Lawinenlagebericht

Ogden

Utah Avalanche Center
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Lawinengefahr

  • Hochgebirge
  • Waldgrenze
  • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
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Kernpunkte

There is a MODERATE danger for triggering a new or old wind slab or wind drift, which will be scattered throughout the mid and upper elevation terrain.

Out of the wind affected terrain, the avalanche danger is mostly LOW in the Ogden area mountains. Watch for unstable snow on isolated terrain features. As always, avoid being on or beneath large cornices along the ridge line.

Lawinenprobleme

  • Wind Slabs

    • Hochgebirge
    • Waldgrenze
    • Unterhalb der Waldgrenze
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    Wind directions have ranged from the southwest to northwest, and speeds are strong enough to erode and drift some snow. Clues are an etched, hard snow surface where the winds have eroded snow and hard, rounded, hollow sounding drifts where snow has been deposited. With fast wind speeds, look for the new wind slabs, or drifts, at both upper and mid elevations. They will be on the lee sides of ridge crests and around terrain features, like gully walls, sub ridges and down into open bowls. Cornices may have grown, and be more sensitive again - avoid travel on and beneath the overhanging snow.

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Recent Activity

No recent reports of avalanche activity.

Snow and Weather

An arriving “storm” may produce a few inches of snow today, but the bigger impact will be the westerly winds. They ramped up overnight, with ridgelines averaging 40 to 50 mph, gusting in the 60s, and mid elevations averaging 10 to 5 mph, with gusts in the 30s. Speeds will continue to gradually decrease throughout the day. Temperatures are in the 20s at the mid and upper elevations, with 30s at the trail heads, and won’t warm to much today.

Wondering where all the powder went? Sunny slopes are crusted, and multiple wind events in the past 7 days have created widespread wind damage. Search for patches of settled powder on shady, sheltered slopes.

Mt Ogden weather station, 9570’, shows the recent wind events. Notice - wind speeds have already dropped off the past few hours, as forecast.

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This information does not apply to developed ski areas or highways where avalanche control is normally done. This forecast is from the U.S.D.A. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. This forecast describes general avalanche conditions and local variations always occur.

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