Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated October 27 @ 1:11 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

October 27 @ 1:11 am

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Current Conditions

It's American Beer Day! At 1:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 36 degrees. Winds at the top of Mount Baldy are averaging 26 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 47.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for tonight is, "Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 3 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph." For Tuesday the forecast is, "Sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph."

Avalanche Forecast

There isn't any snow or avalanche information.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

October 27 @ 1:10 am

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

October 26 @ 4:31 pm

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 28. Southwest wind 3 to 16 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.


Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 38. Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph.


Tuesday Night: A chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. South southwest wind 3 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 37. Southwest wind 2 to 8 mph.


Wednesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30. South wind 3 to 7 mph.


Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 39.


Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33.


Friday: A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 37. Little or no snow accumulation expected.


Friday Night: Snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms before midnight, then snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 31. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.


Saturday: Snow. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 34. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.


Saturday Night: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms before midnight, then snow. Cloudy, with a low around 29. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.


Sunday: Snow. Cloudy, with a high near 30. New snow accumulation of 5 to 9 inches possible.


Sunday Night: Snow likely. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.


Monday: A chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 28. New snow accumulation of around one inch possible.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

October 27 @ 1:00 am

Brighton's Crest

October 27 @ 1:00 am

24-Hour Wind

Mount Baldy

October 27 @ 12:00 am

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

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Brighton's Crest

October 27 @ 1:00 am

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

Alta
Guard House

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Brighton's Crest

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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"
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Change in 4 weeks: N/A
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

October 27 @ 1:10 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)

October 27

YTD Snow Chart

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