Weather
Utah gets one clear, high-confidence storm Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday night with favored upper Cottonwood snowfall around 10″-14″, followed by a lower-confidence, milder pattern with only broad additional snowfall potential into next week. Dry and unseasonably warm weather holds through early Tuesday before moisture spreads in from the north. After the midweek storm exits, a brief quieter break is likely into Thursday and part of Friday. From the weekend into early next week, snowfall still looks possible in multiple waves, but confidence drops because storm timing and structure are much less consistent.
The Tuesday Afternoon-Wednesday Night storm shows model convergence on timing and broad intensity, with stronger northern mountain totals and high initial snow levels that later fall, while wind impacts are also consistently highlighted. Snow levels start mostly around 7,000 to 8,500 feet Tuesday and early Wednesday, then trend down toward roughly 5,500 to 6,500 feet in northern terrain later Wednesday as a colder push moves through. Snow quality begins dense, with SLRs generally in the 5:1 to 9:1 range, then improves somewhat late as colder air filters in. Ridge-top winds are a notable ski factor during this storm, with gusts commonly in the 40 to 60 mph range and occasional higher peaks at exposed locations.
Beyond Thursday, both the Saturday-Monday wave and the Monday night-Wednesday wave show model divergence on timing, intensity, snow levels, and wind impacts, so only broad ballparks are appropriate: about 2″-10″ during the first wave, then potential for roughly 6″-18″ in favored upper Cottonwood terrain and about 0″-6″ in less-favored southern terrain afterward. Confidence is lower because solutions disagree on when each wave organizes and how long each burst lasts. The most likely ski outcome is a milder setup with periods of denser snow, then occasional cooler intervals that could improve quality, but exact details are still unsettled. The broader medium- and long-range pattern keeps Utah tilted warmer than normal with near-normal overall precipitation tendencies, favoring intermittent opportunities instead of a locked-in cold storm cycle.
Resort Forecast Totals (Tuesday, February 24 – Wednesday, February 25)
- Alta – 10″-14″
- Snowbird – 9″-12″
- Brighton – 8″-12″
- Beaver Mountain – 6″-9″
- Solitude – 6″-8″
- Powder Mountain – 3″-4″
- Park City – 3″-4″
- Deer Valley – 1″
- Eagle Point – 0″
