Observation: Cutler Ridge

Observation Date

12/10/2025

Observer Name

Derek DeBruin

Region

Ogden » Ben Lomond » Cutler Ridge

Location Name or Route

Cutler Ridge

Weather

Weather Comments

Pleasant spring weather for a midday early winter outing. Temps pushing 50F at the trailhead, partly to mostly cloudy but sun peaking through, light winds at low elevation, increasing to moderate at mid elevation.

Snow Characteristics

Snow Characteristics Comments

Where snow exists, the surface was wet, damp, moist or your favorite variation of that idea up to 8,000ft. Obstacles to avoid were abundant, whether rocks, bushed, mud, etc. However, we did hear credible rumors of some potentially still soft-ish snow in the higher northerlies, for those with the fortitude to seek it.

Comments

Snow height was zero at the trailhead, increasing to about 40cm at 8,000ft. This meant walking up the road for at least a few hundred yards, and likely farther still as the warm temps progress this week. We poked down into a ENE slope just shy of 8,000ft to find wet snow all the way to the ground, including the basal facets. There weren't any indications for wet avalanche activity yet, but surely it's coming soon.

Coverage on the Cutler zone in general (note plenty of green and brown at low elevation).