Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

At the highest elevations humans who venture into very steep avalanche starting zones may be able to trigger an isolated pocket of wind slab up to a foot in depth. It will get warm today. Sunshine and warming temperatures will soften snow surfaces and increase the potential for shallow wet slides to release naturally from sunlit cliff areas or to be human triggered on very steep terrain features during the warmest portion of the day. Small slides can be consequential in cliff areas, steep couloirs and other extreme terrain features.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Skies will become mostly clear under a weak ridge. Temperatures will rise into the 30’s and 40’s from overnight lows that will be in the teens. East and northeast winds will slowly diminish.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be low. The snowpack is mostly stable. Avalanche hazards are likely to be confined to terrain with potential consequences from small slides. Small pockets of stiff wind slab up to a foot in depth could be triggered by ski and snowboard mountaineers in isolated terrain features at the higher elevations. Sunshine and warmer temperatures will soften snow surfaces on steep sunlit aspects and increase the wet snow avalanche hazard. Shallow wet slides are possible on very steep slopes during the warmest portion of the day. Small slides can be dangerous in cliff areas and extreme terrain.