Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated March 12 @ 3:50 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

March 12 @ 3:50 am

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Current Conditions

It's Darwin Day! At 3:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 29 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 10 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 20. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 2 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has increased 16 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, no new snow is expected. The daytime high temperature will be 48 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 32 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Wednesday, March 11, says, "After several days of strong westerly winds, avalanche danger is MODERATE across all upper elevations and on mid-elevation slopes facing northwest through east, where it's possible to trigger either a hard slab or a shallow soft slab of wind-drifted snow. Watch for sensitive slabs 6 to 12 inches deep, possibly deeper in upper-elevation alpine terrain. The remaining aspects and elevations have a LOW danger this morning. However, as the strong March sun comes out, wet-snow avalanches may become possible on east, south, and west aspects, as well as on low-elevation northerly slopes, and avalanche danger may rise to MODERATE by the late afternoon. Pay attention to changing conditions; if a slope becomes unsupportable, it's time to switch aspects."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

March 12 @ 3:50 am

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 12 @ 2:49 am

5:00 am - 5:00 pm 5:00 pm - 5:00 am

100% chance of
no new snow

100% chance of
no new snow

Strong west to northwest winds can be expected today into tonight especially along the 11kft ridgelines. Winds will decrease a bit for Friday before becoming strong again for Saturday... 

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 11 @ 11:56 pm

Overnight: Mostly clear, with a low around 23. West wind around 10 mph.


Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 39. West wind 12 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.


Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29. West northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.


Friday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West wind 7 to 13 mph.


Friday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. West wind around 10 mph.


Saturday: A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 38. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Saturday Night: A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms before 9pm, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 19. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.


Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 29.


Sunday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23.


Monday: A slight chance of snow before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 39.


Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29.


Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48.


Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.


Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 56.


Avalanche Forecast

Salt Lake

March 11 @ 6:22 am

Moderate Hazard

Avalanche Rose

Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

March 12 @ 3:00 am

Brighton's Crest

March 12 @ 3:00 am

24-Hour Wind

Cardiff Peak Wind

March 12 @ 3:10 am

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

March 12 @ 3:00 am

Brighton's Crest

March 12 @ 3:00 am

Current depth: 100"
Change in 12 hours: 1"
Change in 24 hours: -1"
Change in 48 hours: -3"

Current depth: 80"
Change in 12 hours: -1"
Change in 24 hours: -1"
Change in 48 hours: -2"

30-Day Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

March 12 @ 3:00 am

Brighton's Crest

March 12 @ 3:00 am

Current depth: 100"
Change in 1 week: -3"
Change in 2 weeks: 13"
Change in 4 weeks: 33"
(Some depths questionable.)

Current depth: 80"
Change in 1 week: -7"
Change in 2 weeks: 1"
Change in 4 weeks: 16"
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

March 12 @ 3:50 am

Avalanche Rescue

Training Resources

 

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Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

March 12

YTD Snow Chart

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