Togwotee Pass

After freezing overnight, the snowpack is mostly stable this morning at all elevations. As the day warms, the chance for wet slides will increase on sunlit slopes. Even if small, these slides could still carry serious consequences in cliff areas, above hanging snowfields and in long, sustained couloirs. Larger wet slides may become possible in terrain where weak, faceted snow is deeply buried in the snowpack. The chance for cornice failures will also be on the rise. Get an early start, monitor the impact of the sun, and transition to shaded terrain if crusts break down and snow surfaces start to become wet. Increasing cloud cover is expected to help mitigate the impact of the sun in the afternoon. If skies remain mostly clear after midday, the threat of wet slides will continue to increase.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Expect mostly clear skies overnight and through midday before cloud cover begins to increase ahead of an approaching Pacific trough and associated front. Light mountains snow and valley rain could begin late in the afternoon. Overnight lows in the mountains will be in the low 20s before rising to near freezing in the afternoon. Southerly to southwesterly ridgetop winds will ranged from 15 to 25 miles per hour.After a hard freeze overnight, the general avalanche hazard is expected to be Low at all elevations on Saturday. If skies remain mostly sunny into the afternoon, the chance for small wet slides could develop. Monitor the impact of the sun, and transition to shaded terrain if crusts break down and snow surfaces start to become wet.