Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated January 31 @ 2:10 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

January 31 @ 2:10 am

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Current Conditions

At 2:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 23 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 31 mph out of the west-northwest with gusts to 48. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 1 inch. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has increased 12 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that yesterday at 5:00 pm until 5:00 am this morning, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 25 degrees. And today, from 5:00 pm to 5:00 am, no new snow is expected. The daytime high temperature will be 42 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Friday, January 30, says, "The overall avalanche danger remains LOW. Normal Caution is advised. Today you'll be able to trigger both wet and dry loose snow sluffs on the southerly and northerly aspects, respectively. Any dry loose sluff may gouge into older faceted snow, leaving larger debris piles. Along the highest elevations, you may encounter scattershot shallow and soft wind slabs in lee terrain."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

January 31 @ 2:10 am

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

January 30 @ 2:39 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

Dry, northwesterly flow will persist through Saturday, with a ridge of high pressure moving overhead by early Sunday. Temperatures will increase in the mountains as this high pressure builds. 

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

January 30 @ 2:11 pm

Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 21, with temperatures rising to around 23 overnight. West northwest wind around 7 mph.


Saturday: Sunny. High near 34, with temperatures falling to around 32 in the afternoon. West northwest wind 3 to 7 mph.


Saturday Night: Partly cloudy. Low around 25, with temperatures rising to around 27 overnight. North northeast wind 3 to 9 mph.


Sunday: Partly sunny, with a high near 38. Southeast wind around 9 mph.


Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. South southwest wind around 8 mph.


Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 35.


Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 21.


Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 33.


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 37.


Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 25.


Friday: Sunny, with a high near 37.


Avalanche Forecast

Salt Lake

January 30 @ 6:59 am

Low Hazard

Avalanche Rose

Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

January 31 @ 2:00 am

Brighton's Crest

January 31 @ 2:00 am

24-Hour Wind

Mount Baldy

January 31 @ 2:00 am

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

January 31 @ 2:00 am

Brighton's Crest

January 31 @ 2:00 am

Current depth: 61"
Change in 12 hours: 1"
Change in 24 hours: 0"
Change in 48 hours: -1"

Current depth: 55"
Change in 12 hours: 0"
Change in 24 hours: 0"
Change in 48 hours: -1"

30-Day Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

January 31 @ 2:00 am

Brighton's Crest

January 31 @ 2:00 am

Current depth: 61"
Change in 1 week: 1"
Change in 2 weeks: -2"
Change in 4 weeks: 17"
(Some depths questionable.)

Current depth: 55"
Change in 1 week: 0"
Change in 2 weeks: -2"
Change in 4 weeks: 12"
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

January 31 @ 2:10 am

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)

January 31

YTD Snow Chart

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