Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated April 22 @ 4:30 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

April 22 @ 4:30 am

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Current Conditions

Happy Earth Day. Are you going to do anything to help our planet? At 4:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 38 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 32 mph out of the south-southwest with gusts to 50. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 2 inches. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has decreased 9 inches.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for overnight is, "Mostly clear. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. South southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph." For Wednesday the forecast is, "Snow Showers."

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Monday, April 20, says, "Regular avalanche forecasts have ended. We will issue intermittent updates and publish observations through May 1st. You can submit observations and avalanches HERE, and check out the most recent observations and avalanches HERE. During the spring, there are typically three different avalanche problems: Wet Snow: Wet loose avalanches, wet slab avalanches, roof slides, and glide avalanches New Snow: New storm snow instabilities; soft slab avalanches and loose dry avalanches Wind Drifted Snow: Wind slabs; soft or hard drifts of wind-blown snow."

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

April 22 @ 4:30 am

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

April 21 @ 11:31 pm

Overnight: Mostly clear. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 33 overnight. South southwest wind around 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph.


Wednesday: A chance of snow showers before 9am, then snow showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. High near 30, with temperatures falling to around 28 in the afternoon. West southwest wind 14 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.


Wednesday Night: Snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy. Low around 21, with temperatures rising to around 23 overnight. West northwest wind 8 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.


Thursday: Snow showers likely before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Wind chill values as low as 10. West northwest wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.


Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 21. West wind around 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Friday: A chance of snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 35. Chance of precipitation is 30%.


Friday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 26.


Saturday: A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 41. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Saturday Night: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 28. New snow accumulation of 3 to 7 inches possible.


Sunday: Snow showers before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 31. New snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches possible.


Sunday Night: Snow showers likely and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 25. New snow accumulation of 2 to 4 inches possible.


Monday: Snow showers before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 36. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.


Monday Night: A chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Tuesday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 40. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Avalanche Forecast

Salt Lake

April 20 @ 7:43 am

No Rating Specified

Avalanche Rose

Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

April 22 @ 4:00 am

Brighton's Crest

April 22 @ 4:00 am

24-Hour Wind

Cardiff Peak Wind

April 22 @ 4:10 am

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

April 22 @ 4:00 am

Brighton's Crest

April 22 @ 4:00 am

Current depth: 78"
Change in 12 hours: 2"
Change in 24 hours: -1"
Change in 48 hours: -2"

Current depth: 58"
Change in 12 hours: 0"
Change in 24 hours: -1"
Change in 48 hours: -2"

30-Day Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

April 22 @ 4:00 am

Brighton's Crest

April 22 @ 4:00 am

Current depth: 78"
Change in 1 week: -3"
Change in 2 weeks: -6"
Change in 4 weeks: -2"
(Some depths questionable.)

Current depth: 58"
Change in 1 week: -3"
Change in 2 weeks: -7"
Change in 4 weeks: -6"
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

April 22 @ 4:30 am

Avalanche Rescue

Training Resources

 

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Cameras

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Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

April 22

YTD Snow Chart

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