Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

A shallow early season snowpack exists. Conditions are mostly stable however at the highest elevations isolated pockets of surface slab with depths to ten inches could be triggered by humans who venture into very steep terrain features. Areas of bare ground and snow depths of six inches or less are prevalent below an elevation of 8,500 feet.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )A Pacific low pressure trough will produce snowfall across our forecast area overnight. Snow levels will descend to the valley floors. Accumulations of four to eight inches are possible in the mountains. Skies on Tuesday will be mostly cloudy with decreasing snow shower activity. Temperatures at 9,000 feet will be in the teens. Winds will be south-southwest overnight and veer to the west during the day. Speeds of 10 to 20 are forecast with gusts to 30 miles per hour. At the upper elevations the new snow and winds will begin to build shallow drifts of soft surface slab on leeward aspects. Although these slabs will initially be shallow and limited in distribution, they are expected to become sensitive to failure in steep terrain as they gain depth and volume. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be LOW but increasing. Monitor conditions and avoid steep terrain where rapid loading of new snow has recently occurred or is in process.