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Alta

UT · Western US · 8,530 ft–10,550 ft

Season outlook

Expected base depth each month vs. normal, from models initialized September 2026.

November
Well above normal64th percentile
December
Well above normal63rd percentile
January
Well above normal62nd percentile
February
Well above normal62nd percentile
March
Well above normal61st percentile
Aprilbeyond the models
76 inthe usual depth

The mountain

Terrain by difficulty

  • Beginner15%6 mi
  • Intermediate29%12 mi
  • Advanced56%23 mi

Getting there

SLC
Drive from Salt Lake Cityregional airport
53 min34 mi

What this hill is

The mountain's own character, scored the same way for every resort on the site.

Big resortstrongly
Hidden gema little
Powderoutstanding
Groomersstrongly
Backcountryoutstanding
Snowmakinga little
Villagestrongly

A typical season

Long-term normals from the snow stations mapped to this mountain.

MonthUsual baseThin to deep year?New snowTempSunshine
November13 in5 in – 26 in52 in-2 °C69%
December32 in19 in – 52 in85 in-6 °C65%
January52 in37 in – 86 in108 in-6 °C63%
February68 in54 in – 102 in101 in-6 °C60%
March79 in62 in – 120 in86 in-3 °C59%
April76 in51 in – 129 in56 in-0 °C56%

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