LOW HAZARD DOES NOT MEAN THERE IS NO HAZARD. People who venture into steep avalanche starting zones could trigger isolated pockets of wind slab. These slabs pose a hazard in very steep terrain, cliff areas and above terrain traps. Greater hazard may exist above an elevation of 10,500 feet.
Northwest winds have created isolated pockets of wind slab up to 18 inches in depth. These isolated pockets of shallow slab could be triggered by the weight of a single person on steep slopes with recent deposits of wind drifted snow.
The northwest flow will continue to bring periods of light snowfall to the higher elevations overnight with several inches of additional accumulation possible. Expect diminishing snowfall on Friday morning with clearing skies by the afternoon. Winds will be west to northwest at 10 to 20 miles per hour. In the mountains temperatures will warm into the 20s.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be MODERATE. Humans who venture onto steep avalanche prone slopes could trigger pockets of surface slab up to 18 inches deep and may have some potential in the Continental Divide/Togwotee Pass and the Southwest Trails/Greys River areas to trigger slab avalanches up to three feet in depth that lie atop persistent layers of weak faceted snow.
