Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The General Avalanche Hazard is LOW above 9000 feet and MODERATE below. New snow and strong winds over the weekend created isolated pockets of soft slabs to ten inches in depth on steep, lee slopes near higher ridgecrests. At Lower elevations rain and warm temperatures have weakened the snowpack and dangerous wet, loose slides could be triggered in steep areas like road cuts and ravines.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Periods of snow, locally heavy at times, above 7500 feet with rain below are forecasted for the region tonight through Wednesday night. Ridgetop winds will be south to southwesterly at twenty m.p.h. with higher gusts. Lows Tuesday night will be in the low twenties and highs Wednesday around thirty. AVALANCHE HAZARD FORECAST FOR THE TETON, TOGWOTEE PASS, AND SOUTHWEST TRAILS AREAS:The General Avalanche Hazard tomorrow is expected to be MODERATE at the High elevations, and LOW below 9,000 feet. Pockets of soft slabs up to one foot in depth remain and could be triggered in steep, wind loaded starting zones near ridgecrests in the Teton area. In the Togwotee Pass and Southwest Trails/Greys River areas the hazard will be LOW.