will be westerly at 20 to 30 miles per hour Thursday night and veer to the northwest and diminish to 10 to 20 miles per hour on Friday. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be MODERATE on Friday. In the Teton Area single skiers and larger triggers such as snowmachines or groups or skiers could trigger soft surface slabs one to four feet deep on steep wind loaded aspects.In the Greys River/Southwest Trails and Togwotee Pass/Continental Divide areas soft surface slabs one to three feet deep could be human triggered in steep wind loaded avalanche terrain. The potential to trigger deeper dangerous hard slabs also exist on steep slopes with deeply buried well preserved layers of weak faceted snow.