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Avalanche: Ogden Mountains

Observer Name
Derek DeBruin
Observation Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Avalanche Date
Wednesday, January 15, 2025
Region
Ogden » Ogden Mountains
Location Name or Route
Mount Ogden, Allen Peak
Elevation
9,300'
Aspect
Southwest
Trigger
Natural
Avalanche Type
Wet Loose
Avalanche Problem
Wet Snow
Weak Layer
New Snow
Vertical
900'
Comments
Pretty sizeable D2 wet avalanche this afternoon. This ran about 900ft+ into Malan's Basin on a SW aspect, starting from the NW ridge of Allen Peak on the Mount Ogden Massif. Noted a few other wet D1 avalanches from the rocks that were also moving in the direction of Malan's Basin.
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