Togwotee Pass

The snowpack is stable and avalanche activity will be limited to shallow wind slabs, less than a foot in depth, above 9,000 feet. Four to five inches of light density fell yesterday and overnight. Below the new snow are a variety of melt-freeze crusts. On solar aspects where crusts are smooth and slick, the new snow could easily sluff off the slopes. Challenging travel conditions exist in the mountains, so choose your route wisely.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )The storm system passing over Nevada toward the four corners is expected to mainly affect the southern portion of the forecast area and stay east of the divide. Temperatures will be cooling over the week, and tomorrow will be in the low to mid-teens at 10,000 feet and teens to twenties in the valleys. Light to moderate winds will vary from south to east to north. Accumulation amounts by Sunday evening could be 10 to 12 inches in the Salt and Wyoming Ranges and three to five inches for the Togwotee Pass and Teton forecast areas.The avalanche danger will increase with the new snowfall. In the Tetons and Togwotee Pass forecast areas, limited snowfall will keep the hazard Low, and avalanche activity will remain unlikely. For the Southwest Trails forecast area, periods of moderate to heavy snowfall will increase the potential for small storm and wind slab avalanches, and the hazard may increase to Moderate by the afternoon. Backcountry travelers should monitor the storm as some areas may receive heavier snowfall and stronger winds.