Avalanche Advisory
| Advisory: Ogden Area Mountains | Issued by Brett Kobernik for December 9, 2012 - 7:57am |
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Above 8,500 ft.
7,000-8,500 ft.
Below 7,000 ft.
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bottom line There is generally a low avalanche danger aside from some isolated drifts along the easterly sides of ridges.
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current conditions The small storm that moved through did little for the Ogden area mountains adding only about an inch of snow. It's cold with temperatures in the single digits. Northerly winds are fairly light right now but were quite a bit stiffer on Saturday. |
Avalanche Problem 1over the next 24 hours
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Above 8,500 ft.
7,000-8,500 ft.
Below 7,000 ft.
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description
There is basically a LOW avalanche danger aside from some recent drifts that perhaps could be found. |
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weather We’ll have mostly cloudy skies and some snow flurries during the day that could add a few more inches of snow. Temperatures will remain cold only getting into the low teens. Northwest winds will be a bit gusty in the higher terrain, enough so that you should be aware of new wind drifted snow. |
| general annoucements If you trigger an avalanche in the backcountry - especially if you are adjacent to a ski area – please call the following teams to alert them to the slide and whether anyone is missing or not. Rescue teams can be exposed to significant hazard when responding to avalanches, and do not want to do so when unneeded. Thanks. Salt Lake and Park City – Alta Central (801-742-2033), Canyons Resort Dispatch (435-615-3322) Ogden – Snowbasin Patrol Dispatch (801-620-1017) Provo – Sundance Patrol Dispatch (801-223-4150) Dawn Patrol Forecast Hotline, updated by 05:30: 888-999-4019 option 8. Twitter Updates for your mobile phone - DETAILS Daily observations are frequently posted by 10 pm each evening. Subscribe to the daily avalanche advisory e-mail click HERE. UDOT canyon closures UDOT at (801) 975-4838 Wasatch Powderbird Guides does daily updates about where they'll be operating on this blog http://powderbird.blogspot.com/ . Remember your information can save lives. If you see anything we should know about, please participate in the creation of our own community avalanche advisory by submitting snow and avalanche conditions. You can also call us at 801-524-5304 or 800-662-4140, or email by clicking HERE Donate to your favorite non-profit –The Friends of the Utah Avalanche Center. The UAC depends on contributions from users like you to support our work. This advisory is produced by the U.S. Forest Service, which is solely responsible for its content. It describes only general avalanche conditions and local variations always exist. Specific terrain and route finding decisions should always be based on skills learned in a field-based avalanche class. |