Cottonwood Canyons
January 26 @ 6:10 pm
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Current Conditions
At 5:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 9 degrees. Winds on Reynolds Peak are averaging 6 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 8. In the last 24 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 2 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the snow depth midway up Solitude's Summit chairlift has increased 18 inches.
Forecast Conditions
The forecast says that from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is a 20 percent chance of a trace. The nighttime low temperature will be 11 degrees. And tomorrow, from 5:00 am until 5:00 pm, there is a 70 percent chance of a trace to 2 inches of snow and a 30 percent chance of 3 to 4 inches. The daytime high temperature will be 23 degrees.
Total snowfall of 4 to 7 inches is forecast for the next storm which will begin at approximately noon tomorrow and end at 5 pm on Thursday. Total water in this storm is expected to be 0.35 to 0.65 inches.
Avalanche Forecast
The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Tuesday, January 26, says, "The avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE on all steep slopes at the upper elevations, where human-triggered slab avalanches are likely. The avalanche danger is also CONSIDERABLE on mid-elevation steep slopes facing west, through north, through east. We have dangerous avalanche conditions, and conservative decision-making will be essential today. Slab avalanches 1-3 feet deep hundreds of feet wide are likely. These are unsurvivable avalanche conditions. Low angle terrain continues to be your best option. All other aspects have a MODERATE avalanche danger. If you're leaving a resort boundary through an exit point, you are stepping into CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger."
Cottonwood Canyons
January 26 @ 2:34 pm
5:00 pm - 5:00 am | 5:00 am - 5:00 pm |
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80% chance of 20% chance of | 70% chance of 30% chance of (0.19" to 0.30" of H2O) |
Low hanging clouds and spotty flurries will remain in place through this evening, especially at the lower canyon elevations. ... Total snowfall of 4 to 7 inches is forecast for the next storm which will begin at approximately noon tomorrow and end at 5 pm ...
Alta January 26 @ 5:00 pm | Brighton's Crest January 26 @ 5:00 pm |
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Alta's Collins January 26 @ 5:00 pm | Brighton's Crest January 26 @ 6:00 pm |
Current depth: 56" | Current depth: 52" |
Alta's Collins January 26 @ 5:00 pm | Solitude's Summit January 26 @ 5:00 pm |
Current depth: 56" | Current depth: 46" |
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Your Cottonwood Canyon weather report. Covering Big Cottonwood Canyon (Brighton and Solitude), Little Cottonwood (Snowbird and Alta) and the Central Wasatch Backcountry.