Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

The General Avalanche Hazard is MODERATE. Unstable surface slabs one to three in depth exist on a variety of steep wind loaded aspects. As the day progresses new snow and wind will add additional loads to these existing slabs and increase the potential for them to be triggered by humans. Once triggered these avalanches may release deeper snow layers potentially to the ground.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )Snowfall is expected to develop early with periods of moderate to locally heavy convective snowfall quite possible during the day. The warm southerly flow is expected to veer to the west and increase as a cold front moves over the area in the afternoon. Behind the front winds will veer to the north and diminish as colder air moves in. The general avalanche hazard is expected to MODERATE in the Teton Range where surface slabs one to three deep could be human triggered on steep wind loaded aspects above 7,500 feet. The general avalanche hazard in the Continental Divide/Togwotee Pass and Southwest Trails/Greys River areas is also expected to be MODERATE. In these areas surface slabs one to three feet in depth could be triggered on steep wind loaded aspects and some potential remains for full depth slab avalanches to be triggered on steep avalanche prone slopes. With new snow and wind in the forecast expect the hazard in all areas to be on the increase as the day progresses.