Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The snowpack is mostly stable, and avalanche hazards will be limited to small slab avalanches and loose snow sluffing in very steep avalanche terrain above 9,000 feet. Humans who venture into steep avalanche starting zones and cliff areas could trigger isolated pockets of slab avalanches up to a foot in depth and loose snow slides. These hazards could become more reactive to triggers due to solar impact and during the warmest portions of the day. These small slides can be very dangerous if triggered in serious terrain like steep couloirs, over cliffs, and above terrain traps. Backcountry travelers should monitor the daily warming and avoid steep terrain as the snow surfaces transition from dry to damp.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )The low-pressure system is expected to linger in the area until Friday evening. Tomorrow skies will start out mostly cloudy in the morning and the cloud cover should decrease throughout the day. There may be periods of light snowfall with little to no accumulation. Light winds will veer toward the northwest overnight and then increase to 10 to 15 miles per hour in the afternoon. Mountain temperatures will start in the low teens and then warm into the 20s. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be Low in all the forecast areas, and then the daily warming may increase the hazard to Moderate in the Teton forecast area. The avalanche hazard is limited to the surface snow, which lies over a good sliding surface of melt-freeze crusts. Even when the avalanche hazard is Low, a person could trigger a small pocket of slab avalanche or loose snow slides in steep avalanche terrain. On slopes with consequences, these small slides could have severe outcomes. As temperatures warm and during periods of sunshine, the surface snow will become more reactive to triggers. Backcountry travelers should monitor the daily warming and avoid steep terrain as snow surfaces transition from dry to wet.