Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated March 10 @ 3:51 am

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Current Conditions

Celebrate Harriet Tubman Day! At 3:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 33 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 14 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 21. In the last 36 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 3 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has increased 25 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, there is an 85 percent chance of a trace of snow and a 15 percent chance of a trace to 0.1 inches. The daytime high temperature will be 43 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, no new snow is expected. The nighttime low temperature will be 20 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Monday, March 9, says, "The overall avalanche danger is MODERATE. Watch for fresh soft slabs of wind-drifted snow 6-12 inches deep at the mid and upper elevations. Although winds may keep the snow surface cool enough, there is also a potential for avalanches involving wet snow on aspects facing east, south, and west, and low-elevation northerly slopes."

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.