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Forecast for the Ogden Area Mountains

Drew Hardesty
Issued by Drew Hardesty on
Monday morning, November 25, 2024
The primary hazard in the Ogden mountains is hitting buried rocks, stumps, and deadfall.
As always, risk is inherent in mountain travel and isolated avalanche concerns of loose snow sluffs and isolated soft slabs of wind blown snow may be encountered. Normal Caution is advised.
***HEADS UP - With this next winter storm, we do expect dangerous avalanche conditions to develop in the upper elevations over the next several days and well into Thanksgiving.***
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Weather and Snow
The Ogden area mountains picked up generally 3-6" of new snow with upwards of 0.5" of snow water equivalent. There is still only about 12-20" of snow on the ground in the highest terrain. Currently, skies are clear, temps are in the teens, and winds are light. We do have a significant storm on tap. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning starting tonight through Wednesday that should provide upwards of 10-16" of snow in favored areas, with an initial rain/snow line at 6500'.
For today, we'll have increasing clouds, temps warming to the low to mid-30s, and increasing winds from the south.
Recent Avalanches
Check out all recent observations and avalanches from the Ogden Area Mountains HERE.
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There is little snow out there to turn on and the biggest hazard will be hitting rocks and stumps. However, please remember the points below if you are heading out today.
  • New Snow - The new snow may not bond well to the different crusts and weak faceted snow in our shallow snowpack. There will be a potential for sluffing and even shallow soft slabs of wind blown snow.
  • Wind-Drifted Snow - Blowing winds will cause snow to drift at the upper elevations. Watch for signs such as cracking in fresh wind slabs. Although these drifts should be small, you will want to avoid getting caught in one in steep, consequential terrain
General Announcements
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.
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