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Togwotee Pass

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Limite del bosco
3 · Marcato
Sotto il limite
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Temperatures may have cooled overnight but not enough to stop water from moving through the snowpack. Human-triggered, wet snow avalanches will be possible, and even likely on warm, mid-elevation slopes, as temperatures rise again today. Mushy, wet snow is a clear sign to look for cooler conditions with more stable snow.  

Many natural wet slab avalanches, 1-2' feet in depth, have occurred over the past two days, one of which buried a rider in Spread Creek.

Problemi valanghivi

  • Wet Slabs

    • Alta quota
    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Likely
    Dimensione
    1–2

    Temperatures overnight slowed but did not stop water moving through the snowpack. History shows that a lag exists between the cooling of ambient temperatures and cooling deeper in the snowpack. We aren’t out of the woods yet with regards to wet avalanche activity, but it will look a little different. 

    • Wet loose sluffing in steep terrain is likely and may entrain significant amounts of snow. This is most likely to be a human triggered problem today and can be dangerous. Continue to carefully choose your timing and be aware of changing snow conditions depending on aspect, elevation and other terrain factors.
    • Wet slab avalanches remain a dangerous potential risk. Dense debris may be slow moving but it is hard to escape once you are captured. The overnight freeze has been light and may have left some slopes teetering in the balance between strength and failure as water percolates down to crusts or weak layers. The best avoidance measure is to stay off of and out from under steep slopes.

    (3/20/2026)

    A rider triggered and was critically buried by this wet slab avalanche near Spread Creek on Friday, March 20. His hand was showing and his friends dug him out.

  • Persistent Slabs

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    • Limite del bosco
    • Sotto il limite del bosco
    Probabilità
    Unlikely
    Dimensione
    1–2

    The chances of triggering an avalanche failing on buried weak snow is unlikely, but can’t be ruled out just yet. Very steep, sheltered areas that face north above 9,000 feet is where you could encounter this problem. Slopes won’t give any warning that they are unstable, so carefully assess terrain where this problem lies and only expose one person at a time to suspect slopes.

    (3/22/2026)

    5am temps around the forecast area. Orange denotes above freezing temperatures.

    Photo: Bridger-Teton Avalanche Center

Avalanche Discussion

Rollerballs are no longer a warning sign since surfaces have become wet grains in most areas. You will see wet surfaces and mushy, rotten snow. Dust patches are speeding up the melting process in many locations and can be particularly wet and sticky.  Time your day carefully and remember that the snowpack barely saw a refreeze last night.  Northerly mid-elevation slopes began to see natural avalanches yesterday with the high thin cloud cover distributing heat more evenly. Similar cloud cover may build in today.

Thanks for submitting your observations. Snap a few photos while you’re out and send them in wither through the website form or even via text. Special thank-you to those who took the time to report the burial that occurred Friday afternoon. These stories make us all safer in the backcountry!

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