Bollettino valanghe

Ogden

Pubblicato il Apr 2, 2021valido fino al Apr 3, 2021Utah Avalanche Center

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The avalanche danger will quickly rise to MODERATE as the snow becomes wet under the strong sunshine and very warm temperatures. Wet avalanches may be both natural and human-triggered and occur on east, south, and west aspects, as well as northerly aspects, especially at the low and mid-elevations.

Timing is everything - move off of and out from underneath steep slopes once the snow surface becomes wet and unconsolidated.

Problemi valanghivi

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Strong sunshine and warm temperatures will produce wet, loose avalanches today once the snow surface begins to take on heat. Fortunately, this is generally a predictable avalanche problem where you can expect avalanching in the wet snow once it begins to soften. The main concern is having a naturally triggered slide come down onto you, especially if you are in a gully, couloir or other confined terrain where avalanche debris can pile up deeper and you have no route for escape. We may also see wet avalanche activity beginning today on northerly aspects where this colder and drier snow warms up from the strong sunshine.

Timing is everything - once the snow surface becomes wet and unconsolidated it is time to move off of and out from underneath any steep slopes. With such warm temperatures overnight, many low and mid-elevation slopes may not have frozen at all.

In the video below, Mark Staples discusses how wet avalanches are likely to occur near the snow surface as well as how the cold/dry snow underneath the surface may also begin to produce avalanching:

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Recent Activity

Small wet-loose avalanches were reported from Thursday.

Snow and Weather

Currently: Skies are clear and temperatures are above freezing - ranging from the mid 30's to mid 40's F - which is nearly 10 degrees warmer than they were on Thursday morning. Winds are from the south/southwest, averaging in the teens with gusts in the 20's mph at mid elevations, with gusts near 40 mph atop Mt. Ogden.

Despite the above-freezing temperatures overnight, the snow surface should be refrozen this morning at the upper elevations due to clear skies.

Today will be warm and sunny yet again, with temperatures rising into the 40's and 50's. F. Winds will be from the southwest and will average in the teens with gusts in the 20's at mid-elevations, and averaging in the 20's with gusts in the 30's mph at the upper elevations.

Looking ahead, very warm and sunny over this weekend, possibly setting temperature records in the valleys and mountains.

Wondering what are the current mountain temperatures? The Salt Lake office of the National Weather Service has created this excellent site with links to automated weather stations as well as point forecasts for various zones in the Ogden mountains.

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