Ogden Bench

Avalanche

mayafish02 ยท Dec 3, 2023

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Quick report

Weather
cloudy, windy
Ride Type
steepSlopes, alpineSlopes
Stayed Away
convexSlopes, cutBlocks
Riding Quality
good
Snow Conditions
powder

With some fresh snow we found some good skiing in the alpine. We observed a Cornice triggered sz 2.5 triggering on smooth rock slab but no crown on slope below. We did not identify any layers of concern in the top 100cm of the snow pack and probed up to 175cm in some areas! Fallen trees can be found on the way up to Sherbrooke lake, and Ogden bench has been well skied in recent days.

Snowpack

Obs Type
point
Site Aspect
W
Site Elevation
2375
Test Initiation
none
Foot Penetration
20
Site Elevation Band
alp
Surface Conditions
newSnow

Avalanche

Trigger Type
natural
Wind Exposure
leeSlope
Avalanche Size
2.5
Start Zone Aspect
NW
Vegetation Cover
openSlope
Start Zone Incline
40
Avalanche Character
corniceWithSlab
Number Of Avalanches
1
Start Zone Elevation
2550
Runout Zone Elevation
2400
Avalanche Observation
moreThan48hrsAgo
Start Zone Elevation Band
alp
Avalanche Occurrence Datetime
2024-01-01T07:00:00.000Z