Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE today. Continuing new snow and strong winds have created easily triggered slabs to 3 feet in depth that lie upon good sliding surfaces. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding and conservative decision-making are essential. Avoid avalanche terrain, slopes below ridge crests and ravines. At low elevations, due to above freezing temperatures, wet slides could be human triggered in very steep areas today like road cuts or ravines.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Snowfall is expected to taper off late Monday night with light snow forecasted for Tuesday ahead of the next system arriving Tuesday evening. Temperatures at 9,500 feet should cool to 20 degrees by morning then warm to the mid 20s during the day. Winds will be westerly at 20 miles per hour.Easily triggered or naturally running slabs to three feet in depth are increasing in size this evening. Travel in avalanche terrain will not be recomended as the hazard will be HIGH at upper elevations in the Tetons and Greys River areas and MODERATE in the Togwotee Pass area. Cooler temperatures will reduce the chance of wet slides at lower elevations where the danger will be LOW. Very steep areas such as ravines could hold isolated pockets of warm snow that could be human triggered.