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Forecast for the Ogden Area Mountains

Trent Meisenheimer
Issued by Trent Meisenheimer on
Sunday morning, February 13, 2022
The snowpack is generally stable and the avalanche danger is LOW. Watch for (1) isolated pockets of wind-drifted snow in exposed terrain at the upper elevations, and (2) minor wet (solar aspects) or dry (polar aspects) sluffing in the snow in steep terrain.
Remember that RISK is inherent in mountain travel; getting caught in even a small avalanche could have serious consequences in steep, rocky terrain.
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Weather and Snow
Under clear skies, the mountain temperatures range from 25-30 °F across the range. Winds are from the west southwest and are blowing 5-15 mph, with some anemometers recording gusts into the 20's at the upper elevations. Expect plenty of sunshine today, with mountain temperatures climbing into the upper 30's and mid to low 40's °F this afternoon.
The mid-week storm starting on Tuesday is looking and little better for some brief snowfall Tuesday into Wednesday. Hopefully, we can get the full 3-6" that the National Weather Service is forecasting.
Recent Avalanches
No new avalanche activity was reported from the Ogden area. In SLC and Provo, two people were caught in their sluff yesterday. One person was hit by the sluff and didn't move. The other was caught, carried, and at one point fully submerged by the snow. Thankfully both parties came away with no injuries. Both parties had a nice write-up about what happened, and you can find observations HERE.
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The snowpack is generally stable and natural and human-triggered avalanches are unlikely. You may encounter
Minor wet loose activity with direct sun and daytime warming. I would avoid any steep, shallow slopes that become wet, fully saturated, and unsupportable to the weight of a rider.
FRESH pockets of hard slab along exposed ridges and in open terrain at the upper elevations. Although any drifts will be shallow and not very wide, wind drifts will be sensitive if they have formed on top of weaker snow underneath.
Fast and long-running sluffs in the weak, cohesion-less surface snow on steep slopes on shady aspects. In confined and sustained terrain features, sluffs can pile up deeply, especially in terrain traps. On slopes where the weak snow at the surface rests on top of hard crusts, getting caught and carried in a loose sluff could have serious consequences in steep, rocky terrain as you may be unable to self-arrest on any slick surfaces underneath.
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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.