Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is MODERATE above an elevation of 9,000 feet. There, a chance persists for backcountry travelers to trigger hard wind slabs up to 18 inches deep in steep, recently wind loaded terrain near ridge crests and on exposed slopes. If skies remain mostly clear into the afternoon, these slides will become more susceptible to failure on sunlit aspects. Below 9,000 feet, avalanches are unlikely except for isolated pockets of soft slab to ten inch depths in very steep, wind loaded terrain.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Expect mostly to partly cloudy skies Monday night and into Tuesday. A few scattered flurries may develop overnight, but with little to no accumulation. Overnight lows in the mountains will be near 20 rising to around freezing during the day. Southwesterly to westerly ridgetop winds will range from 25 to 35 miles per hour.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be MODERATE on Tuesday. A chance persists for backcountry travelers to trigger hard wind slabs up to 18 inches deep in steep, recently wind loaded terrain above 9,000 feet near ridge crests and on exposed slopes. Below 9,000 feet, the hazard is LOW and avalanches are unlikely except for isolated pockets of surface slab up to 12 inches deep on very steep, wind loaded starting zones.