Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated December 8 @ 1:51 am

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Current Conditions

It's National Brownie Day! At 1:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 25 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 9 mph out of the west-southwest with gusts to 22. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has increased 3 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has increased 19 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that yesterday at 5:00 pm until 5:00 am this morning, there is a 75 percent chance of a trace of snow and a 25 percent chance of a trace to a half inch. The nighttime low temperature will be 25 degrees. And today, from 5:00 pm to 5:00 am, there is a 25 percent chance of a trace of snow. The daytime high temperature will be 35 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Sunday, December 7, says, "On mid and upper elevation steep slopes facing west through north and east, you will find CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger for triggering a Persistent Weak Layer avalanche. Avalanches in this terrain can be triggered remotely from a distance. Across all upper elevations, you will also find CONSIDERABLE danger for wind-drifted snow. Everywhere else will have MODERATE danger for new-snow avalanches. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding, and conservative decision-making will be essential today. Do not let your guard down with the sunny skies and fresh powder. It is still dangerous, and any avalanche you trigger could have severe consequences with how shallow the snowpack is."