General Avalanche Advisory

Dangerous avalanche conditions continue to be a threat to backcountry travelers. Yesterday, a skier was buried by a small slide in the Teton Pass area and similar events could happen today at the Togwotee Pass Area where the snowpack has poor structure.. Over the last seven days a consistent pattern of storm systems has brought approximately eighteen inches of snow to the higher elevations. A chance continues to trigger wind formed slabs within this new snow, however, the primary concern rests with persistent weak layers of snow that lie at the interface of this recent snow or within deeper weak layers formed during previous cold dry periods. These instabilities could be triggered at all elevations today and have the potential to be large above 8000 feet. Conservative terrain choices are necessary to avoid this persistent slab problem.