Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
Weather DashboardTM
Updated March 11 @ 9:40 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

March 11 @ 9:40 pm

Learn how you can have Alexa read this report to you.

Current Conditions

At 9:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 22 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 14 mph out of the west-southwest with gusts to 28. In the last 36 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 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 49 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 11 @ 9:40 pm

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

12/24-Hour Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 11 @ 2:56 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

A significant warming trend is expected across the region through the next 48 hours as the recent cold airmass departs to the east. For Thursday, high temperatures rise by up to 10 to 15 degrees as compared to today, with another 2-3 degrees of warming expected into Friday... 

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

March 11 @ 11:31 am

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 24. West wind around 12 mph.


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


Thursday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. West northwest wind 9 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph.


Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 42. West wind 7 to 13 mph.


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


Saturday: A chance of snow after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Saturday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers before midnight, then a slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.


Sunday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 33.


Sunday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25.


Monday: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 40.


Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31.


Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 50.


Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.


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 11 @ 9:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

March 11 @ 9:00 pm

24-Hour Wind

Cardiff Peak Wind

March 11 @ 9:10 pm

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

March 11 @ 9:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

March 11 @ 9:00 pm

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 11 @ 9:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

March 11 @ 9:00 pm

Current depth: 100"
Change in 1 week: 8"
Change in 2 weeks: 11"
Change in 4 weeks: 34"
(Some depths questionable.)

Current depth: 80"
Change in 1 week: -1"
Change in 2 weeks: 0"
Change in 4 weeks: 16"
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

March 11 @ 9:35 pm

Avalanche Rescue

Training Resources

 

Rescue video image

Cameras

Road camera image

Tap sides of this photo to change cameras.
Enlarge this photo.

Additional cameras:
Alta, Brighton, Snowbird, Solitude, and UDOT.

Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

March 11

YTD Snow Chart

More Info

Do Something?

A gondola? Reduced bus service? Interconnect? Do you give a shit or are you just another a selfish consumer? Join the Alliance.

Avalanche Rescue

Be a good partner. Visit AvyRescue.com and watch the videos.

The Backcountry Guide

The Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Guide provides information on hundreds of backcountry ski locations.

Amazon Alexa

Learn how you can have Alexa, Amazon's talking assistant, read this report to you.

The Backcountry Map

The Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map is available on your desktop, on your mobile device, and as waterproof and wall maps.

The Inclinometer

Check out Steve's Badass Avalanche Inclinometer.