Togwotee Pass

The General Avalanche Hazard is MODERATE. Loose snow sloughs could be triggered by backcountry travelers in steep terrain. Sloughs can increase in volume and reach dangerous size on long, steep slopes or chutes. Recent snowfall has also increased the load on existing, old 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. )Partly to mostly cloudy skies are forecasted for Wednesday with no precipitation and daytime highs at 9500 feet reaching the low teens after overnight lows 5 to 10 below zero. Winds overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning will be strong from the north then east at 20 to 25 miles per hour. Steep thermal inversions will hold frigid air in the valley floors. Loose sloughs will continue to be the primary concern of backcountry travelers but strong upper elevation winds may develop easily triggered soft slabs on lee slopes. Once started, slabs will have the potential to pull out large amounts of loose snow and result in deep deposition. The general avlanche danger is expected to be Moderate on Wednesday in the Teton and Togwotee Pass areas. In the Greys River area deeper, hard slabs continue to be more sensitive to triggers and have the potential to run full path. The hazard there will be Considerable.