Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated May 25 @ 10:30 am

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

May 25 @ 10:30 am

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Current Conditions

At 10:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 53 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 10 mph out of the south-southeast with gusts to 15. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 4 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has decreased 40 inches.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for today isn't currently available.

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

May 25 @ 10:30 am

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

May 24 @ 11:31 pm

Memorial Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 56. South wind around 8 mph.


Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. South southeast wind 6 to 12 mph.


Tuesday: Isolated showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 53. South wind around 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.


Tuesday Night: Isolated showers and thunderstorms before 9pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 41. Southeast wind 9 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 35 mph.


Wednesday: Isolated thunderstorms and isolated rain and snow showers after noon. Sunny, with a high near 51. South southeast wind 9 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 41 mph.


Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 39.


Thursday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 52.


Thursday Night: A slight chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 35.


Friday: A chance of snow showers before noon, then a chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of thunderstorms and a chance of rain and snow showers. Partly sunny, with a high near 44.


Friday Night: A slight chance of thunderstorms and a slight chance of rain and snow showers before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32.


Saturday: A slight chance of snow showers and a slight chance of thunderstorms between noon and 3pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Sunny, with a high near 48.


Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 36.


Sunday: Sunny, with a high near 52.


Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 39.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

May 25 @ 10:00 am

Brighton's Crest

May 25 @ 10:00 am

24-Hour Wind

Cardiff Peak Wind

May 25 @ 10:10 am

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

May 25 @ 10:00 am

Brighton's Crest

May 25 @ 10:00 am

Current depth: 49"
Change in 12 hours: -1"
Change in 24 hours: -2"
Change in 48 hours: -5"

Current depth: 31"
Change in 12 hours: 0"
Change in 24 hours: -3"
Change in 48 hours: -4"

30-Day Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

May 25 @ 10:00 am

Brighton's Crest

May 25 @ 10:00 am

Current depth: 49"
Change in 1 week: -15"
Change in 2 weeks: -20"
Change in 4 weeks: -40"
(Some depths questionable.)

Current depth: 31"
Change in 1 week: -15"
Change in 2 weeks: -19"
Change in 4 weeks: -40"
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

May 25 @ 10:30 am

Avalanche Rescue

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Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

May 25

YTD Snow Chart

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