Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard on steep slopes above an elevation of 9,000 feet is low. The new snow lies upon weak faceted snow surfaces like surface hoar. The old snow is comprised of faceted snow and crusts. In steep terrain, loose snow sloughs could occur on the interface between the old and new snow. No avalanche hazards are expected where the new snow fell on bare ground.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )The snowfall is moving eastward. Another inch or two of snow could fall before sunrise. We will be in-between storm systems on Tuesday. Skies should become partly cloudy. Temperatures will be in the single digits and teens. Winds will be light and back from the northeast to the southwest.The new snow has fallen on slick old snow surfaces and areas of bare ground. On steep slopes the new snow could slide on those old snow surfaces. In the Teton and Greys River forecast zones there were only a few inches of new snow and therefor the general avalanche hazard in those areas will be low. The hazard will be moderate at the higher elevations in the Togwotee Pass area where more new snow fell, and the old snow cover was more extensive. Up there, skiers and riders could trigger loose snow sloughs and pockets of fresh wind slab up to a foot in depth on very steep slopes.