Alta
Utah · USA
Alta is a ski resort in Utah, USA. It averages around 1,385 cm of snow a season on an Intermountain (lake-effect enhanced) snowpack. The season typically runs Nov-May.
'The Greatest Snow on Earth'; extremely low-density powder; no snowboarding
10-day forecast
43 cm total · best window Monday, Oct 12 (3d, 28cm)
⚠ Freezing-level warning: on the marked days the freezing level sits well above the 2,600 m base — expect rain low down even while it snows at summit.
Each bar is a day's fresh snowfall; the pill is that day's powder score (fresh snow × cold-dry quality × wind-hold). Peak day: Monday, Oct 12 — OK (27). Forecast refreshed every 6 hours from Open-Meteo; last built Oct 12.
Mountain profile
- Summit
- 3,350 m
- Base
- 2,600 m
- Vertical
- 750 m
- Terrain
- 2,614 ac, skiers only
- Avg annual snow
- 1,385 cm
- Typical season
- Nov-May
- Snow climate
- Intermountain (lake-effect enhanced)
- Type
- Lift-served
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