Togwotee Pass

The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE. Skiers and riders have the potential to trigger soft surface slabs and sluffs as well as underlying dense wind slabs that formed earlier in the week. These dense wind slabs lie upon hard crusts and firm snow surfaces, have total depths to four feet, and are expected to be very sensitive in steep wind loaded terrain. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious routefinding and conservative decision making is essential.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Periods of snow showers are expected to continue before another storm system moves into the area on Friday night. High temperatures are to be in the mid twenties and winds are to be southwesterly with ten to twenty mile per hour averages. The general avalanche hazard is expected to remain Considerable above 9000 feet, Moderate from 7500 to 9000 feet, and Low below 7500 feet. Backcountry travelers will have the potential to easily trigger loose snow sluffs, shallow soft surface slabs, and deeper harder slabs in steep avalanche terrain. At higher elevations these slabs may have total depths to four feet as snowfall continues to load these slopes. Slab depths in the Southwest Trails/Greys River are expected to be lower, to total depths of two feet.