Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE. Deep slab instability persists on a variety of aspects. Backcountry travelers venturing into avalanche terrain could trigger these large, DANGEROUS avalanches with slab depths up to six feet. Use conservative decision making, careful route finding, and good travel habits. Training and experience are essential for safe travel in avalanche terrain.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Clear skies and cold conditions are expected through Sunday night before a Pacific trough brings cloud cover and precipitation to the region on Monday. Six to 12 inches of new snow is possible in the mountains by Monday night. Overnight lows in the upper elevation will be in the negative single digits before rising to near 10 degrees on Monday. The valleys will see similar lows before rebounding into the teens during the day. Southwesterly ridgetop winds will veer to the west at 20 to 30 miles per hour.The general avalanche hazard is expected to remain CONSIDERABLE in the mountains and LOW in the valleys. Deep slab instability persists on a variety of aspects above 7,500 feet. Backcountry travelers venturing into avalanche terrain could easily trigger dangerous hard slabs up to six feet in depth. New snowfall will increase the hazard through the day as weight is added to a suspect snowpack. Conservative decision making, combined with excellent terrain evaluation and route finding skills, will be essential for safe travel in avalanche terrain.