Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is HIGH. Twelve to sixteen inches of new snow of combined with periods of strong southwest winds have created soft slabs up to two feet in depth. Backcountry travelers could easily trigger these slabs, along with loose snow sluffs, on steep, wind-loaded slopes. Higher consequences will result from failure of deeper instabilities formed in November. Dangerous hard slabs, two to four feet in depth, could be triggered by backcountry travelers, step down from smaller slides, or release spontaneously under the load of the new snow. TRAVEL IN AVALANCHE TERRAIN IS NOT RECOMMENDED.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Drier air is expected to move into the area tonight with only light, scattered showers through Tuesday. Mountain temperatures will drop into the single digits Monday night before rising to near 10 on Tuesday. Ridgetop winds will be southwesterly at 10 to 25 miles per hour.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be HIGH in the Southwest Trails / Greys River area where higher snowfall has loaded a weak, shallow snowpack. In the Teton area, CONSIDERABLE hazard is expected due to less snowfall and a deeper, less faceted snowpack. In these areas, both recently developed soft slabs to 2 feet in depth, and deeper hard slabs up to 4 feet, remain easily triggered and have some potential to release spontaneously as southwest winds transport snow into avalanche starting zones.