Togwotee Pass

The general avalanche hazard is MODERATE. Skiers and riders venturing onto steep, wind loaded slopes could trigger surface slabs up to 18 inches deep. Evaluate the snowpack carefully and avoid terrain where these slabs rest on sun crusts, rime crusts or windpack.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Expect light snowfall to continue tonight before tapering off by Monday morning. Overnight lows in the mountains will be near zero before rising into the mid teens during the day. Ridgetop winds will veer to northwest and decrease to 15 to 20 miles per hour.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be MODERATE on Monday. Skiers and riders could trigger wind slabs up to two feet deep in the Teton and Southwest Trails areas. These slides will be more likely to fail on slopes that developed good sliding surfaces below the recently formed wind slabs. Evaluate the snowpack carefully and avoid areas where this combination exists. Conditions are similar in the Togwotee pass area but with slab depths to eighteen inches.