Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The general avalanche hazard is CONSIDERABLE. Recent snow and very strong winds have created surface slabs to 18 inches in depth on steep, lee slopes that could be human triggered. Under the new snow, unstable hard slabs up to six feet in depth exist on a variety of aspects. On Angle Mountain in the Togwotee Pass area, deep, dangerous slabs have been human started on a variety of aspects. Similar events could be triggered in this area today by a single person on skis or a snowmachine. Conservative decisions and excellent terrain evaluation skills are essential for safe travel in avalanche terrain.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )The mostly dry northwest flow may bring some isolated snow showers Monday evening but dry conditions will prevail after midnight and into Tuesday. Mountain temperatures will fall into the low teens overnight then rise into the low twenties during the day. Winds over the peaks will back to westerly at speeds of 20 miles per hour.The General Avalanche Hazard will be CONSIDERABLE Tuesday. Soft slabs to two feet in depth could be human triggered on avalanche prone lee slopes. Deep slab instabilities lurk in the depths of the snowpack but are likely to require larger triggers like multiple riders on a slope. In the Continental Divide/Togwotee Pass area weak faceted snow at the base of the snowpack has been the cause of several dangerous hard slab avalanches in the Angle Mountain area that have been triggered remotely by skiers and snowboarders. Other steep areas in that region have similar conditions and the new snow will make triggering deep slides by riders likely.