Togwotee Pass

The snowpack is mostly stable but be alert to isolated pockets of wind slab up to 18 inches in depth that rest on a persistent weak layer of buried surface hoar on a hard crust. Suspect slopes would likely be at higher elevations on steep, shaded terrain. Avalanches are unlikely below an elevation of 8,500 feet where snow depths are generally less than than a foot.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Dry conditions will continue into Wednesday then clouds will move into the area as a weak system approaches Wednesday night. Morning lows will be in the mid teens then daytime highs at 9,500 feet will warm to the mid thirties. Winds on the ridges will be southwesterly at 10 - 20 miles per hour.At upper elevations on steep, northerly aspects in the Tetons the avalanche hazard will be Moderate. Weaknesses within the snowpack will hold the possibility for people to trigger firm slabs to three feet in depth. Avalanches will be hard to predict with triggers possibly from heavier loads or someone finding the thin, weak area of a slab. Careful route finding and snowpack evaluation is advised for travel in these areas.In the Togwotee Pass/Continental Divide and Greys River/Southwest Trails areas the hazard is expected to be Low. Firm slabs to two feet in depth could be triggered by users on isolated, steep, northerly slopes at upper elevations.