Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is MODERATE. Recent west to northwest winds have created pockets of soft slab up to 18 inches in depth on lee aspects. These surface slabs and areas of loose snow unaffected by winds lie upon slick old snow surfaces and could be human triggered on steep slopes. Older hard slabs up to four feet in depth lie upon a base of weak faceted snow that persists at the base of the snowpack and may have some potential to be triggered by high marking snowmobilers.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )A weak and fast moving system is likely to bring another inch or so of new snow to the mountains overnight. On Friday skies will be mostly cloudy with a decreasing chance of light snowfall as the day progresses. Temperatures will drop into the single digits overnight and rise into the 20s during the day. Winds are expected to be westerly at 15 to 20 miles per hour overnight and diminish to five to 10 miles per hour and veer to the northwest during the day.Pockets of soft surface slab up to 18 inches in depth exist. These slabs are being formed by west to northwest winds and are sensitive to human triggers. In some areas the potential for a person to trigger a hard slab up to four feet in depth may persist. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be MODERATE.