Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The General Avalanche Hazard this morning is LOW and will quickly rise through MODERATE to CONSIDERABLE by the afternoon. At all elevations overnight temperatures stayed above or barely dipped below freezing and the possibility of point slides and wet slabs will rapidly increase with sunshine. Rain will rapidly warm the snow further and provide lubrication that will cause failure of the snowpack by light triggers (natural or human.) Stay out of ravines and be aware of slides from above. Any slides will be heavy and dangerous and rapidly grow in size.

( 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.