Togwotee Pass

The general avalanche hazard is LOW. At the highest elevations new snow and southwest winds formed isolated pockets of new soft slab up to a foot in depth. Humans who venture into steep avalanche starting zones could trigger these pockets of new soft slab. Warming temperatures will increase the chance for human triggered surface slabs or naturally releasing wet-loose slides on steep, sunlit slopes.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )The snowfall will continue over the mountains until day break with additional accumulations of three to six inches in the western and northern portions of our forecast area. On Saturday skies will clear with some lingering mountain snow showers during the morning hours. Strong west winds at 25 to 30 with gusts to 45 will continue overnight and diminish to 15 miles per hour and back to the southwest during the day. Temperatures will drop to near ten degrees by morning and rise into the 30s during the day.New soft slabs created by west winds up to 18 inches deep at the upper elevations of the Teton Range and up to a foot deep in other areas will lie upon slick crusts and could be human triggered. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be MODERATE at the upper elevations of the Teton Range and LOW in other areas.