The report for the Pole Canyon Accident is available
HERE. Thank you to the people involved for sharing so much information so that we can all learn from this accident and come home safely to our loved ones.
It's cold and it's still snowing. Unreal!
Overnight the Ogden area mountains received 4-10 inches of additional snow with the areas around Snowbasin, Ben Lomond, and Farmington Canyon getting the most.
Temperatures range from the mid teens to low 20s F.
Winds this morning on most ridgelines are blowing from the west at 15-25 mph gusting to 37 mph.
I have run out of words to describe snowfall this winter. Seven-day totals of snow water equivalent are 8.6 inches on Ben Lomond, 9.2 inches at Snowbasin, and 10.7 inches near Farmington Canyon. Storm totals since Sunday evening are 43-54 inches of snow (2.6-3.9 inches of water).
For today, temperatures will remain cold and snowfall will continue. Lake effect snowfall should taper off this morning, but later this morning snowfall should kick in again due to convective (upward moving) atmospheric conditions. Total snowfall today is a bit uncertain but should be less than yesterday and overnight with maybe an additional 2-5 inches but more is possible. Winds will remain similar to what they are this morning.
Heads up - things may warm up considerably this weekend. Stay tuned.
There have been no reports from the Ogden backcountry but there was a widespread avalanche cycle of natural avalanches in Little Cottonwood Canyon including several close calls with avalanche professionals.
Vegetation and terrain features are all buried deeply which has allowed avalanches to break wider and further than normal.
Check out all observations
HERE.