Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

Below 9,000 feet and on most southerly aspects to 10,000 feet shallow accumulations of new snow lie upon bare ground and avalanches are unlikely. On steep northerly aspects above 9,000 feet recent deposits of new snow lie upon old October snow surfaces. Backcountry users must evaluate the snow stability before venturing onto avalanche terrain as the new snow has not been testted yet this season. Travel on steep northern exposures above 9,000 feet could trigger isolated, soft slabs up to 12 inches deep.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Skies will be mostly sunny with daytime mountain temperatures in the upper twenties. Winds on the ridgecrests will be northwesterly at 20 miles per hour. The General Avalanche Hazard is expected to be LOW. Backcountry travelers venturing into very steep wind loaded upper-elevation avalanche starting zones or cliff areas could trigger isolated pockets of slabs up to 12 inches in depth. If triggered these isolated pockets could sweep them into terrain traps, over cliff bands, or into rocky areas with little to no snow.