Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated February 1 @ 4:05 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

February 1 @ 4:05 pm

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Current Conditions

At 3:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 40 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 18 mph out of the west-southwest with gusts to 30. In the last 12 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 1 inch. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has decreased 9 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 29 degrees. And tomorrow, from 5:00 am until 5:00 pm, no new snow is expected. The daytime high temperature will be 41 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Sunday, February 1, says, "The overall avalanche danger remains LOW, and normal caution is advised. Today, at the highest elevations, you may encounter shallow slabs of wind-drifted snow in leeward terrain. You may also be able to trigger dry loose snow on northerly aspects and wet loose point releases on solar aspects as the snow surface heats up. Even a small dry loose sluff could gouge into older faceted snow, entraining more snow than expected and leaving larger debris piles."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

February 1 @ 4:05 pm

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

February 1 @ 2:02 pm

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

100% chance of
no new snow

100% chance of
no new snow

Temperatures will cool by around 5 degrees as grazing shortwave trough brings modest cold air advection and northwesterly flow on Monday. Dry and stable conditions will persist through the week. 

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

February 1 @ 2:11 pm

This Afternoon: Partly sunny. High near 37, with temperatures falling to around 35 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 7 mph.


Tonight: Mostly cloudy. Low around 24, with temperatures rising to around 26 overnight. West wind around 7 mph.


Monday: Sunny. High near 32, with temperatures falling to around 29 in the afternoon. Northwest wind around 8 mph.


Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 20. Northwest wind around 8 mph.


Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 33. West northwest wind around 7 mph.


Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 22.


Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 34.


Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.


Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 38.


Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 26.


Friday: Sunny, with a high near 38.


Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 25.


Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.


Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 24.


Avalanche Forecast

Salt Lake

February 1 @ 6:31 am

Low Hazard

Avalanche Rose

Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

February 1 @ 3:10 pm

Brighton's Crest

February 1 @ 3:00 pm

24-Hour Wind

Mount Baldy

February 1 @ 3:00 pm

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

February 1 @ 3:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

February 1 @ 3:00 pm

Current depth: 60"
Change in 12 hours: -1"
Change in 24 hours: 0"
Change in 48 hours: N/A

Current depth: 54"
Change in 12 hours: -1"
Change in 24 hours: -1"
Change in 48 hours: N/A

30-Day Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

February 1 @ 3:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

February 1 @ 3:00 pm

Current depth: 60"
Change in 1 week: 0"
Change in 2 weeks: -3"
Change in 4 weeks: 6"
(Some depths questionable.)

Current depth: 54"
Change in 1 week: -1"
Change in 2 weeks: -3"
Change in 4 weeks: -1"
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

February 1 @ 3:55 pm

Avalanche Rescue

Training Resources

 

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Cameras

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Alta, Brighton, Snowbird, Solitude, and UDOT.

Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

February 1

YTD Snow Chart

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