Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The General Avalanche Hazard is MODERATE. Snow and southwest winds over the weekend created soft surface slabs up to two feet in depth. Older hard slabs rest on a weak base of faceted snow. Human triggered slab avalanches up to four feet in depth are possible in steeper areas. Larger triggers like high marking snow machines or more than one person on a slope may be necessary to release a slide.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )The weak, upper level trough will bring flurries or light snow showers to the mountains overnight Monday. Tuesday afternoon a trough will bring widespread snowfall to the area. Temperatures will rise to the mid teens and ridge top winds will be southwesterly at 20 to 25 miles per hour.Surface slabs eighteen inches deep and older slabs to 4 feet in depth could be triggered in steep terrain. Larger triggers like multiple people traversing a slope or highmarking snowmobiles may be necessary to start slides. The general avalanche hazard is forecasted to be Moderate Tuesday.