Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is MODERATE. The chance remains for riders or skiers to trigger hard slab avalanches in very steep terrain that were formed during the mid January storm cycle. Larger loads such as a group of skiers or a snowmobile may be needed to trigger such a slide. Once triggered these slabs may have depths to four feet and are likely to carry severe consequences. The possibility also exists to trigger new snow sloughs or shallow soft slabs in steep terrain.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )The northern, weaker stream of a split flow pattern will bring light snow to the mountains of Western Wyoming overnight into Monday. Accumulations of three to five inches are possible by Monday night. Temperatures will fall to the lower teens overnight then warm to the upper 20s. Ridge top winds will be northwesterly at 10 miles per hour overnight then westerly at 10 during the day.New snow soft slabs or sloughs to a foot in depth will be easily triggered by people, or periods of sunshine, on steep slopes above 9,000 feet in the Tetons and Wyoming/Greys river ranges. Deeper slab concerns continue as noted above. Larger triggers such as groups or snow machines are more likely to initiate slides. In the Togwotee Pass area slabs of two to four feet in depth could be triggered by snow machines on steep slopes, particularly under cliff areas or just below ridge tops. The general avalanche hazard in all these areas is expected to be MODERATE.