Togwotee Pass

The snowpack is mostly stable. Above 9,000 feet, skiers and riders venturing into very steep avalanche terrain might be able to trigger an isolated pocket of slab. While small, these avalanches could have serious consequences on hanging snow fields and in cliff areas. Mountain temperatures are starting out 5 to 10 degrees higher than yesterday morning, and the valleys are around 20 degrees warmer. If mostly sunny skies prevail into the midday, these isolated pockets of slab could become more susceptible to failure on sunlit aspects, and the chance for shallow wet loose slides could also develop on sun affected slopes. A remote chance may remain for high marking snowmobilers to trigger a large slab avalanche above 9,000 feet.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Expect mostly clear skies overnight before cloud cover increases throughout the day on Saturday. Light snow showers could develop in the afternoon. Overnight lows in the mountains will be around 20 degrees before rising to near freezing in the afternoon. Southwesterly ridgetop winds will veer to the west and increase to 25 to 35 miles per hour.The snowpack is mostly stable, and the general avalanche hazard is expected to be Low on Saturday. Skiers and riders venturing into very steep avalanche terrain might be able to trigger an isolated pocket of slab above 9,000 feet. While small, these avalanches could have serious consequences on hanging snow fields and in cliff areas. A remote chance of triggering a large slab avalanche may persist in the Southwest Trails and Togwotee Pass forecast zones.