Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The avalanche hazard is limited to steep terrain above 9000 feet where new and recently fallen snow lie upon hard crusts that formed in October. In those areas isolated pockets of soft wind slab to depths of a foot could be triggered by humans in very steep terrain. Avalanche hazard is not a concern in areas where the snowpack is very shallow or lacks the October layer.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Mostly clear skies are expected on Friday. Slight inversion conditions and patchy morning fog is possible. Mountain high temperatures are to reach the upper twenties while valleys reach the mid-thirties.The general avalanche hazard will be Low above 9000 feet where isolated pockets of soft slab could be triggered to depths of 18 inches in areas where the hard October rain crust exists.