Mill Creek Canyon SNOTEL

6,960 ftSalt Lake County, UtahNRCS site 1321Updated Thu Oct 22, 7:00 PM MDT

Last peak7.9″SWE · Mar 6
Depth0″snow-free since Mar 29
Temp47°42°–58° 48 h
Thu 22Past 48 hAir temperature47°F now40°60°32°47°FNow · Thu 7 PM
ThuPast 48 hAir temperature47°F now40°60°32°47°FNow · Thu 7 PM
Sat 17Sun 18Mon 19Tue 20Wed 21Past 7 daysAir temperature47°F now40°60°32°47°FNow · Thu 7 PM
SatSunMonTueWedPast 7 daysAir temperature47°F now40°60°32°47°FNow · Thu 7 PM
0″0.5″1″OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul
0″0.5″1″ONDJFMAMJJ
<50%50–6970–8990–109110–129130–149150%+
0″2″8″16″32″+
0″6″24″48″100″+
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Next 3 days

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16-day outlook, three models

Last season

7.9″peak snow water equivalent

Nearby SNOTEL stations

All Utah

Station details

Elevation
6,960 ft
Location
40.6966°N, 111.6771°W
County
Salt Lake County, Utah
Basin
Jordan · HUC 16020204
Network
NRCS SNOTEL · site 1321
Station ID
1321:UT:SNTL · SHEF MIZU1
Reporting since
June 2024
NWS forecast office
Salt Lake City (SLC) discussion

Questions

What is snow water equivalent (SWE)?

SWE is the depth of water you would get by melting the whole snowpack. Fresh powder is often 5 to 10% water; old spring snow can be 40% or more.

How often does Mill Creek Canyon SNOTEL update?

The station reports every hour by radio telemetry to the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service. This page refreshes each hour. Readings are provisional until NRCS quality control.

What does “% of median” mean?

It compares today’s SWE with the 1991–2020 median for the same calendar day at this station. Above 100% means more water in the snowpack than on a typical year’s same date.

Where is Mill Creek Canyon SNOTEL?

At 6,960 ft in Salt Lake County, Utah (40.6966°N, 111.6771°W), in the Jordan basin.

How is the snow forecast made?

Vertex runs the HRRR, RRFS and GFS weather models at the station’s own elevation and carries the measured snowpack forward hour by hour. Treat it as guidance, and check your avalanche center’s forecast before heading out.