Observation: North Ogden Divide
11-17-2024 | Ogden
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As we started up the Skyline Trail, the ridge was in and out of the cloud deck, with blue skies visible in the distance. The cloud deck rose throughout the day, with occasional very light snowfall. Winds stayed west-southwesterly, with moderate gusts along the ridgeline during the day.</div>\n </div></fieldset>\n<fieldset class=\" group-snow-characteristics field-group-fieldset form-wrapper\"><legend><span class=\"fieldset-legend\">Snow Characteristics</span></legend><div class=\"fieldset-wrapper\"><!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">New Snow Depth</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">4\"</div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Snow Characteristics Comments</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\"><div>Overall, the snowpack was thin and highly variable, so we opted to walk in boots instead of using skis. Snow depths ranged from bare dirt on southerly slopes to about 10 inches on shaded northerly slopes, with an average of 4–8 inches above 7,000 feet. On southerly aspects, the snow from 11/16 fell directly onto bare ground in most areas. On northerly slopes above 7,000 feet, it landed on 1–2 inches of faceted snow, often capped with a melt-freeze crust.</div></div>\n </div></fieldset>\n<fieldset class=\" group-snow-profile field-group-fieldset form-wrapper\"><legend><span class=\"fieldset-legend\">Snow Profile</span></legend><div class=\"fieldset-wrapper\"><!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Elevation</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">8,100'</div>\n </div></fieldset>\n<!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Comments</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\"><div>Headed out to get a sense of snow coverage across the range and along the Skyline Trail toward Ben Lomond above the North Divide. With the recent snowfall yesterday, we wanted to see what the snow fell on. In the Ogden area, many upper-elevation northerly slopes still held some early-season snow from previous storms, while most south-facing slopes and terrain below 7,000 feet had melted back to dirt. The lingering snow in upper-elevation terrain wasn’t widespread or deep but was already showing signs of faceting.</div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div>In our \"snow pits\", we found 2–5 inches of faceting grains near the ground, topped by a 1 cm melt-freeze crust. Above the crust, the storm began with graupel transitioning to stellars. In many areas, the graupel remained well-preserved on top of the melt-freeze or rain crust.</div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div>As we move into another period of high pressure, I’d expect the 4–9 inches of snow from 11/16 to continue weakening and faceting in much of the bigger terrain. While you might find a few spots where you could skin around, trail runners are likely still your best bet until we get better coverage.</div></div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\"><div><em>Photo 1 & 2: Initial holes on a N aspect at 7000'. The melt-freeze rain crust was not very obvious in this hole.</em></div>\n\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_1840_0.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\"></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_1842%202.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\"></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em>Photo 3 & 4: Secondary hole at 7200' on a true north aspect. The melt-freeze crust was more obvious. </em></div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_1850%202.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\"></em></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_1856.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\"></em></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em>General coverage photos:</em></div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_5631.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"></em></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_5633.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"></em></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_5635.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"546\"></em></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_5636.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"></em></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_5629.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"></em></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_1846.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\"></em></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em>Trail conditions:</em></div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_1859.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\"></em></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_5630.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\"></em></div>\n\n<div> </div>\n\n<div><em><img alt=\"\" src=\"https://utahavalanchecenter.org/sites/default/files/images/misc/2020-21/IMG_5632.jpeg\" width=\"800\" height=\"1067\"></em></div></div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Today's Observed Danger Rating</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">None</div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Tomorrows Estimated Danger Rating</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\">None</div>\n <!-- See https://api.drupal.org/api/drupal/modules%21field%21theme%21field.tpl.php/7.x -->\n <div class=\"field-label text_02 bold mb0\">Coordinates</div>\n <div class=\"text_02 mb2\"><div style=\"width:auto;height:400px;\" id=\"openlayers-container-openlayers-map\" class=\"contextual-links-region openlayers-container openlayers-container-map-geofield-formatter-map\">\n <div style=\"width:auto;height:400px;\" id=\"openlayers-map\" class=\"openlayers-map openlayers-map-geofield-formatter-map\"></div>\n</div>\n</div>\n \n <!-- Ad underneath the left navigation desktop, this mobile web markup duplicates this where it should go -->\n ",
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