Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated October 20 @ 3:10 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

October 20 @ 3:10 pm

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Current Conditions

At 3:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 45 degrees.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for This Afternoon is, "Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind around 5 mph." For tonight the forecast is, "Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind around 7 mph."

Avalanche Forecast

There isn't any snow or avalanche information.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

October 20 @ 3:10 pm

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

October 20 @ 11:31 am

This Afternoon: Mostly sunny, with a high near 47. South wind around 5 mph.


Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37. South southeast wind around 7 mph.


Wednesday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny. High near 47, with temperatures falling to around 45 in the afternoon. South southeast wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.


Wednesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Southeast wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.


Thursday: A chance of rain before 9am, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. East southeast wind around 9 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.


Thursday Night: Showers and thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of thunderstorms and rain and snow showers between midnight and 3am, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New rainfall amounts between three quarters and one inch possible.


Friday: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 33. New snow accumulation of 3 to 5 inches possible.


Friday Night: Snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms before midnight, then a chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.


Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.


Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26.


Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.


Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 29.


Monday: Sunny, with a high near 40.


Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

October 20 @ 3:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

October 20 @ 3:00 pm

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

October 20 @ 2:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

October 20 @ 3:00 pm

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

Current depth: 0"
Change in 12 hours: N/A
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30-Day Snow Depth

Alta
Guard House

October 20 @ 3:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

October 20 @ 3:00 pm

Current depth: 0"
Change in 1 week: N/A
Change in 2 weeks: N/A
Change in 4 weeks: N/A
(All depths questionable.)

Current depth: 0"
Change in 1 week: N/A
Change in 2 weeks: N/A
Change in 4 weeks: N/A
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

October 20 @ 3:10 pm

Avalanche Rescue

Training Resources

 

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Alta, Brighton, Snowbird, Solitude, and UDOT.

Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

October 20

YTD Snow Chart

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