Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE. Up to a foot of new snow and strong winds have created easily triggered soft surface slabs to two feet in depth on steep, lee slopes. Under the new snow, unstable hard slabs up to six feet in depth exist on a variety of aspects. On Angle Mountain in the Togwotee Pass area, deep, dangerous slabs have been human started on a variety of aspects. Similar events could be triggered in this area today by a single person on skis or a snowmachine. Conservative decisions and excellent terrain evaluation skills are essential for safe travel in avalanche terrain.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Another quick hitting storm system will bring 4 to 7 inches of accumulation to the mountains overnight then just light snow during the day Monday. Winds will be westerly at 20 to 25 miles per hour and temperatures at 9,500 feet will drop to the low teens Monday morning then rise to the low twenties during the day.The General Avalanche Hazard will be CONSIDERABLE Monday. Available and forecasted light density snow will be drifted into easily triggered soft slabs to two feet in depth on lee slopes. Deep slab instabilities lurk in the depths of the snowpack but are likely to require larger triggers like multiple riders on a slope. In the Continental Divide/Togwotee Pass area weak, faceted snow at the base of the snowpack has been the cause of several dangerous, hard slab avalanches on Angle Mountain that have been triggered remotely by skiers and snowboarders. Other steep areas in that region have similar conditions and the new snow will make triggering deep slides by riders likely.