Togwotee Pass

The General Avalanche Hazard is MODERATE. Loose snow sloughs could be triggered by backcountry travelers in steep terrain. Sloughs could increase in volume and reach dangerous size on long, steep slopes or chutes. Recent snowfall has also increased the load on existing, older hard slabs. Backcountry travelers venturing onto steep, wind-loaded slopes still have the potential of triggering dangerous, deeper hard slabs that could step down to the ground.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Tuesday will dawn mostly clear and very cold as high pressure strengthens over the area and thermal inversions develop. 9500 foot morning temperatures will be near ten degrees below zero and rise during the day into the single digits. Winds will continue light on the peaks, generally from the north.New, unconsolidated snow will continue to be subject to human caused sloughs in steep areas on all aspects. South exposures, with buried sun crusts, will provide the best surfaces for sloughs to increase in size to dangerous proportions in steep, open areas and chutes. Slides that build enough size could initiate deeper slabs that rest on buried weak layers, particularly in the Greys River area. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be Considerable in the Tetons and Greys River areas and Moderate in the Continental Divide/Togwotee Pass region.