A new piece called "
A Reckoning " talks about the recent string of human-triggered avalanches. (If you missed the essay Deus Ex Machina, published just at the onset of close calls and accidents, you'll find it
HERE)
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Under clear skies, the overnight mountain temperatures dipped into the upper teens to low 20's °F. Winds have been from the northwest and blowing at speeds of 5-15 mph across the upper elevation terrain. At 9,500' the wind is blowing a bit stronger at speeds of 20-30 mph from the northwest.
Expect plenty of sunshine today with mountain temperatures rising into the mid to low 30's °F. Winds will remain from the northwest but slow in speed throughout the day. We warm up drastically later in the week.
No recent avalanches have been reported from the Ogden area.
In the Wasatch - on sunny aspects, backcountry observers noted long-running wet loose avalanches that ran on top of old sun crusts. In some cases, these "sluffs" ran long distances. Across the upper elevations, many observers reported sensitive soft to hard drifts of wind-blown snow (wind slabs) that were roughly 12" deep by 30-70' wide (Nalli photo below).
Two or three people took rides in avalanches yesterday and luckily no one was injured. One on Pioneer Peak, another on Little Superior. There were about 20 observations from yesterday. Be sure to check them all out
HERE.
