Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

Overnight temperatures were again warm with lows reaching just below the freezing point. Early this morning the avalanche hazard is Low and avalanches are unlikely due to the refrozen snow surface. Sunlight and rapidly warming temperatures will quickly soften this crust and further weaken the underlying snowpack, raising the avalanche hazard to Considerable by this afternoon. Wet slab and wet loose avalanche activity will become possible in steep terrain at all elevations. These slides will be sensitive to any human traffic and may release naturally. Slabs may have depths to three feet and as consecutive warm days continue, any moving snow becomes more likely to entrain deeper layers of the snowpack, possibly to the ground. Conservative decision making is essential today.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Very warm conditions are to continue. Overnight temperatures are to be near the freezing point at all elevations. Highs tomorrow are to be slightly warmer with clearer skies allowing temperatures to quickly rise to the upper forties or possibly higher. Winds are to be southwesterly with averages near fifteen miles per hour. The general avalanche hazard will rise from Low in the early morning hours to Considerable as the warm trend softens the snow surface and weakens the snowpack as the effects of the sustained heat penetrate deeper into the snow. Natural wet loose activity will be likely in steep terrain and wet slabs or larger wet loose events will be possible.