Live snow depth, temperature, wind, the 7-day National Weather Service mountain forecast and Utah Avalanche Center danger for Alta Ski Area. Plus UDOT road cameras on Little Cottonwood Canyon (SR-210). Every number on this page is fetched live from a public agency feed, and the caveat sits next to the number. Always check the resort and the Utah Avalanche Center before you go.
Skier-only since 1938 and famous for Little Cottonwood's lake-effect snow — Alta averages around 545 inches a season at the Collins Study Plot.
Current temperature, wind, snow depth and 24-hour change at Alta, read from the nearest NWS gridpoint and NRCS SNOTEL station.
Day-by-day mountain forecast with expected snow accumulation, printed as the National Weather Service writes it.
Utah Avalanche Center danger rating and bottom line for the forecast zone, with UDOT canyon road cameras and status.
Season snow-depth curve against the ten-year median, from the SNOTEL station that serves Alta.
Every Utah resort on one map with its current temperature, so you can compare canyons at a glance.
Wave height at NOAA buoy 46059 off the California coast, the swell Utah skiers watch as a rough five-day lead on Wasatch storms.
Alta Ski Area runs from 8,530' at the base to 10,550' up top, a vertical drop of 2,020', across 2,614 acres of terrain.
The Utah Avalanche Center's Salt Lake zone. This page shows that zone's danger rating and bottom line as the UAC writes it. Always read the full forecast at utahavalanchecenter.org before you go.
By Little Cottonwood Canyon (SR-210). UDOT road cameras and status for that route sit in the Avalanche & road section of this page.
Winter Lifts: 9:15 AM – 4:15 PM · Summer Lifts: Closed — no summer lift ops. Typical hours, subject to weather & season.
Snowbird SNOTEL, NRCS station 766:UT:SNTL at 9,177 ft, plus the nearest National Weather Service gridpoint for weather and forecast.
National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) · NRCS SNOTEL · Utah Avalanche Center · NOAA National Data Buoy Center · UDOT Traffic. SnoCast Utah is a one-person project and is not affiliated with any resort or agency.
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