Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is LOW. Slopes lack sufficient snow coverage for avalanche activity below 9,000 feet. Above 9,000 feet backcountry travelers could trigger isolated pockets of surface slab to a foot in depth in very steep, north facing starting zones where old snow surfaces persist.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Snow is forecasted to to increase Monday night and Tuesday then taper to snow showers by Tuesday afternoon with mountain accumulations of 5 to 8 inches. Mountain temperatures will plummet Monday evening and night with lows in the single digits by Tuesday morning then climbing only into the teens Tuesday. Winds will be westerly at 15 miles per hour.In the Teton area Tuesday, the General Avalanche Hazard is MODERATE at the upper elevations where pockets of slabs could be triggered by backcountry users. The chance of triggering new, soft surface slabs will increase with wind and snowfall. The General Avalanche Hazard is LOW in the shallower snowpacks of the Greys River and Togwotee Pass regions.