Steve's Cottonwood Canyons
Weather DashboardTM
Updated May 21 @ 11:50 pm

Summary

Cottonwood Canyons

May 21 @ 11:50 pm

Learn how you can have Alexa read this report to you.

Current Conditions

At 11:00 pm, the temperature near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift was 29 degrees. Winds on Cardiff Peak are averaging 12 mph out of the north-northwest with gusts to 19. In the last 36 hours, the snow depth near the top of Brighton's Crest chairlift has decreased 3 inches. In the last 3 weeks, the depth has decreased 25 inches.

Weather Forecast

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

News Alerts

Cottonwood Canyons

May 21 @ 11:50 pm

No road alerts or backcountry closures were detected.

7-Day Forecast

Cottonwood Canyons

May 21 @ 11:31 am

Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. North northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph.


Friday: Partly sunny, with a high near 45. West northwest wind around 7 mph.


Friday Night: Mostly clear. Low around 32, with temperatures rising to around 34 overnight. South southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.


Saturday: Sunny, with a high near 52. Southwest wind 6 to 10 mph.


Saturday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. East southeast wind 5 to 9 mph.


Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 55.


Sunday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 43.


Memorial Day: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 56.


Monday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 42.


Tuesday: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after noon. Partly sunny, with a high near 52.


Tuesday Night: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before midnight. Partly cloudy, with a low around 34.


Wednesday: A slight chance of rain and 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. Mostly sunny, with a high near 46.


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


Thursday: A slight chance of thunderstorms and a slight chance of rain and snow showers after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.


Current Temperature

Alta
Guard House

May 21 @ 11:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

May 21 @ 11:00 pm

24-Hour Wind

Cardiff Peak Wind

May 21 @ 11:10 pm

48-Hour Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

May 21 @ 11:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

May 21 @ 11:00 pm

Current depth: 57"
Change in 12 hours: 0"
Change in 24 hours: -1"
Change in 48 hours: -3"

Current depth: 39"
Change in 12 hours: 0"
Change in 24 hours: -1"
Change in 48 hours: -3"

30-Day Snow Depth

Alta's Collins

May 21 @ 11:00 pm

Brighton's Crest

May 21 @ 11:00 pm

Current depth: 57"
Change in 1 week: -4"
Change in 2 weeks: -20"
Change in 4 weeks: -22"
(Some depths questionable.)

Current depth: 39"
Change in 1 week: -4"
Change in 2 weeks: -19"
Change in 4 weeks: -21"
(Some depths questionable.)

Radar

NOAA Radar

May 21 @ 11:50 pm

Avalanche Rescue

Training Resources

 

Rescue video image

Cameras

Road camera image

Tap sides of this photo to change cameras.
Enlarge this photo.

Additional cameras:
Alta, Brighton, Snowbird, Solitude, and UDOT.

Annual SWE Comparison

Snow Water Equivalents
(Brighton)

May 21

YTD Snow Chart

More Info

Do Something?

A gondola? Reduced bus service? Interconnect? Do you give a shit or are you just another a selfish consumer? Climbers unite.

Avalanche Rescue

Be a good partner. Visit AvyRescue.com and watch the videos.

The Backcountry Guide

The Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Guide provides information on hundreds of backcountry ski locations.

Amazon Alexa

Learn how you can have Alexa, Amazon's talking assistant, read this report to you.

The Backcountry Map

The Wasatch Backcountry Skiing Map is available on your desktop, on your mobile device, and as waterproof and wall maps.

The Inclinometer

Check out Steve's Badass Avalanche Inclinometer.

The following information was not displayed because the data was not available: avalanche forecast and 12/24-hour winter forecast.