Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
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Updated January 13 @ 2:50 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 on Cardiff Peak are averaging 7 mph out of the north-northwest with gusts to 15. 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 39 inches.

Weather Forecast

The Cottonwood Canyon weather forecast for This Afternoon is, "Mostly sunny. High near 36, with temperatures falling to around 33 in the afternoon. North northwest wind around 6 mph." For tonight the forecast is, "Mostly Clear."

Avalanche Forecast

The Utah Avalanche Center's avalanche forecast for the Salt Lake area on Tuesday, January 13, says, "A MODERATE avalanche danger exists on upper elevation slopes facing west-north-east, where potential for large avalanches in isolated areas remains. You could trigger a hard slab avalanche that fails 2 to 5 feet deep on a persistent weak layer of facets near the ground. Steep, rocky, or extreme terrain at upper elevations, where the snowpack depth is variable, is the most suspect. Avalanche danger is LOW elsewhere. Small but predictable wet loose avalanches may release during the day on sunny slopes with daytime warming. Avoid traveling in tight spaces or above features where being caught in a small avalanche would have outsized consequences."

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.