Togwotee Pass

The general avalanche hazard is MODERATE above 7,500 feet and LOW below an elevation of 7,500 feet. Above 7,500 feet soft surface slabs up to two feet in depth lie upon slick sliding surfaces near ridge crests on lee slopes and may be human triggered. Evaluate the snow and terrain carefully and use good travel habits. Avalanches are unlikely at the lower elevations.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. ) An embedded weather system will bring one to three inches of light snow to the mountains of Western Wyoming Monday night through Tuesday. Temperatures will continue cold with overnight lows at 9,500 feet just below zero and daytime highs five to ten degrees above. Winds will be westerly at ten to fifteen miles per hour along the ridge crests. Tuesday the general avalanche danger in the Tetons and Greys River areas will be CONSIDERABLE above 9000 feet. Easily triggered slabs to three feet in depth may be released by backcountry travelers on avalanche prone terrain on steep, lee slopes. Below 9000 feet the danger will be MODERATE. Slides may be smaller and more difficult to trigger but still dangerous. Below 7,500 feet the hazard is LOW as the shallow snow rests on the ground. In the Togwotee Pass/Continental Divide area the hazard is forecasted to be MODERATE where slabs to two feet in depth rest on slick sliding surfaces and could be human triggered near ridge crests on lee slopes.