Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

Last night's cold front brought 3 to 6 inches of new snow to the higher elevations and was accompanied by some gusty westerly winds. Today's avalanche hazard is limited to shallow pockets of fresh wind slab at the higher elevations that are less than a foot deep. The dangers associated with these small slabs are isolated to extreme terrain.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )A cold front will push though the area. Snow showers are likely in the mountains until midnight. On Sunday skies will be mostly to partly cloudy with some lingering snow showers and flurries. Temperatures will drop into the upper single digits at the higher elevations by morning and will rise into the 20’s during the day. Gusty northwest winds will decrease to 10 to 15 miles per hour.The colder conditions will end the wet snow avalanche hazard. Dry snow avalanche hazards will be limited to isolated pockets of wind slab at the higher areas where new snow totals exceed six inches. Those slabs could be up to a foot in depth and may pose a hazard to humans who venture into terrain with consequences. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be low.