The January/February drought resulted in widespread weak, faceted snow across the northern end of the compass at mid and upper elevations. These weak faceted grains are now covered by roughly 8-16" of new snow, shallow wind drifts, and some variable crusts from the past week. Human triggered avalanches into this layering have not been reported in the Ogden area mountains but they have trickled in on a nearly daily basis in the SLC mountains, particularly in the mid-elevation bands that held some of the weakest snow. Mark demonstrates conditions and the outlook from the Uintas a couple days ago. This generally mirrors much of the central Wasatch.

New snow instabilities will be most pronounced during periods of high snowfall rates. The highest snowfall rates are expected this afternoon and into the overnight hours but you should always be aware of changing conditions and respond appropriately with more conservative terrain choices. I would anticipate shallow sluffing and soft slabs to be active around the compass by the afternoon.