Togwotee Pass

The General Avalanche Hazard is MODERATE. Snow and winds over the past week have deposited soft surface slabs to two feet in depth in the mountains. These slabs could be triggered by riders or skiers today in steep, high, avalanche starting zones where the new snow sits on a hard, slick crust that formed in early November.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. ) Light snow will develop over the mountains tonight into Saturday morning. Clouds will decrease in the afternoon and 9,000 foot temperatures will be in the upper twenties. Light northwest ridgetop winds are forecasted. The General Avalanche Hazard at high elevations is expected to remain MODERATE. Isolated pockets of slab to eighteen inches could be triggered in steep terrain underlain by the old, slick snow crust. In areas without the crust, avalanches are unlikely as the newer snow lies directly on the ground.