The red lines in the images are approximate contour lines for 8500ft and 7000ft, which differentiate Ogden's upper, mid, and low elevation bands. The outside edge of each image is the low elevation band, the inner part of each image is the upper elevations, with mid between the red lines. Indicated in blue are some well known landmarks, zones, etc. to help identify the features in the satellite imagery. The entire Ogden skyline is posted here from north to south: Ben Lomond, Chilly Peak, Lewis Peak, and Mount Ogden (images include names of the massif in the lower left corner).

Snow Depth

Valleys (anything below about 5500ft) is "brown town" with no snow. This pattern continues up to about 7000ft for anything from SE-S-W. Trailhead snow depths (6000ft ish) are in the single digits and mid- to upper elevations are about 20 inches. There might be about 30 inches at 9000ft, and maybe 3 feet on the summits, but I'm not holding my breath. Coverage is scant, and most "backcountry" travel seems to be concentrated on the grass runs at Powder Mountain (thanks to PowMow for that, btw). My biggest area of concern is the NW-N-E zones. Given the amount of vegetative cover in most of the popular touring zones in the Ogden area, in the mid elevations I imagine the persistent weak layer problem will be confined to pockets where the snow is presently taller than the bushes. Otherwise, facets tend to be discontinuous early in the season as the bushes get in the way of forming a continuous layer. In the upper elevations, snow can still be found around the compass, making me suspicion of things like the Cutler Headwall, Allen Peak, backside (west/town side) of Mount Ogden, etc.