Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE. Dangerous, deep, unstable slabs rest upon a base of weak, faceted snow. Recent snow and winds have added weight to these slabs, increasing their likelihood of failure. Backcountry travelers venturing onto these dangerous slabs could easily trigger them, or these slabs could be triggered from a distance. If initiated, these slabs could run full track. Six to twelve inch deep surface slabs lying upon good sliding surfaces, along with loose snow sluffs, could also be human triggered in steep, wind-loaded terrain.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Light density snowfall will continue through midnight and then start to taper off. Expect four to six inches of new snow by tomorrow morning. Mountain temperatures will fall into the single digits overnight before rising to near 10 on Monday. Southwest winds at 10 to 20 miles per hour should veer through north to the east by sunrise.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be CONSIDERABLE on Monday. One to two feet deep soft slabs, along with loose snow sluffs, could be triggered by backcountry travelers in steep, wind-loaded terrain. These avalanches have the potential to entrain significant volumes of new snow, and could sweep skiers or riders into terrain traps or over cliff bands. Deeper instabilities persist, especially in the Greys River area; if triggered these avalanches could run full track.