Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard will be LOW in the early morning hours, increase to MODERATE before noon and increase to CONSIDERABLE in the afternoon. The potential for natural wet loose and wet slab avalanche activity on steep snow covered slopes will increase as temperatures warm and snow surfaces become soft. Lingering weak layers of buried faceted snow persist in some areas at various depths in the snowpack. If present these weaknesses have the potential to become avalanche bed surfaces. At the lower elevations most sunlit aspects are bare.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Skies will continue to clear and temperatures are forecast to drop into the twenties overnight. Expect partly cloudy skies on Saturday with temperatures rising into the forties in the mountains and into the fifties in the valleys. The general avalanche hazard is expected to be LOW in the early morning, increase to MODERATE as temperatures warm and snow surfaces soften and further increase to CONSIDERABLE in the afternoon. The potential for wet loose and wet slab avalanches to occur on steep snow covered slopes will increase through the day.