Togwotee Pass

The General Avalanche Hazard this morning is LOW and will rise to MODERATE or higher with morning sun. Overnight warm temperatures and a warming snowpack will provide the opportunity for wet loose slides that can be easily triggered on all aspects. These heavy snow slides will start small but rapidly increase to dangerous size. Stay out of ravines and be alert to the possibility of collapsing cornices on ridgecrests.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )A brief period of light snow is possible tomorrow ahead of a more significant system that will bring a greater chance of accumulating snow Tuesday night through Wednesday night. Mountain highs Tuesday will be in the mid thirties and valley floor temps will again rise well into the forties which will cause lower elevation precipitation to be in the liquid form. AVALANCHE HAZARD FORECAST FOR THE TETON, TOGWOTEE PASS, AND SOUTHWEST TRAILS AREAS: The General Avalanche Hazard at all elevations will again fall with overnight cooling to LOW but will rise Tuesday to MODERATE with warming and possible rain at lower elevations. Often, very warm snow can sit on a smooth layer (currently , old suncrusts) to the point of heavy saturation and never slide. Amazingly, a single ball of snow from a tree or cliff, or a ski track, can initiate dangerous, wet-loose slides that rapidly grow to great size.