Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE. Weak, faceted snow persists at the base of the snowpack. In steep avalanche-prone terrain, backcountry riders and skiers could trigger dangerous hard slab avalanches to the ground as well as dense surface slabs to depths of two feet. Yesterday, a ski mountaineer was swept over a cliff and perished after triggering a two foot deep surface slab on a southeast face near the summit of the South Teton at 12,100 feet.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Mostly clear skies and dry conditions are expected on Monday. Overnight lows in the mountains will be in the negative single digits before rising into the teens during the day. Ridgetop winds will back to the northeast at 5 to 15 miles per hour.The General Avalanche Hazard is expected to be:MODERATE in the Teton area where it will be possible for backcountry travelers to trigger pockets of dense surface slab up to thirty inches deep in steep terrain.CONSIDERABLE in the Greys River area. In steep terrain, skiers and riders could trigger surface slabs to two feet along with dangerous, full depth hard slabs.MODERATE in the Togwotee Pass area where triggering pockets of hard slab to the ground will be possible in very steep terrain.