The Weber County Sheriff’s Office announced the closure of the North Ogden Divide in a Facebook post Friday morning, citing recommendations from avalanche experts, including the Utah Avalanche Center.

Authorities told the Standard-Examiner that there were no known injuries related to the snow conditions on the road. However, given the snow volume, and with the terrain being susceptible to avalanches, the decision was made to close the North Ogden Divide until Monday, at which point the Weber County Roads Department will assess whether the passage is safe for reopening.

A 6 a.m. report from the Utah Avalanche Center hotline noted that approximately 20 avalanches were recorded along the Wasatch Front on Thursday, from the mountains near Ogden, Salt Lake City and Provo. Avalanches were both natural and human-triggered, with many being triggered remotely from adjacent ridgelines.

An avalanche warning was issued for Ogden, Logan, Salt Lake City, Provo, the Uintas, Skyline, southwest Utah and southeast Idaho from from 6 a.m. Friday to 6 a.m. Saturday.

Photo supplied, Utah Avalanche Center

The Utah Department of Transportation also has closed U.S. 89 between Logan and Garden City due to an avalanche occurring in Logan Canyon between 6 and 7 a.m., UDOT spokesperson Mitch Shaw told the Standard-Examiner. Impact with a vehicle that was traveling on the road occurred with no reported injuries.

Road crews and an avalanche specialist have been on the scene to discern what kind of mitigation might be required to make the road safe for travel.

Shaw could not provide an estimation of when the road might reopened, calling it a “dynamic situation,” but he noted that the UDOT traffic website, app and the department’s social media channels would be updated when U.S. 89 is reopened to motorists.

Meanwhile, state Route 210 in Salt Lake County, at the mouth of Little Cottonwood Canyon, was reopened in the 8 a.m. hour after being closed early Friday morning, UDOT announced via X, formerly known as Twitter.

The heavy winter weather produced too much of a good thing for at least one area ski resort, with Powder Mountain announcing on social media Friday that it would close for the day after receiving more than 15 inches over a 24-hour period, combined with 30-40 mph winds.

Photo supplied, Utah Avalanche Center