Ogden
Danger d’avalanche
- Alpin
- Limite forestière
- Sous la limite forestière
Points saillants
The avalanche danger is LOW. This means that human-triggered avalanches are unlikely, but small avalanches in isolated areas are possible. This includes (1) small loose dry avalanches on all aspects and elevations. Slopes that have very slick/icy bed surfaces will be most suspect to loose dry avalanches. (2) small pockets of fresh wind drifts in open alpine terrain and along exposed ridgelines.
Many surfaces are now frozen solid, and slide-for-life conditions are a definite travel hazard. If getting into steep exposed terrain, carrying sharp pointy tools would be a good idea. Ice axe, crampons, and whippets would be useful.
Recent Activity
No new avalanche activity was reported yesterday. As always, you can find more details in the Observations and Avalanches tab on our website.
Snow and Weather
Overnight the mountain temperatures crashed as a cold front crossed into Northern Utah. This morning the current temperatures are in the 20-25 °F range. Winds have finally slowed and are currently blowing westerly at 10-15 mph gusting into the 20's mph at most upper elevation weather stations.
This morning it's lightly snowing in some areas, and we could see some heavier snow showers for a few hours before the storm weakens with a brief break this afternoon. Another cold front pushes into Northern Utah later this afternoon/evening and allows for some more snowfall overnight into Wednesday. Both of these storms aren't impressive, and snow totals should be in the 2-6" range by Wednesday morning (fingers crossed for more). A welcomed return of winter.
The turning and riding conditions might be at an all-time low this morning with any slope that has seen the sun and/or been slightly melted from the warm temperatures over the past few days, now frozen solid. If we can quickly get a couple of inches of snow, that will improve the conditions drastically, but as of this morning, there is no new snow to report yet.
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.