Salt River and Wyoming Ranges

Mountain temperatures are in the teens to low 20s this morning and are generally 6 to 10 degrees warmer that yesterday. Well developed crust exist. The chance for wet slides to occur on very steep sunlit aspects will increase as the day warms. Use caution as very small slides can be dangerous in steep couloirs and cliff areas. Monitor conditions and avoid steep terrain after crust lose their strength and integrity. Cornices are large and may become unstable during the warmest portion of the day.

( Discussion is generated from the previous day's afternoon forecast. )A dry westerly flow will bring lighter winds and warmer temperatures to western Wyoming. Skies will be mostly clear. Temperatures will fall into the teens and 20s tonight and rise into the 30s and 40s in the mountains and into the 50s in the valleys during the day. Winds will be southwesterly at 5 to 15 miles per hour.The general avalanche hazard is expected to be LOW below an elevation of 10,500 feet. The chance for small wet slides to occur in very steep sunlit aspects will increase as the day warms. Use caution as even small slides can be dangerous in very steep couloirs and cliff areas. Monitor conditions and avoid very steep slopes if crusts begin to lose their strength and integrity.