Togwotee Pass

The snowpack is mostly stable. Colder temperatures will decrease the wet snow avalanche hazard. At the highest elevations isolated pockets of shallow wind slab up to a foot in depth could be triggered by humans who venture into steep couloirs, chutes and cliff areas. These shallow slides could knock a person over and carry them down very steep terrain features.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )A strong cold front will pull into Western Wyoming this evening and quickly sweep though the area by 3 am. This system will bring colder air into the region and be accompanied by strong winds. Snowfall is expected to be limited. The northern portion of our forecast region may receive a trace to an inch or two. Winds will back from the southwest to the northwest at current speeds and weaken by sunrise. It will be dry on Sunday with mostly sunny skies. Temperatures will be in the single digits and teens in the morning and rise into the upper teens to mid-30’s. Colder conditions will decrease the wet snow avalanche hazard. Dry snow avalanche hazards will be limited to isolated terrain features at the highest elevations. Up there, small pockets of shallow wind slab could knock a person over and carry them down very steep terrain features.