Ogden

Even with an overall LOW avalanche danger, avalanches can still be triggered on isolated terrain features today. Look for - and avoid - shallow wind drifts in the upper elevations. They may even crack out above you in steep terrain.

Wet pinwheels, rollerballs, and even loose sluffs can be expected today on the steepest sunlit slopes by midday.

REMEMBER that getting caught in even a small avalanche could have significant consequences with the risk of hitting a rock, stump, or downed timber.

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We did not hear of any avalanche activity in the Ogden area mountains, though collapsing and cracking of wind drifts were noted high in the Salt Lake area mountains on Friday.

Skies are clear. A weak system moved through overnight that dropped temperatures a few degrees and pushed the winds around the compass to the northeast. Ridgetop wind speeds are 10-15mph.

The Ogden mountains have roughly 12-18" on the ground with highly variable snow surface conditions: sun and wind crust with a settled trace to 2" of Thanksgiving storm snow on the shady aspects.

For today, we'll have sunny skies, moderate northwest wind, and mountain temperatures reaching into the upper 30s to low 40s.

Southwest to westerly winds pick up tomorrow ahead of a sharp cold front, due to arrive late Monday. Unfortunately it looks like we'll only see cooler temperatures and no precipitation.

Dr Brian Smith toured around Powder Mountain yesterday and found decent turning conditions on low angle slopes. He also found very weak snow - video below - with the old thermal crust just below the snow surface. Observation HERE>

Weather Outlook: The longer range models do not look particularly good for storms through mid-December.

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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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