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| Advisory: Ogden Area Mountains | Issued by Evelyn Lees for Friday - March 13, 2015 - 6:53am |
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bottom line The avalanche danger is mostly LOW this morning, but will increase to MODERATE with daytime heating on the steep, sunny slopes and at the low to mid elevations, as the snow gets wet and soggy. It will become possible to trigger wet loose snow sluffs on steep slopes. There are also isolated places where a person could still trigger a dry slab avalanche, mostly on upper elevation slopes facing northerly through easterly.
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special announcement Come check out a slideshow with Petzl Team alpinist Colin Haley at Petzl HQ (2929 Decker Lake Drive) next Tuesday March 17th 7pm about his recent climbing expedition to Patagonia. “The focus will be on this season in Patagonia, which has certainly been my most successful climbing trip ever,” Colin writes. Epic! For more information and tickets, click here. This should be an amazing event - Colin's one of the best climbers of the day - and all proceeds support the Utah Avalanche Center. |
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current conditions Clear skies combined with temperatures in the twenties to mid 30s this morning will have given a solid refreeze to the snow surface. Watch out for “slide for life’s” on steep icy slopes. The northeasterly winds are in the 15 to 20 mph range across the highest peaks this morning. Yesterday’s 1 to 4” of snow might be hard to find as it warmed and blended right into the old snow in many places. The rain/snow line was around 7,000’ yesterday, though isolated afternoon rain showers reached 8,500’ in a few locations. |
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recent activity No new avalanche activity reported. |
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We are fully into the springtime mantra – early starts and early finishes; switch to the cooler aspects once the snow heats up. You need to be alert, and notice when the snow becomes punchy, soggy, wet or loose where you are – on sunny slopes and on the shady low and mid elevation slopes. When this happens, it’s time to get off the steep slopes where the snow is wet. Avoid terrain traps, including creeks and gullies, where even a small sluff can pile snow up deeply. |
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There is still an isolated chance of triggering a dry slab avalanche breaking on facets buried about 1 - 2 feet deep. Upper elevation, rocky areas with a shallower snowpack, facing north through northeast are the most suspect for this less predictable problem. |
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weather Our high pressure nemesis is with us once again through the middle of next week. Sunny skies today, with temperatures warming into the low 30s along the high ridge lines, and 8,000’ temperatures warming to 50. The northeasterly winds will average less than 15 mph, except across the high peaks, where averages to 25 mph, with gusts to 30 are possible. Increasing clouds Saturday afternoon and Sunday, with temperatures in the low to mid 40s at 10,000’ for Sunday and Monday. A cooling trend is in the forecast for Tuesday through Thursday of next week. |
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