Togwotee Pass

The snowpack is mostly stable and avalanches are unlikely. At the highest elevations skiers and riders who venture into steep avalanche starting zones may encounter isolated pockets of wind slab that are less than a foot deep. Watch out for unstable snow on isolated terrain features. Even small slides can have consequences in extreme terrain.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )A strong cold front will move quickly through the area tonight. A short period of snowfall is expected to end by midnight. Accumulations of a couple of inches are possible. On Friday it will be colder, and skies will clear. Overnight lows will drop into the single digits and teens. Daytime highs will rise into the 20’s and 30’s. Winds will back to the north tonight and then diminish to 10 to 15 miles per hour during the day.The snowpack is mostly stable. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be low. Mountaineers could encounter isolated pockets of shallow wind slab on the highest peaks. The cooler conditions will decrease the wet snow avalanche hazard. Isolated areas of wet snow hazard could develop during the warmest portion of the day.