Avalanche

Avalanche: Ogden Mountains

Derek DeBruinOgden
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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Natural
Vertical Fall
274 m
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Start Zone Aspect
Southwest
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Start Zone Elevation
2804 m

Brief obs to confirm the wet snow problem in today's forecast. These D1-2 slides had all released from the Mount Ogden massif by about 1400 this afternoon. Aspects are W-SW, with start zones from 9200ft down to about 8500ft, and the longest path around 900ft of vert.