Little Cottonwood CanyonNo live status availableno live record

SR-210 · UT · 8,500 ft

Little Cottonwood Canyon

Name: Little Cottonwood Canyon road and snow conditions
Creator: Pass Conditions

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Weather near Little Cottonwood Canyon

8,500 ft

Road restrictions, station measurements and forecasts describe different things. Times below use Pacific time.

24h gridded snowfall estimate

0.0 in

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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72h gridded snowfall estimate

Not available

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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season gridded snowfall estimate

277.7 in

NOHRSC analysis near the pass, roughly 4 km grid. Not a road-surface measurement.

Observation / analysis time: Sep 13, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT
Last retrieved: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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Measured station snow depth

0.0 in

Snowbird · 0.6 mi from pass · 9170 ft elevation. Not a measurement at the pass.

Observation / analysis time: 2026-09-13 (daily value; time not supplied)
Last retrieved: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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Forecast snowfall

0.0 in

NWS grid near the pass. Expected snow over the forecast window, not observed snowfall.

Issued: Sep 13, 2026, 11:31 PM PDT
Last retrieved: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

Forecast window: Sep 14, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT to Sep 17, 2026, 5:00 AM PDT

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NWS outlook and forecast details

Today: Sunny, high 61°F, W wind 3 to 7 mph, 0% precipitation; Tonight: Mostly Clear, low 43°F, SW wind 5 mph, 1% precipitation. No measurable NWS-grid snowfall forecast in the next 72 hours

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Snow history near Little Cottonwood Canyon

55 seasons

Season	GHCN snowfall	SNOTEL max depth	Station context
2025-2026	27.2 in	93.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2024-2025	48.1 in	130.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2023-2024	55.6 in	127.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2022-2023	74.7 in	199.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2021-2022	36.0 in	83.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2020-2021	37.1 in	95.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2019-2020	47.1 in	109.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2018-2019	50.8 in	140.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2017-2018	30.9 in	80.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2016-2017	52.4 in	137.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2015-2016	35.5 in	90.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2014-2015	28.4 in	71.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2013-2014	35.9 in	95.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2012-2013	36.3 in	88.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2011-2012	29.4 in	99.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2010-2011	53.2 in	160.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2009-2010	38.0 in	120.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2008-2009	47.5 in	133.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2007-2008	60.5 in	133.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2006-2007	32.0 in	87.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2005-2006	59.9 in	169.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2004-2005	47.8 in	182.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2003-2004	51.4 in	119.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2002-2003	37.0 in	94.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2001-2002	45.4 in	1.0 in	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
2000-2001	46.8 in	Not available	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
1999-2000	45.3 in	Not available	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
1998-1999	43.6 in	Not available	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
1997-1998	58.0 in	Not available	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
1996-1997	56.4 in	Not available	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
1995-1996	54.1 in	Not available	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
1994-1995	64.5 in	Not available	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
1993-1994	32.1 in	Not available	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
1992-1993	68.3 in	Not available	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft
1991-1992	34.1 in	Not available	ALTA 1.3 mi away · 8,710 ft

Recent status transitions

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Coverage and roadside context

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