Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE at all elevations. Several feet of new snow and strong winds in the past few days have created dangerous avalanche conditions. Human triggered avalanches are likely. Restraint is advised as activities such as high marking are very likely to trigger slab avalanches with depths to six feet at the mid and upper elevations. Large events could run full track and deposit huge volumes of debris in avalanche run-out zones.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )A moist low to mid level westerly flow will keep clouds over the area with periods of light snowfall Sunday night. The snowfall will increase in coverage and intensity Monday afternoon. Daytime mountain high temperatures will reach the low 20s after overnight lows near ten. Ridgetop winds will be southwesterly at 20 miles per hour.As the snowpack settles and adjust to the new load and after very warm temperatures Saturday the deeper slabs will be slightly more difficult to trigger. Saturday's snow will continue to be sensitive to human triggers especially with any perios of direct sunshine on slopes. Triggered slides could be one to six feet in depth and run entire slidepaths. The Aalanche hazard is expected to be CONSIDERABLE in the Tetons and Salt/Greys areas. In the Continental Dived/Togwotee Pass area two feet of new snow rests on a very weak faceted base. Activities such as high marking are likely to initiate large, dangerous slides two to four feet in depth. The avalanche hazard there will be MODERATE.