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Alta Ski Area, UT, Experiences Record-Breaking February

Following Alta Ski Area’s record-breaking snowfall last season in Utah, it may come as a surprise that the snowbase in February, which was 152 inches, was one inch deeper than last year’s base at the same time. On top of that, it came only 15 inches away from reaching the resort’s all-time February record of a base of 167 inches. […]

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Alfred Arnaud | March 11, 2024

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Snow at Alta Today & More Snow Forecast All Week in Utah

Alta ski area in Utah has snow on the ground this morning and they’re expecting more snow above 10,000-feet today and all week. Here’s what NOAA is saying for today: “COLDER AIR MOVING INTO THE AREA COULD BRING SNOW LEVELS LOW ENOUGH FOR SOME ACCUMULATING SNOWS AT THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.” – NOAA Salt Lake City, UT Later in the week, […]

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WeatherBrains | October 19, 2015

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Alta Got So Much Snow, They Couldn’t Open Today…

A huge storm in Utah left Alta with so much snow, they couldn’t open today. On what would have been their third day this season, Alta decided to remain closed for the safety of their skiers. “After our morning of work, this great storm is still ahead of us. We are going to continue control work and grooming this afternoon and remain closed for skiing. We plan on opening Monday morning at 9:15. We are sorry you had to miss skiing today! – Alta” This early in the season, Alta is likely understaffed and just doesn’t have enough patrollers to perform avalanche control in a […]

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ameliatraynor | November 24, 2014

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Alta, UT Video Conditions Update

Alta is one of the last remaining mountains where you can show up days after the storm, and still find snow that is essentially untracked. And once the snow is tracked out, it remains smooth and holds natural hits around every corner. The above video conditions update chronicles some of the ripping skiing we found, still ripe for the taking […]