Tomer’s Take: All-time record snowfall in Little and Big Cottonwood Canyons of 800″+ has setup both canyons with avalanche-rich conditions. These slides are running all the way to HWY210 and the valley floor. Now, air temps will warm quickly with maximum freezing levels far exceeding even the highest peaks in the Wasatch Range.
Forecast Freezing Level
Maximum Freezing Level during warmest part of each day:
4/8: 9400′
4/9: 12000′
4/10: 13100′
4/11: 13100′ <-24/7 melting with no re-freeze
4/12: 12500′
4/13: 11000′
Maximum Air Temps on 4/11
50-degree highs are commonplace on most Wasatch high peaks.
