Avalanche

Avalanche: Ogden Canyon

Mr BeeliOgden
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Avalanche

Trigger Type
Natural
Avalanche Type
Soft Slab
Start Zone Aspect
Northwest
Avalanche Problem
New Snow
Start Zone Elevation
1585 m

A small avalanche obstructed the eastbound traffic from Ogden to snowbasin just east of the pineview dam. This cause considerable delay to 675 bus drivers and the traffic in both directions. I cannot recall a snow avalanche on this road in the past 12 years.