Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is Considerable today. Snow received this week lies in the form of soft slabs in avalanche terrain. Skiers and snowmobilers venturing onto steep slopes have the potential to trigger these slabs to depths of two feet.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Some light snow is expected tonight as the storm exists the area and as the cold front forces temperatures to drop to near zero degrees by morning. Winds are to diminish to near ten mile per hour averages overnight. Skies are to be partly cloudy during the day and temperatures are to rise only to the higher single digits. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be Considerable in the Southwest Trails area and in the high elevations of the Teton Area. It will be possible for humans to trigger soft slabs to depths of two feet in steep terrain in these areas. Pockets of similar slab exist at lower elevations of the Tetons. In the Togwotee area, the avalanche hazard is expected to be Moderate, where pockets of surface slabs to a foot in depth could be triggered in steep terrain.