Cottonwood Canyons
Weather DashboardTM
Updated December 12 @ 3:50 am

Current Conditions

At 3:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 23 degrees. Winds at the top of Brighton's Great Western chairlift are averaging 16 mph out of the west-northwest with gusts to 31. In the last 48 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 12 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that today, from 5:00 am to 5:00 pm, there is an 80 percent chance of 3 to 6 inches of snow and a 20 percent chance of 7 to 9 inches. The daytime high temperature will be 34 degrees. And from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is a 70 percent chance of 5 to 9 inches of snow and a 30 percent chance of 2 to 4 inches. The nighttime low temperature will be 22 degrees.

Total snowfall of 14 to 24 inches is forecast for the next storm which will begin at approximately noon today and end at 10 pm on Saturday. Total water in this storm is expected to be 1.2 to 1.85 inches.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Wednesday, December 11, says, "Today the avalanche danger is CONSIDERABLE on northerly and east-facing slopes at mid and upper elevations where a persistent weak layer of snow exists 2-4 feet deep. The avalanche danger is MODERATE on southerly-facing and west-facing slopes at mid and upper elevations which don't have the persistent weak layer on the ground. On these aspects watch for signs of shallow slabs of wind drifted snow, and avoid them. LOW avalanche danger exists at low elevations which continue to have generally safe avalanche conditions."