Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE. Areas of unstable snow exist and due to steadily rising temperatures will become increasingly sensitive to human triggers as the day progresses. Dangerous slab avalanches up to four feet in depth could be triggered by riders or skiers who venture into steep avalanche prone terrain. Excellent terrain evaluation skills and a conservative approach to terrain choices are essential for safe travel in avalanche terrain today.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Increasing moisture in a northwest flow will bring widespread light snowfall to the mountains that will develop tonight and continue through Saturday evening. A couple inches of accumulation are possible overnight. On Saturday a couple inches of accumulation are likely. Temperatures will rise into the 20s. Winds will be westerly at 20 to 25 with gust to 35 miles per hour at 10,500 feet.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be CONSIDERABLE at the higher elevations of the Teton Range and in the Greys River/Southwest Trails area. Dense slabs up to four feet in depth exist in steep terrain and are sensitive to human triggers. The consequences of triggering one of these slabs are likely to be severe especially in big terrain features, cliff areas and above terrain traps. The general avalanche hazard in the Togwotee Pass/Continetal Divide area is expected to MODERATE. Humans who venture into steep avalanche prone terrain could trigger dense slabs up to three feet in depth and in some areas these slabs may have potential to step down into weak layers of faceted snow.