Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated October 12 @ 2:51 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

October 12 @ 2:51 pm

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Current Conditions

At 2:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 34 degrees. Winds at the top of Alta's Collins chairlift are averaging 12 mph out of the west-southwest with gusts to 29.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for Columbus Day is, "Snow showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 38, with temperatures falling to around 35 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent . New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible." For tonight the forecast is, "Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 30 overnight. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100 percent . New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible."

Avalanche Forecast

There isn't any snow or avalanche information.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

October 12 @ 2:50 pm

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

October 12 @ 12:56 pm

Columbus Day: Snow showers and a chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy. High near 38, with temperatures falling to around 35 in the afternoon. South southwest wind around 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of less than half an inch possible.


Tonight: Snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy. Low around 28, with temperatures rising to around 30 overnight. South southwest wind 6 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 2 inches possible.


Tuesday: Snow showers likely before noon, then snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a high near 30. Southwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.


Tuesday Night: Snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Northwest wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of 1 to 3 inches possible.


Wednesday: A chance of snow showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Northwest wind 2 to 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.


Wednesday Night: A chance of snow showers before midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 27. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Little or no snow accumulation expected.


Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 40.


Thursday Night: Clear, with a low around 27.


Friday: Sunny, with a high near 44.


Friday Night: Clear, with a low around 33.


Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 45.


Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 34.


Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 47.


Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 35.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

October 12 @ 2:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

October 12 @ 2:00 pm

24-Hour Wind

Top of Collins

October 12 @ 8:00 am

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

October 12 @ 8:00 am

Brighton's Crest

October 12 @ 2:00 pm

Current depth: 54"
Change in 12 hours: 0"
Change in 24 hours: 0"
Change in 48 hours: N/A

Current depth: 0"
Change in 12 hours: N/A
Change in 24 hours: N/A
Change in 48 hours: N/A

30-Day Snow Depth

Alta
Guard House

October 12 @ 2:10 pm

Brighton's Crest

October 12 @ 2:00 pm

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"
Change in 1 week: N/A
Change in 2 weeks: N/A
Change in 4 weeks: N/A
(All depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

October 12 @ 2:50 pm

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 12

YTD Snow Chart

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