The snowpack is mostly stable below an elevation of 9,000 feet. Yesterdays snowfall favored the Angle Mountain area. At the upper elevations small pockets of wind slab could be human triggered in steep avalanche avalanche starting zones and cliff areas. Some potential may persist for snowmobilers to trigger deep hard slabs in steep avalanche prone terrain above an elevation of 9,000 feet.
Small pockets of wind slab six to eighteen inches in depth that were formed by west to northwest wind could be human triggered in steep upper elevation avalanche starting zones and cliff areas. These dense wind slabs lie upon hard old snow surfaces.
Weak layers of faceted snow persist in the snowpack. At the upper elevations some potential may remain for snowmobilers to trigger hard slab avalanches with depths to three feet in steep, avalanche-prone slopes.
( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Skies will be cloudy overnight and mostly to partly cloudy on Wednesday. Periods of light to moderate snowfall are likely overnight with accumulations of several inches possible at the higher elevations. Snow showers are likely in the morning and will become less likely in the afternoon. Temperatures will be in the teens and 20s in the mountains and in the 20s and 30s in the valleys. Winds will veer to the northwest and slowly decrease from average speeds of 25 to 20 to average speeds of 15 to 10 miles per hour.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be MODERATE at the upper elevations where small pockets of dense wind slab could be triggered by humans who venture into steep avalanche starting zones. Some potential may persist for deeper hard slabs up to three feet deep to be triggered by snowmobiles in some upper elevation avalanche paths in the Togwotee Pass area. The avalanche hazard is expected to be LOW below an elevation of 8,500 feet.
