Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated March 7 @ 12:11 am

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Current Conditions

At 12:00 am, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 12 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 17 mph out of the north-northeast with gusts to 30. In the last 48 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has increased 8 inches. In the last 4 weeks, the depth has increased 36 inches.

Forecast Conditions

The forecast says that from 5:00 pm today until 5:00 am tomorrow, there is an 80 percent chance of 0 to a half inch of snow and a 20 percent chance of a half to 2 inches. The nighttime low temperature will be 13 degrees. And tomorrow, from 5:00 am until 5:00 pm, no new snow is expected. The daytime high temperature will be 35 degrees.

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Friday, March 6, says, "A CONSIDERABLE avalanche danger exists on upper elevation slopes where heavy snowfall and wind are creating sensitive soft slabs up to 2 feet thick. Human-triggered avalanches are likely, and natural avalanches are possible. The storm snow is bonding poorly to the old snow surfaces, resulting in new snow avalanches running fast and further than expected. Any avalanche triggered on slopes facing northwest-north-east has the potential to stepdown and trigger a much larger avalanche that fails on a buried persistent weak layer 3-4 feet deep and hundreds of feet wide. Careful snowpack evaluation, cautious route-finding, and conservative decision-making are essential. Don't let the excitement cloud your judgment; take a deep breath and slow down."

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.