Conditions
BTNF Backcountry Avalanche Hazard & Weather Forecast
Continental Divide Trails/Togwotee Pass
Jackson Ranger District, POB 1689, Jackson WY 83001
Issued: Tue February 17, 2009 6:40 AM
M O U N T A I N - W E A T H E R - P A S T - 2 4 - H O U R S
5:00 AM Temperature at 10,400': 15° F
Maximum Temperature at 10,400' Past 24 Hours: 20° F
Average Wind Direction at 10,400' Past 24 Hours: Southwesterly
Average Wind Speed at 10,400' Past 24 Hours: 8 MPH
Maximum Wind Gust at 10,400' Past 24 Hours: 24 MPH
Snowfall/Prec. Past 24 Hours Brooks Lake Lodge: .5"/0.04"
Total Snow Depth 9,300' Elevation Brooks Lake Lodge: 51"
Total Snowfall Starting October 1 Brooks Lake Lodge: 160"
Snowfall/Prec. Past 24 Hours Togwotee Mountain Lodge: .5"/0.04"
Total Snow Depth 8,700´ Elevation Togwotee Mountain Lodge: 50"
Total Snowfall Starting October 1 Togwotee Mountain Lodge: 158"
M O U N T A I N - W E A T H E R - F O R E C A S T - F O R - T O D A Y
Expect snowfall to continue through the day.
Temperature Forecast for 8,000'-9,000': Rising into the upper 20s.
Ridge Top Wind Forecast for 10,000': Southwesterly ridgetop winds will veer northerly at 5 to 15 miles per hour.
Snowfall Expected Next 24 Hours: 4 to 8"
G E N E R A L - A V A L A N C H E - A D V I S O R Y
The general avalanche hazard is MODERATE. Weaknesses persist near the base of the snowpack. In some areas, the possibility remains for people, especially those on snow machines, to trigger full depth hard slab avalanches on very steep, higher elevation avalanche paths. As new snow accumulates, backcountry travelers could trigger shallow soft slabs and loose snow sluffs in steep, wind loaded avalanche terrain.