Forecast for the Ogden Area Mountains
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Issued by Greg Gagne on
Friday morning, January 5, 2024
Friday morning, January 5, 2024
The avalanche danger will rise to MODERATE at the upper elevations and on mid-elevation slopes facing west, north, and east. There is a LOW avalanche danger at low elevations. The two avalanche concerns for today are (1) sluffing in the storm snow, and (2) sensitive soft slabs of storm snow or wind-drifted snow.
Watch for quickly changing conditions if you encounter wind drifting or during any period of high precipitation intensity.
We have enjoyed a generally low avalanche danger for the past three weeks, but if weather forecasts verify, conditions are going to become dangerous and it's now necessary to develop a mindset of beginning to step back.
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