Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is MODERATE. Backcountry travelers could release soft surface slabs to 18 inch depths on steep wind loaded slopes. Large triggers such as snow machines also have the potential to trigger hard slabs that step down to depths of four feet near cliff areas, ridge crests, and cornices.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )A brief period of high pressure is to result in a sunny day on Friday in Western Wyoming. Temperatures are to remain cold with morning temperatures at high elevations to be near zero degrees while valley temperatures drop significantly lower. In the afternoon temperatures at all elevations are to rise into the mid to upper teens.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be Moderate. Skiers and riders will have the potential to trigger soft surface slabs to eighteen inch depths in steep wind loaded terrain. At high elevations near cliffs or where the snowpack is shallow, the potential continues for large loads to trigger deeper hard slabs near the base of the snowpack. These deeper instabilities are most prevalent in the Togwotee Pass area and the Southwest Trails area.