Ogden
Avalanche danger
- Alpine
- Treeline
- Below treeline
Highlights
A LOW DANGER exists in the Ogden area mountains. Remember that LOW does not mean NO danger. This should be your starting point this morning. If you see different conditions, adjust your travel choices accordingly. Isolated human triggered sluffs and pockety shallow storm snow avalanches remain possible in steep terrain today.
Special Announcement
New blog post-Landmines - With permission, we am reprinting a recent piece of correspondence from an Army officer who is frequently deployed to the middle east. Drew spent time in the middle east as a naval intelligence officer in Desert Storm in the early 90s.
New podcast - Risk, Reward, and the Big Lie - A Conversation with Ski Guide Doug Workman
Jenna Malone's UAC Podcast - Betting Your Life - Why Forecasting is Poker and Not Chess - A Conversation with Jenna Malone - now has her video presentation from this fall's USAW.
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Recent Activity
Ski area snow safety teams reported triggering shallow soft slabs and point release avalanches in the new snow yesterday. Explosive testing pulled out an old hard wind slab 2-3' deep and 75' wide but this was the exception to the rule.
Snow and Weather
Skies are mostly cloudy with generally light southeast wind. Temperatures are in the upper teens to low 20s. The higher elevations (Mt Ogden and James Peak) have temps at 11F as of 6am. Skiing and riding conditions are excellent with 45" on the ground at the mid-elevations, from Snowbasin to the Cutler Ridge to Monte Cristo. Low elevations remain well filled in, with 30-35" at the trailheads.
General Announcements
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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.